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Great news! During my Tuesday visit I badgered my doctor into doing another M-protein test, and the trendline is yet again straight as a string:

The latest result is 0.47 and it's dropping right on schedule for a final June reading of zero. Hooray!

And as long as I'm on the subject of the CAR-T treatment, I should say something about hospitals. No one likes hospitals. You're hooked up to an infusion machine; the bed is six inches too short; nurses come in for midnight blood draws; and techs interrupt constantly to take your vitals.

But this is just the nature of the thing. And I have to say that the care at City of Hope was superb. Literally without exception, every single nurse was friendly, helpful, and stunningly efficient in the face of complex equipment and ever-changing requirements. I could not have asked for better treatment. It was exceptional in every way.

Final note: my appetite is back; my strength is returning (slowly); my immune counts are totally normal for the first time in years; and the Bell's palsy is gone aside from a bit of remaining weakness in my right eye. Life is good.

25 thoughts on “Health update”

  7. Eastvillager

    great news! Thanks be to Bastet, bringer of good health, and maybe not coincidentally depicted as part cat.

  9. Heysus

    Congratulations Kevin. Good job. And by the way, from an old critical care nurse, it takes a good patient to recognise a good nurse. May this be your last visit.

  13. pavodog

    Good for you! I wish for your continued progress toward a total cure.

    I hesitate to think where we'd be without the nursing profession. The past few years have been quite stressful and difficult for them. If you know a nurse, thank them for all they do. They are truly the unsung heroes on the front lines of health care. We should honor front line health care professionals.

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