I was Chris' wife/caregiver & this is the medical blog I wrote during his treatment. Short history: dx in July 2010, no initial bone marrow involvement, did 5 rounds hyper-cvad protocol. Found out he is in relapse/refractory status with involvement in his chest, spleen, inguinal & throat lymph nodes, bone marrow, spine & brain in January 2011 when we went to MD Anderson for treatment. The two different rounds of chemo Chris got at MDA could not put him in remission; he died of leukemia/lymphoma on March 18th, 2011, an astonishing and horrific 8 months after his diagnosis.
he gets to come home after all!
Just talked to Chris and he can come home for the weekend after all! I'll go pick him up in a few hours when all the paperwork is done. He'll get his blood levels checked Monday morning to see if he can start round 4. His Hickman was taken out today and showed no signs of infections. Let's hope he doesn't get a fever before Monday and have to go back!
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