My white count went up to 7.21 today, my hemoglobin went up to 9.1 and my platelets went up to a whopping 90. When I saw dr. Van Rhee today he was surprised and pleased with these results. They have exceeded what he had forecast. I feel very blessed that things have gone as well as they have with the stem cell transplant.
We are now released to come home and we plan on starting out tomorrow. We do plan on making the drive in 2 days instead of 1.
Even though my hemoglobin was in good shape as far as lab results they wanted to give me another unit of blood just to make sure that everything was in good shape in that regard especially since I was going to be on the road for two days. We did not arrive back at the apartment until about 6 p.m. because I had to get the CVL removed and the unit of blood.
I am scheduled to come back in about 3 weeks. At that time they will do testing as they did when we first got here back in early June and then they will determine the best treatment for me. They discussed several options with me today. One of them would be to go on a treatment that I have already been on before which is Kyprolis along with a drug that I have not been on before. They assured me that it will only be for testing to determine a new treatment plan and then we can return home.
Please remember that the main objective of this whole process has been to get my myeloma down to where it can be kept down with treatment. I am fearful since it is gotten down to a good level now that it may take off growing again in an aggressive way. Please remember to include in your prayers that will not happen.
I don't think it has been by coincidence that I have recovered remarkably well according to the doctor. My stem cells performed much better than they had predicted. Even the well-known Dr Barlogie thought my stem cells would not be good stem cells and even unreliable to use. I truly believe that all the good news I've shared with you in this blog has been because of your prayers and God's help. Thank you.