Day +52

November 22, 2021 0 Comments

Two days ago marked the halfway point to Day +100.  At Day +100 they’ll do another bone marrow biopsy to determine how well things are progressing.  While I’ve had a few tests done in the meantime and things look promising, nothing is definitive yet.  I’ve been disappointed often enough and have seen things go sideways …

Finally a BMB

September 15, 2021 0 Comments

I finally get a pain in my ass! Been looking forward to this for a week, or more. Well, not really the pain but eager to see how this most recent chemo was treating me. As I described in my last blog post, the blasts were too high to go to transplant so I had …

The BMB that didn’t happen

September 10, 2021 0 Comments

Tuesday September 7th, I was scheduled to have a bone marrow biopsy. We have to check my current level of blasts in the marrow. Blasts or myeloblasts are the most immature cells. Generally having a blast level of 20% or more is an indication of acute leukemia. Prior to my first round of chemo (Vyxeos) …