I've been waiting to update the blog until I found out what my near future looked like, so here it is...
After meeting with my doctor last week I found out that I will not have another chemotherapy treatment (yippee!!). My body has been through a lot and he doesn't think it could handle another treatment...as it took two weeks for my numbers to recover last time. He scheduled a PET scan to see if the spot on my L5 vertebrae disappeared with this last chemotherapy. Unfortunately, the spot was still present. Therefore, I will have ten rounds (I think) of radiation on my lower back. I return to Columbus tomorrow to have my back "marked" for the radiation and then I will start on Thursday.
As far as the Stem Cell Transplant goes, there is a good match for me on the donor registry. The doctor tested Kristen's blood and we are indeed identical twins (we were never 100% sure). He feels that if Kristen is the donor, her cells would not be strong enough to attack the bad cells present in my body. It would be similar to getting my own immune system back. Thankfully, I had multiple matches on the donor registry. The transplant should take place soon after the radiation...possibly in 3 weeks. Following the transplant, I will spend a month in the hospital and then move into an "isolation apartment" for the following month. More info on that when I learn more!!
~Whatever you're facing today, keep going. keep moving. keep hoping. keep pressing on. There is victory on the other side!
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