Back to the transplant review

What a week.
I guess my frustration with the whole interview process was on target. They called yesterday to tell me they went with another person. I can't say I'm totally disappointed. It really didn't seem like they were looking for change even with all their questions asking how I would improve and increase the program. So I guess they went with a more traditional or comfortable applicant. You know me, I never want to be just the comfortable choice....

As for home life, Wade had a tougher reaction to his chemo treatment yesterday than the previous time. I think we just rushed things a little. We thought they would let him go home aroun 5 or 6:00 and they ended up sending us out around 1:30. A little early and he payed for it. This morning looks good so far. Finally keeping some liquid in and just resting. Now they are telling us the latest MRI only shows one lesion not two and if they don't confirm two it will toss him off the transplant list. We have previous readings that show it and it's been confirmaed by more than one Dr so now it will go into the review meeting on Tuesday and try to get the last MRI report ammended. One small tumor does not qualify for the cancer "exception" and bump in MELD score so right now Wade has a score of 8 on a scale up to 30. He would not even be on the list with that score without the cancer. At this point it's no longer the HEP B that's an issue, it's the cancer and making sure it doesn't spread. The bone scan and CT of the abdomen were both negative so we are pretty confident, as much as we can be, that it's confined and hopefully the chemo is working. So we wait to see what the transplant team says next week and if need be go back for a third chemo treatment in another month or so. It's usually after the third treatment that they re-evaluate the cancer but I'm wondering if they saw any change on the MRI this week. I'll have to ask the Dr.

Everything will work out and I think it's for the best that the job thing didn't happen just yet. I would certainly look at other options if you hear of any out there....