Patrick had a few follow up appointments yesterday, and for the most part they went well. The follow up with the surgeon was easy and non-eventful. When they checked Patrick's appendix after the surgery, it wasn't too infected or inflamed, but enough that it was probably causing the abdominal pain Patrick was experiencing. He's healing well now, and shouldn't have too much more pain from the incisions. It should all be behind him now and hopefully during his next treatment, he'll be able to avoid all the side effects he had the first time around.
The follow up with his oncologist didn't go quite as well. The great news is that there continue to be no cancer cells in his marrow tests, although his marrow cells aren't rebounding as quickly as expected. In order to begin his next treatment, his marrow counts need to be at 20, and the last biopsy showed them at a 15. Patrick will have a new biopsy done on Monday, and if his results are at 20 or higher, they will schedule him to be readmitted two weeks after. So, if all goes according to the new plan, he'll be back in the hospital from the 16th through the 21st...home in time for Thanksgiving. We're all hoping for the best on Monday and that he can have one more treatment under his belt before we jump into the holiday season...one step closer to beating this thing!
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