2/1/11

A huge pothole

The last update I mentioned that Terry's transplant had failed and she would be getting a new one, this time using her sister's stem cells. Things are not going according to plan. In order to get Terry ready for another transplant she has been on a heavy duty chemo agent called Velcade along with some high dose dexamethasone. She had a bone marrow biopsy last week and it shows that the treatment isn't doing anything. Until she can get the cancer cells down to an acceptable level in her marrow, she is not a candidate for any kind of transplant. This coming Friday Terry has an appointment with a renowned myeloma specialist at the Univ. of Michigan. Hopefully he will have something in his bag of tricks that will work; maybe an experimental new drug or a trial protocol? In the meantime please keep praying for her.
God bless you all.

2 comments:

Marcia said...

I sure hope Terry's doctor has something new in his bag of tricks.
Miracles do happen!
Mike and I are rooting for you Terry!
Marcia

Marcia said...

I sure hope Terry's doctor has something new in his bag of tricks.
Miracles do happen!

Mike and I are rooting and praying for you Terry!
Marcia