Great news and not great news--being rehospitalized.

So as I posted.....Dad's Friday appointment with Dr. Kazhdan had great news and not great news. All of the myeloma tests that Dr. Kazhdan ran showed a significant drop in his protein levels- the proteins caused by the myeloma. In some there was a drop of 40%, in others there as a more significant drop of close to 60%. This is wonderful news....the news we have all been praying for. Dad was suppose to start his second round of chemo on Friday, but the not great news was that his WBC count was very low. The WBC's are what fight infection, making dad very very prone to infection. Because of this Dr. Kazhdan did not start his chemo and instead gave him a medication to help boost his WBC production. Since dad was very prone to infection, we did not go trick or treating at Grandpa's--just in case Jacob had germs from school.

Saturday Dad was still feeling some pain from all of his exercises. And then of course the pain of the Longhorn's losing didn't make it any better.

I just got a call from Dad this morning. He is on his way to the hospital. He is running a fever and his knee started to swell last night. We are not sure of the cause of the swelling, it could just be from the exercises or it could be the site of the infection. Regardless, Dr. Kazhdan wants him back at the hospital for more tests and antibiotics. I expect he will be there for this next week. As soon as we get more news I will let you all know. PRAY!