Today was my exit consultation with the doctor and nurses at LDS hospital. From now on I'll just have to drive a few blocks to American Fork hospital instead of the 45 minutes to get up to Salt Lake! It'll be so much nicer. Things are looking good blood wise, all my counts are continuing to rise, though still a bit slower than we'd like. They also took out my Hickman line that was in my chest. It's kinda weird not to have odd foreign objects protruding from my chest anymore! I had my old port in since September 2007 I think, and this new one was placed the same day they removed the old. That does mean that from now when they do any blood work they will have to poke a vein the old fasioned way. No big deal though.
We also met with a radiation oncologist up there who says it'd be best to have spot radiation treatments on the one spot near my esophogas that was the last to show any cancerous activity. I meet next week with the radiation oncologist down here in AF to schedule all that, but it shouldn't be too big of a deal. Last year when I had radiation it wasn't bad at all, just kinda made me tired but that was it. No other side effects. This is just to be absolutely sure the cancer won't return, so it's fine by me if we go ahead with it!
Again I just wanna say thanks to everyone for your prayers and well-wishes, visits and phone calls, online conversations and blog comments!! You guys have all been so great in helping me and my family get through all this! THANK YOU!
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