Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Jim just got word from UCLA that his test results are back and he is malignancy free. His case will be presented to the transplant committee on Thursday for a vote. We are exceedingly hopeful this morning.
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Julie Whitt survived lymphoma when she was nineteen, but the treatment trashed her lungs. She just received her double lung transplant today after being placed on the wait list on November 21. That is less than a month on the wait list. Wow. You can read all about her at her blog. You’ll notice that [...]
Friday, December 16, 2005
Jim had his PET/CT scan this afternoon and just walked in the door. We won’t know what they have found or have not found until next week, so we’ll be posting again after we talk to the oncologist.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Jim has a PET/CT scan scheduled for Friday at noon. If the oncologist gives him the green light the transplant committee could put him on the list after its Thursday December 22 meeting. Now that would be quite a Christmas present.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
The oncologist, Dr. Schiller, examined Jim and asked him lots of questions about his treatment for ALL at Dana Farber in 1997. Then he said that Jim needs a bone marrow biopsy and a full body PET/CT scan to hunt for cancer. We have no reason to believe that they’ll find any cancer, so we’re [...]
Tuesday, December 6, 2005
Jim has a hematology consultation scheduled for Tuesday December 13 with Dr. Schiller. Dr. Schiller will look at Jim’s files, maybe order more blood tests and then share his thoughts with Dr. Lynch. After that it’s back to the Lung Transplant Committee.
Thursday, December 1, 2005
As unbelievable as this may seem, UCLA has requested that Jim see a hematologist for more testing before they will put him on the wait list. It has something to do with the odds of him getting cancer again after the transplant. I can’t really explain the details because neither the doctor nor the transplant [...]
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
The cardiac test went well, so we think that the issue of Jim’s heart is behind us now. This is good news, very good news. We’re so relieved. Dr. Lynch also saw Jim today and is ready to recommend him for the transplant wait list. He said that Jim’s last pulmonary function test results were [...]
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
The results of Jim’s MUGA scan were excellent, so his heart might just be fine. The cardiologist will do one more test and then the transplant folks at Cedars will take it from there. We’re a little confused about why his heart seems to be okay now. We’re guardedly optimistic. Jim has an appointment with [...]
Jim posted about The Cancer Debt last night.
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I swiped this from Jim’s blog jimgilliam.com. He does a much better job of explaining his illness than I ever could. When the cure becomes the disease August 2, 2005 02:01 AM For the last couple of years I’ve had problems breathing. It’s been overshadowed by other health problems, and has even appeared to go [...]
