Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Update on Margie: She's at the University Hospital now and will be for a bit as she's now been checked in to start another induction of chemotherapy. As I reported last night, the "test" infusion of mouse antibody did not go well, so the transplant team has determined that the antigen therapy and radiation is now scrapped.

The new "plan" is to hit it hard with a higher intensity chemo which she's already been warned that she should expect to get quite sick, after the chemo and her numbers come back, she'll have spinal and cranial radiation to further eradicate the leukemia cells.
One has to remind oneself that the idea here is that if they don't get ALL of the leukemia cells, the transplant won't work.

So, with the transplant still in the distance, the date has changed, approximately 6 weeks out and a new course of action is being worked up even as I write this.

I talked with her a while ago, and she said she feels good, her b.p. is back up and her heart is strong. She feels like the doctors are feeling good about her condition going in- heart and lungs are strong and all.

All for now-will update as I get more information.

with love and prayer's for Margie,
Kathleen