DAY 14 IN ICU
May 12. Wednesday
Latest update on Bill
The biopsy results from the lymph nodes in Bill's neck confirm he has:
B-cell Lymphoma. This is the mass of lymph nodes in his stomach. Multiple nodes have clumped together and are squeezing his bowels.
This is treatable Non Hodgkins and very slow growing. His choice for treatment for now is infusions every 4 weeks for 6 months and hope he goes into remission. His first 4 infusions will happen over the next 2 weeks then every 4 weeks after that. First dose is today.
This is a targeted therapy attacking the Bcells so he should not have vomiting or hair loss. Vomiting would not be fun with a Trache and no use of his arms and limited walking.
Bill has a pretty good attitude right now and just wants to go home as soon as possible.
He has to stay in the hospital until the bowels aren't squeezed anymore and the trache heals so he will be here for awhile and No visitors due to COVID rules.
Love to you all,
Bill & Leanne
