Monday, February 14, 2011

Hi, I'm his daughter

On Thursday at 10:00am the doctors performed a bone marrow aspirate on my Dad. The procedure was actually done at his bedside, so I was able to be with him the entire time. The testing the lab will do on his bone marrow sample will be used to determine if he is in remission. Remission is defined as having a normal complete blood count; less then 5% of cells in the marrow can be blasts (leukemia cells); no signs or symptoms of leukemia in the brain, spinal cord or elsewhere in the body. The doctors received half of the results on Friday, and are awaiting the other half in order to make a definitive decision. I will keep the Jer Diddy army posted.

During the last couple weeks, my Dad has been experiencing pain around his ‘behind’. With no relief in sight, and blood counts now up, the doctors have decided to Sherlock Holmes this matter. On Friday my dad and I were off to an ultrasound appointment to hopefully figure this ‘pain in the ass’ out.

Side note: We’ve been here for a month now, and I still get, “and you are…..?” HIS DAUGHTER (not his gold digging 25 year old girlfriend, creeps). I get it; Hugh Hefner just got engaged to a 24 year old. But you don’t see my Dad rolling around Foothills with a smoking jacket, silk PJ’s and a cigar.

During the ultrasound the radiologist diagnosed a large abscess and brought an intervention specialist surgeon in to determine the course of treatment. The surgeon said he could drain it, and the procedure would be done right away. In the blink of an eye my Dad was wheeled in to a room where he would have a giant needle inserted, which would puncture the abscess and suck out the fluid that filled it. Currently, my Dad has a drain-like system attached to him, to allow the abscess to naturally finish draining out and hopefully, heal on its own.

Today we are at the hospital waiting for a colorectal surgeon to come take a peep at the ‘situation’ to see if this is the best course of treatment for this abscess, or if another form of intervention is necessary.

2 comments:

  1. Sam you are hilarious! Bruce fits the mug, but if Jer want's to be Hugh for a while..ya think?
    Missed the picture earlier, Jer you look greeatt!!
    So happy to see your face!!!
    Keep us posted on the news, were routing very loud!!
    And keep up the great work Sam, you're such an awesome daughter.

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  2. I think he needs a smoking jacket and silk pjs then.

    Maybe Trev will lend him his...

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