Thursday, July 5th – Day +45
Hi Everyone,
MORE GREAT NEWS TODAY! Mike’s Pet Scan came back clean. NO CLL, NO Neo Plasm!! See what all your support and prayers are doing!! See what great blood Rick has!!
The Doc and PA were very pleased with Mike’s progress so far. He needs to be up and moving a little more but after running to the hospital and spending 5.5 hours going to the lab, clinic, more labs and infusion, and then coming home and having to do his home infusion and all, he is TIRED! He had to have an infusion of Lasix because the two meds he is taking at home weren’t helping him shed the water retention as quick as the Doc would like. So between 2:15pm and 8:15pm tonight he almost peed out a whole gallon!! Bet you all wanted to know that detail! 
I told him for the next few days we can just hang out at home and do the home PT, some laps and maybe even something fun! There are always puzzles to build, games to play, etc.
He doesn’t go back to UofM until next Wednesday morning. Mike will have a nice few days to just do his home thing. However, when Wednesday comes we need to be there at 7am so it will mean hitting the road at 5:30am. But, we can do this.
Talk to you all tomorrow.
love, Ann
July 5th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
This is absolutely terrific news… the bone marrow biopsy and the PET both being negative for CLL!! HOORAY!!! From the viewpoint of an oncology pharmacist, this is extremely positive news. Mike, ya just gotta get out of the house and make some laps around the Frank-Nolan block… more exercise… Up and down the driveway.. garage to curb… the uphill will do wonders for strengthening those legs and building endurance and encouraging the fluid output!
Keep it up! And we will, of course, keep the prayers coming your way!
Ann, you are truely your mother’s daughter.. a true angel for the care of Mike.
-Ron