Paul had his 5th round of chemo July 10th through 12th. He handled it well just as all the other times. We were looking forward to meeting with the doctor but he was on call so we met with the physicians assistant. Paul had another CT scan a couple of weeks before and there were a couple of things we were wondering about that showed up on the scan. One was a cyst on the liver and another was a possible blood clot that was close to the liver. We were told that the cyst was nothing to worry about; it had nothing to do with the cancer, that liver cysts come and go and are no problem. The clot was related to the chemo but it was not blocking anything and did not pose a problem.
Paul mentioned that the neuropathy in his fingers and toes was doing better but he really felt it with his round 4 treatments. The physicians assistant decided to take out that chemical (the O part of CHOEP). Paul says that he thinks he is getting more feeling back in his fingers and toes.
We found out that we will be doing the bone marrow transplant and we are in the process of scheduling the tests and time of the transplant. It will mean at least a month stay at LDS hospital in Salt Lake. Right now we are saying that we will cross that bridge when we get to it.
We are so thankful for the many blessings we have been given through this process. We are thankful for doctors who care.
