First "Bump"

We enjoyed going two weeks without a visit to the Bone Marrow Transplant clinic.  But we used our free time wisely and went to the dentist and opthamologist to have Eric checked for signs of Graft versus Host disease.  He passed both exams with flying colors.  We also had our dermatologist take a biopsy of the strange bump on Eric's ribcage.  It has been present for several months, but hadn't changed until a few weeks ago--hence the biopsy.

The preliminary report is that the lump is a skin reaction to the bone marrow cancer.  But it is not like what the doctors have ever seen before, so Eric's abnormality is abnormal.  They are doing some more tests on the specimen and then will come up with a treatment plan for it.  Quite possibly radiation, maybe something more as they decide what is going on.  We wish it wasn't what it is, but such is life.

The great news is that Eric continues to feel better every day.  His blood work numbers are good.  They did a very thorough skin and joint examination today, and the PA commented that everything looked excellent.   We go to the BMT clinic again on Monday because Eric's kidney function is a little off.  They are tinkering with his medications, so they want to check how his kidneys respond to the changes.  I will give updates as we hear more.