For those of you who are not quite caught up with the latest information: on Leo's last CAT scan and PET scan, it showed a slight growth of the very small remaining tumor in his abdomen from before. At that time they didn't know if it would still be active, so chose to just keep a watch on it. There had been no growth for 1 1/2 years and that's the good part. Leo's oncologist recommended a more aggressive approach this time in the hopes of a total elimination of the tumor. Keep in mind the tumor was huge last time...covering a large portion of his abdomen. Now it's about the size of a golf ball. The doctor is very positive about the success of this treatment and Leo also has a very positive approach to this. He says he's ready to get after this with a "big stick" instead of waving around a "little stick".
So the plan is to do 2 rounds of "salvage" chemo, autologous stem cell harvesting, another blast of chemo to eradicate any remaining cancer cells, then do the stem cell transplant/bone marrow transplant. I'll be explaining the details of all of this as we go. The salvage chemo will be done as an out-patient here. The remaining procedures will be done in Omaha at the Med Center as an out-patient for some things and then as an in-patient for the remaining procedures. I will be posting on a regular basis as much as possible from now on...so feel free to check on this blog whenever. It's a great way to keep everyone posted and also great for all of you to respond and for Leo to read your responses. As always, we appreciate any positive thoughts, prayers, and positive comments...they are a very important part of this process.
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