Thursday Dave and his entourage saw the cancer doctor. Blood tests showed that his kidney function was in the normal range! Liver function improved too, but still not where it needed to be. Anemia is an ongoing concern. If his anemia does not improve on its own, or he starts losing energy, he might have to have another blood transfusion like he got in the hospital. Not something he is looking forward to. It is interesting that the drugs used to treat anemia are not a good match with cancer patients. So blood transfusions are used instead. He is still at the watching stage.
Tomorrow he will have a chest X-ray to look at his lungs and a MRI to check his abdomen. They can use a contrast chemical with the MRI to get a better picture of the tumor. The normal contrast chemical used during a CAT SCAN, which have been run before, can cause insult to the kidneys and make matters even worse. We feel like more knowledge helps so decided to go ahead with the MRI. The engineer needs data to make decisions, good or bad.
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