Wes, Darik, and I made an unexpected trip to visit my dad on Thursday. His first oncology appointment was at 1:30 and we pulled into town and into the parking lot of the cancer treatment facility at exactly 1:31! Not too bad, specially when I'm always late!
We found out that Dad does indeed have CLL/SLL. His swollen lymph nodes and the fact that his white blood cell count was at 59,000 (normal persons is 9,000!), makes the dr believe that his form is aggressive. He had a cat scan done on Friday and he has to go in for a bone biopsy soon so they can "stage" it. Luckily this form of Leukemia seems to be more manageable but it's something he'll have to watch for the rest of his life. Sounds like he'll have to have chemo, but the one the dr is thinking about using is very well tolerated. BUUUT he could possibly be a good candidate for a trial drug, so they are going to see about that too. Either way, I just want the absolutely best for my dad. He's my rock.
We did get good news on Monday though. Our little D isn't allergic to ANYTHING!!! It was suspected that he was allergic to Soy and milk, but after a scratch test that showed no reaction, it's believed that he's good as gold! So as of Monday night, Darik is off of the nasty Nutramigen formula and the crapy restricted diet and is now eating like a king. He's loving all the new foods and is so expressive and talkative. I feel like a whole new world opened up to him. So excited for the little guy!
