“The Best Way To Spread (GOD’s) Good Cheer, Is Singing Loud For ALL To Hear” – Buddy Elf in ELF (But I added my own version :)
Hi Everyone!
I know I just emailed yesterday, but with the good news we received today, I just could not contain myself from not emailing yet again!
First of all, Mike did really well with his lumbar puncture this AM! Aunt Cissy and Maggie were there for that and though it was unpleasant, he remained calm and did really well! Funny though now he is “getting used” to them, they told us today that they will not be so current moving forward – haha! Go figure huh?
After all that was done, we met with Dr. Groves’s (He is the Brain / Spine Doctor) Nurse Practitioner and Our Clinical Nurse, Sang, who is administering the clinical trial. She was able to answer all our questions and provide good reports that as of today (these being the results from the previous Lumbar Punctures and Brain / Spine MRIs that were performed last week) Mike has NO Cancer Cells in his Spinal Fluid, NO Cancer Cells on his Spinal Cord and No Cancer Cells or New Growths on or around his Brain! The current reports did however show that the Spinal Bone (which is different than the actual Spinal Cord) does still show the metastasis is there, but there are no new growths and they remain stable. Dr. Grove’s joined us soon after this news and was delighted with the results and used the word “encouraging” for Mike’s continued success with Treatment! It was a very joyful visit and we continue to be so happy and thankful for GOD to be working to heal Mike daily!
Dr. Groves NP and Dr. Groves himself, did however say that to ensure Mike remains strong through this and continues to build muscle that he has lost with the lack of activity he is used to, that it will be good for him to start slowly exercising and Maggie even recommended finding a swimming pool locally to help with resistance training – all great ideas, so we continue to pray for the minimal side effects with chemo and that Mike can focus on strengthening his body! He also has had a lack of appetite do to treatment, so they were able to prescribe him a med to hopefully enhance the appetite. Prayers for that continue as well.
Today as I write this, Mike is undergoing a PET scan that will enable our Oncologist (The Beautiful Dr. Taso) and her NP Vicki to let us know with our visit on Wednesday 01/26/11 how treatment continues to do throughout his entire body and the bones. We continue to be optimistic, though even with good news, the rigmarole of all the appointments can be draining at times BUT daily we are thankful for being so close to MD Anderson and being placed in the best hands for Mike’s Diagnosis and Recovery!
As always, we continue to thank you all for the high spirited emails, messages, photos, cards, phone call and all! They truly do lift our spirits daily and continue to instill strength within us…even on our toughest days (which thank GOD are few and far between).
I will continue to keep you all posted as we receive results Wednesday and we will pray for GOD Given results and continue to know the healing DOES Continue!!
XO Lyndie
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