We were disappointed to find out that I did not qualify for the car T-cell clinical trial. I did not qualify due to the having a mini-stroke stroke back about four years ago. The car T Cell therapy is apparently pretty risky. The research nurse told me that everybody was not suited for this treatment. The doctor was very nice and told me about other clinical trials that they had going on that I would qualify for. One of them they talked at length about was one that I could not start on until March of next year. It would require me to be hospitalized three days for the first treatment and then 3 days for the second treatment but after that I would not have to be hospitalized.
We didn't receive the answer that we were hoping for today but the door is not closed and we still have hope. The doctor felt confident that I could get on a treatment now that would slow down the progression of the myeloma. It has progressed very quickly in the month.
We will continue and go on to Little Rock for testing and then meet with Dr Van Rhee next Tuesday. We are spending the night in Jackson Tennessee.