Post #31
Today is the bone marrow biopsy

Today Bill will have his third bone marrow biopsy. This one is important as it will determine if Bill has achieved remission. Bill's sister Margy will be bringing him to the procedure and staying with him. The PET/CT were delayed and have been re-scheduled for next week.

My sister Nancy and her family were in from Windsor, CT and visited through out the week-end. We had a nice time with them.

Bill completed the five days of Cladribine with no problems. Monday when his blood work was checked his levels were very low, which is to be expected. He is getting the Neupogen shots again to boost his white cells for seven days. He started on Monday and will finish this coming Sunday.


We are one week post sibling kits being returned for HLA testing, we are anxious for the results, but it will be at lease another week, most likely two.

Error correction: In post #30, I stated that the bone marrow transplant was to be performed at my hospital. That was an incorrect statement. It should have read, the bone marrow biopsy will be performed at my hospital. This has been corrected in post #30. The bone marrow transplant can only be done at a transplant center. We are planning the transplant at Moffitt in Tampa, FL. I do apologize for any confusion it has created. Thanks to Marty for pointing this out.