Mom and Dad have been in Houston since Sunday night. Dad had more testing earlier this week, and they had a few answers this afternoon. They're still waiting for a few more answers. They did confirm that the cancer is in his bones. The preliminary results of his spinal tap show that they don't see anything wrong in his spinal fluid (phew!), but they're still waiting for the results from his brain scan. They did see a questionable spot on his brain, but they aren't coming to any conclusions at all until the neurologist can do a full analysis. The brain scan results won't be available until Tuesday.
Because the doctor didn't see anything to steer him in a different direction with treatment, they decided to admit him to the hospital tonight to start his 5-day chemotherapy regimen (his new chemotherapy treatment is called hyper-CVAD). He'll be given a new round every 12 hours for the next 5 days. This will be treatment "A" of a rotating A or B chemotherapy regimen. In 3 weeks, he'll have regimen "B" in Albuquerque. He'll receive a CAT scan in Houston after the first A & B regimens are complete to see how his body is responding and continue or tweak his treatment based on these results.
My awesome friend, Angie, is watching out for them at MD Anderson; and we're also grateful that Dane and Emily are close. What blessings they are! Dad sounds great, feels good, and seems to be in good spirits. I'll post a new message when we get a feel for how he's going to respond to his new treatment.
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