Glen's follow-up appointment went well. No eveidence of myeloma in the bone marrow and no new lessions on the bones.
Whoot, hoot!
We are to continue with the maintenance schedule; VDT in 28 day cycles for at least another six cyles. Instead of a three month follow-up we get to go six.
Dr. Zangari is definately different than Dr. Tricot. Very quick and often hard to understand what he is saying because of his accent and speed with which he talks. He's Italian! However, when other doctors at the Huntsman volunteered to take on some of the patients due to Dr. Tricot's exit (while is search for a new doctor), Dr. Zangari stepped up and said no. He would see all of them. I don't know if that refers to just the myeloma patients. Our clinic is a BMT clinic as well for other types of cancers. Kuddos to him for his dedication to the field in which he specializes in.
We thank our Heavenly Father daily for all that he has blessed us with.
Keep Strong,
Vannette
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Follow up testing completed.
Just a bit of an update.
Glen had SCT April 05, 2011. Then the battle began to get approval for the second transplant. In anticipation that the tandem transplant would take place Glen went through the D-Pace consolidation the first week of September. When the second transplant was ultimately denied, maintenance therapy began.
Treatment has been VDT in 28 day cycles with follow up testing at the end of each three month period. Glen has completed six cycles. We traveled to Salt Lake City this past Tuesday for PET Scan and bone marrow biopsy. We will now meet his new doctor, Dr. Zangari this next Monday when we go once again to Salt Lake for the test results. We have had treatment at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital, the BMT/Myeloma Clinic for one year . Dr. Tricot got us this far. He has moved on to Ohio which is why Dr. Zangari will now take Glen on as a patient.
The staff at Huntsman are well trained, very professional and very personable. We love so many of them. They make a hard situation pleasurable. We have very little wait time after arriving for scheduled appointments. I have no complaints whatsoever. We are in a good place.
So, Glen has the 17p13 deletion, thus the frequent biopsies. We pray that he is still in complete response.
Until Monday,
Keep Strong,
Vannette
Glen had SCT April 05, 2011. Then the battle began to get approval for the second transplant. In anticipation that the tandem transplant would take place Glen went through the D-Pace consolidation the first week of September. When the second transplant was ultimately denied, maintenance therapy began.
Treatment has been VDT in 28 day cycles with follow up testing at the end of each three month period. Glen has completed six cycles. We traveled to Salt Lake City this past Tuesday for PET Scan and bone marrow biopsy. We will now meet his new doctor, Dr. Zangari this next Monday when we go once again to Salt Lake for the test results. We have had treatment at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital, the BMT/Myeloma Clinic for one year . Dr. Tricot got us this far. He has moved on to Ohio which is why Dr. Zangari will now take Glen on as a patient.
The staff at Huntsman are well trained, very professional and very personable. We love so many of them. They make a hard situation pleasurable. We have very little wait time after arriving for scheduled appointments. I have no complaints whatsoever. We are in a good place.
So, Glen has the 17p13 deletion, thus the frequent biopsies. We pray that he is still in complete response.
Until Monday,
Keep Strong,
Vannette
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