Day 107 - Bone Marrow Biopsy Results

On Tuesday I met with the Infectious Disease Doctor, Doctor Chemaly. He reviewed the results of my CT scan of the chest that I had done on Monday. And though the spots on my left lung showed improvement, the spot on my right lung looks about the same or possibly a little worse.  Dr. Chemaly said this infection, called MAI, is something many people are exposed to. It just takes someone like me with a suppressed immune system a long time to get rid of. He said it could take up to a year or two. So I am staying on the antibiotics for now.

Thursday I met with Dr. Champlin. He was very pleased with the results of the bone marrow biopsy as well as my blood counts. He is tapering down the tacrolimus (anti-rejection medication) to one time a day. When I asked the intern if the biopsy indicated that I was in remission, he said "Yes".
I realize though that the fact that you're

 

in remission does not mean I am out of danger for the disease returning, it only means that there is no sign of disease at this time. Praise God!

This week I enjoyed a visit from my old college roommate (May) and her husband (David). We lived together my senior year along with my good friend Becky. May moved to the Toronto area and it's been about 30 years since we have seen each other. So I made sure they got their fill of my Texas twang and had some good Tex-Mex food at Lupe Tortilla's.