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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Introducing ...
Carlos Raul Magno
8 lbs. 13 oz.
Born February 16, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Mom and baby are both doing great. Congratulations!!
8 lbs. 13 oz.
Born February 16, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Mom and baby are both doing great. Congratulations!!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
More for the Team
Well Mark is definitely not alone when it comes to being bald. We have added four little recruits in the last few days.
Mark is enjoying his time at home but is chomping at the bit to get out some. Never fear though, Dianna practically has him handcuffed to his lazy boy. He's feeling great though and hopefully that means his perforated bowel is healing itself.
In other news, Dianna went back to work for now so she can save some of her time off to use later, and Britt is scheduled to be induced on the 16th.
Mark is enjoying his time at home but is chomping at the bit to get out some. Never fear though, Dianna practically has him handcuffed to his lazy boy. He's feeling great though and hopefully that means his perforated bowel is healing itself.
Mark is still scheduled for another CT scan on the 17th and will meet with Dr. Zangari on the 19th.
In other news, Dianna went back to work for now so she can save some of her time off to use later, and Britt is scheduled to be induced on the 16th.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
New Schedule for Treatment
After packing the car for their move to SLC for the next several weeks, Mark and Dianna met with Dr. Zangari this afternoon.
The doctor decided it would be best to wait for 10-14 days before starting the next treatment phase. The surgeon thought it would be okay to go ahead with the treatment plan but Dr. Zangari decided to err on the side of caution and see if Mark's perforated bowel will heal itself over the next several days before starting chemo again.
As long as Mark is showing no issues from the perforation, the plan will be to do another CT scan on February 17th, meet with Dr. Zangari a few days after that, and then continue on with the chemo and stem cell transplant.
In other BIG news, the results of the latest bone marrow biopsy showed that the percentage of Myeloma in Mark's plasma cells has gone from 75-80% prior to the first round of chemo to 5-10%!!! Zangari is pleased with Mark's progress so far.
So for now, Mark and Dianna will be at home awaiting the arrival of their new grandbaby.
The doctor decided it would be best to wait for 10-14 days before starting the next treatment phase. The surgeon thought it would be okay to go ahead with the treatment plan but Dr. Zangari decided to err on the side of caution and see if Mark's perforated bowel will heal itself over the next several days before starting chemo again.
As long as Mark is showing no issues from the perforation, the plan will be to do another CT scan on February 17th, meet with Dr. Zangari a few days after that, and then continue on with the chemo and stem cell transplant.
In other BIG news, the results of the latest bone marrow biopsy showed that the percentage of Myeloma in Mark's plasma cells has gone from 75-80% prior to the first round of chemo to 5-10%!!! Zangari is pleased with Mark's progress so far.
So for now, Mark and Dianna will be at home awaiting the arrival of their new grandbaby.
Changes to Treatment Schedule
Mark and Dianna received a call from their coordinator this morning. The appointment with Dr. Zangari for today is still on but he wants to put a hold on everything else for now (chemo, stem cell transplant) due to the perforated bowel.
More later after they meet with the doctor.
More later after they meet with the doctor.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Another Day of Testing
Everything went well with the testing today, and thankfully, it took much less than 14 hours! Mark did some lab work, had another echocardiogram and another bone marrow biopsy. The biopsy is never fun for Mark and his anticipation of it makes the whole process so much worse.
Mark and Dianna were again told that unless any symptoms start showing up, they should not spend any time worrying about the perforated bowel. Dr. Zangari is aware of this problem and will discuss it with them on Thursday. Apparently the leak is in the upper part of the large intestine.
Mark is very tired from the biopsy but is doing well otherwise.
Mark and Dianna were again told that unless any symptoms start showing up, they should not spend any time worrying about the perforated bowel. Dr. Zangari is aware of this problem and will discuss it with them on Thursday. Apparently the leak is in the upper part of the large intestine.
Mark is very tired from the biopsy but is doing well otherwise.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
A Bit of Bad News
Mark and Dianna received a call from the PA. The CT scan showed leaking dye so unfortunately Mark does have a rupture somewhere. As long as he does not have a fever or tenderness, they were told to wait until Thursday for Dr. Zangari to make the call on how to proceed.
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