A good use of a calendar

Calendars are great - every doctor appointment - added to the calendar (you can only imagine what our calendar looks like).

Tonight we were sitting talking about a doctor appointment I have scheduled tomorrow...........and Ron said, "Hey, I wonder when my PET scan appointment is?"........I joked and said, "Gosh, I hope you didn't miss it?" 

He checked THE CALENDAR - his PET scan is scheduled for TOMORROW @ 8:00am in Marietta (all the way across town in Atlanta rush hour traffic).

When Ron experienced pain 13 days after transplant - an MRI showed a bile duct leak and a mass on his lung.  A few days after the duct repair surgery; a biopsy showed a benign mass.  Due to all the anti-rejection drugs he's on - IF there's a  'seed' of cancer anywhere in his body - it will "sprout like flowers in the springtime" Dr. Johnson told us...............so, Ron is having a PET scan to verify there are NO OTHER growths in or on his lungs.  We'll get the results next Tuesday.

Thinking positive thoughts!

A foot with a mind of it's own

Ron had an ultrasound on his lower leg and foot today -  (preliminary report) no blood clot - but they're not sure what's going on.

Ron is on a pretty high dose of Rapamune (6mg a day) - the doctor called today and said his blood is saturated - to reduce his daily dose of Rapamune to 5mg.

Tomorrow the doctors will go over the ultrasound report .....and give us a call.   We may be making another trip up to Piedmont Hospital in the near future.

Ron was extremely tired today.  We've had a lot going on - that may be the reason.

I'm scheduled for an MRI (w/contrast) Monday to rule out Sacroiliitis.