Brenan was feeling top notch today. Today and tomorrow are "off" days for chemotherapy treatment so he got an opportunity to be off the IV. He had a good appetite, ate two full dinners, and had energy for a few walks, with no nausea or vomiting.
The doctor came by to see him and confirmed earlier thoughts described in the "what if" section in the last post - that Brenan will continue with the 21-day treatment cycle and on Day 15, he will have a bone marrow biopsy and lumbar puncture again to see how well the chemo is working. As of today, his lymph node swelling has gone down considerably. There is a strong possibility that Brenan will still need to undergo a bone marrow transplant but this won't be known for a month or so.
Overall, things are going well and Brenan is feeling good. So far, so good!
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4 comments:
Thanks for the update. I was shocked to hear the news about brenan's diagnosis. I am praying for you brenan and thinking of you daily. Please let me know if there is anything i can do. I plan on coming down and donating blood in the next few days. P.S. thanks for all your help in instrument class. You are the best instructor. Tyler
Brenan,
I'm glad you had a great day! You sure have been in my thoughts a lot.
You have tons of love, thoughts, prayer and support coming from Oklahoma City. Tractor loads of it! (you know, tractors and farm equipment is an Oklahoma thing.) :)
I love you,
Kyle Jezek Upchurch
Hi Brenan, and Jules and Bruce and Lisa: You've clearly got the strength to get thru this shit, especially since some beach time is in your future as soon as you're able (the offer includes los otros, tambien)!
haha! Thanks John! Brenan is looking forward to recooperating in Mexico. :)
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