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  • Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3
    Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3 Member Posts: 3,817 Member
    #22
    po18guy said:

    CTs with contrast

    Were all clear. It is clearly a combination of events - the perfect storm of suppressed marrtow and red cells, one or two viruses (so far unidentified) and possibly some other factors. Max, you know this very well: as it is with reasoning, we cannot avoid suffering. We can only avoid suffering well.

    CT

    Super, regarding the CT.   

    Live like Shakesphere wrote of Romeo: He loved not wisely, but too well.

     

    .

  • illead
    illead Member Posts: 884 Member
    edited March 2019 #23
    What a relief

    That is great news, we are so happy and know what a relief you and your family are feeling.

    Hope the Superman suit still fits, Laughing

    Becky

  • po18guy
    po18guy Member Posts: 1,505 Member
    #24
    illead said:

    What a relief

    That is great news, we are so happy and know what a relief you and your family are feeling.

    Hope the Superman suit still fits, Laughing

    Becky

    It's spandex!!!

    My only hope.

  • po18guy
    po18guy Member Posts: 1,505 Member
    #25
    Neo 2.0?

    I either dodged yet another bullet, or more likely slipped and fell just in time. Marrow seems to have rebounded, as my hematocrit has climbed back up to my normal substandard level - a win. Mo more talk of a marrow biopsy, as it seems to be alive. As to what was wrong with me in recent times, it shall forever remain a mystery, even if a painful, costly mystery. So the plan is to take a diuretic for three days or so to ease the painful edema in both lower legs and ankles. After about two weeks, we will re-introduce Jakafi at 5mg daily and watch my blood closely.

    Research must be more fun from the physician's side.

  • Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3
    Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3 Member Posts: 3,817 Member
    #26
    po18guy said:

    Neo 2.0?

    I either dodged yet another bullet, or more likely slipped and fell just in time. Marrow seems to have rebounded, as my hematocrit has climbed back up to my normal substandard level - a win. Mo more talk of a marrow biopsy, as it seems to be alive. As to what was wrong with me in recent times, it shall forever remain a mystery, even if a painful, costly mystery. So the plan is to take a diuretic for three days or so to ease the painful edema in both lower legs and ankles. After about two weeks, we will re-introduce Jakafi at 5mg daily and watch my blood closely.

    Research must be more fun from the physician's side.

    PSA

    I'm pretty sure Po won't mind me putting a bit of other good news on his thread.  I went today for my annual PSA test, following post-Davinci prostate removal surgery.   Only two things produce PSA: a normal prostate gland, or prostate cancer cells.  Therefore, for a prostectomy to be successful, a man after the surgery must always have Zero PSA the rest of his life; any significant PSA reading indicates relapse.  I was blessed with another 'Undetectable' PSA result.   This is now 4 years; after next year, the surgeon cuts me loose, and I just have an annual PSA test at my family doctor's office.

    max

  • po18guy
    po18guy Member Posts: 1,505 Member
    #27
    Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3 said:

    PSA

    I'm pretty sure Po won't mind me putting a bit of other good news on his thread.  I went today for my annual PSA test, following post-Davinci prostate removal surgery.   Only two things produce PSA: a normal prostate gland, or prostate cancer cells.  Therefore, for a prostectomy to be successful, a man after the surgery must always have Zero PSA the rest of his life; any significant PSA reading indicates relapse.  I was blessed with another 'Undetectable' PSA result.   This is now 4 years; after next year, the surgeon cuts me loose, and I just have an annual PSA test at my family doctor's office.

    max

    We an accept good news...

    Congrats! You have enough to keep busy with!

  • Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3
    Max Former Hodgkins Stage 3 Member Posts: 3,817 Member
    #28
    po18guy said:

    We an accept good news...

    Congrats! You have enough to keep busy with!

    Drug insanity....

    https://www.rd.com/health/healthcare/most-expensive-prescription-drugs/

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