Patience is a virtue...or so they say

The doctor at the transplant center in Omaha was pleased with the reduction of SUV (standardized uptake value)...or cell activity of the tumor and was not concerned with the fact that the size had not changed...he said that is fairly common. But being very thorough, he wanted to check out another area that showed some SUV or cell activity in Dad's right shoulder blade. No idea what it is and it could be nothing at all, but he wants it checked out. So Dad is lined up to have a CT scan here in Lincoln tomorrow morning and we should know the results of that by noon or so. Depending on that, the Omaha doctor will make a decision....but this week is out for starting the transplant. Next week is a possibility...and as the doctor said...we're getting closer and he is still hopeful...so that's good to hear. When the process starts, you need to start on a Tuesday or Wednesday in order to have the prelim stuff done so that the stem cell harvesting can begin on a Monday...hence, that's why this week is no longer possible.

So...we should know more tomorrow....maybe. I'll post when we find something out. For now, Dad is doing fine with this information...he realizes that everything needs to be right, and he said that it's probably a good thing to delay a bit because it will give his blood even more time to improve.