The Next Step

Well we have now ended the first round of treatment. Kurt actually did okay, a little nausea and a few sores in his mouth, and being tired. The doctor said he is one of their better eaters. He never was a picky eater, but he is getting tired of the up-chuck chuckarama style of food! So now he has gotten smart, he orders grilled cheese sandwiches, and the other night he ordered a hamburger, he said that was the best meal he has had in long time!
The doctor came in on Thursday the 12th, and told us that they had the result of this chromosone test, we're still not sure about all of this medical talk, but they said due to his age his chromosones showed unfavorable, so chemo alone would probably not be the best to cure this. He told us that he would do better with a bone marrow transplant. Needless to say we were not very happy, but what can you do. Now they are looking for a donor, they first look at his siblings, because they would be the best match. Then if they don't match they will go to an unrelated donor from the registry. They are starting this right away, because sometimes it takes awhile to find one. So if anyone wants to help they just have to get on the registry. So next week they will still do another bone marrow biopsy, and then depending on the results, they will either do more extensive chemo or wait for 1-2 weeks and see if his blood counts go up. He will probably get a little break and be able to come home for a bit, but then back to the hospital. For the bone marrow he will be in the hospital another 4-6 weeks, and then need 24/7 care for another couple of months. We are a little scared but very hopeful!
Yesterday he had a visit from a guy from Loa that had gone through this a year and 1/2 ago. He said that looking back it went by fast and was worth it, because he is now doing well. It gave us a lot of hope and was good to know someone had done it.