Gary had to be at the hospital bright and early this morning for blood draws. Then after lunch, he saw his primary doctor. Needless to say, the doctor was not happy with what had transpired with Gary in his absence. He walked in and said, "Hey troublemaker!" (see? He knew Gary's name! -- see previous post) *smile*
Gary asked "what happened?" and the doctor very seriously explained that there was enough time between chemo treatments, that the cancer just grew. Wow! We are only talking a week or two!
The doctor will continue with the proposed treatment plan of getting a large dose of Rituxan once a week (which he did this evening) and the Temodar once a month. They will do another MRI toward the end of the month to see if it is having an effect. If not, there are a couple other chemo drugs they can try. They will probably stay with this plan for at least one, maybe two months before considering the stem cell transplant again. We appreciate and NEED your prayers!
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