Today was a very full day.
We started at Primaries Children Hospital at 9:00 for all the scans.
1.
CT – chest x-ray – Clear!
2.
X-ray of his lower leg – still not there, hasn’t
grown back yet, … but all is good!
3.
Lab work – All his blood counts are great and
have almost returned back to normal (apparently it can take up to a year for
his blood counts to settle down in the “Normal” range.) His ANC is 2000, still not high enough to
kiss Sami, (Sorry Sami).
4.
Bone Scan
First off, the technician got Eric’s hopes way up by telling him that his growth platelets were still open…the scan had only gone from the top of his head to his collar bone. So Eric got really excited that he could possibly grow taller and his shoulders would grow broader…. As the scan continued down his body, it was very clear that the platelets are closed. This information did not surprise me, but disappointed Eric. OH Well!
5. Next stop was Dr
Sprakers Office, She is just a crack up.
She is so full of life and excited for Eric and his mission call. So we mapped out a game plan. She is going to find a Pediatric Oncology
hospital in Sacramento and get in contact with a doctor there to work with, as
Eric continues with his regular checkups and scans. We
thought Dr Spraker was our last appointment, but she had talked to Dr Randall
this morning and he said he wanted to see Eric too.
6. Off we went to Dr
Randalls office. It was good to see him
and we could not help but come out of the hospital so happy, fearless and so
loved. I know that sounds weird to say
that we are loved by these wonderful people that saved Eric’s life, but we
truly feel so happy and loved by them and we certainly share that feeling with
them. We were truly blessed to have
these wonderful doctors and nurses caring for Eric.
7. Last stop in SLC
was Hanger Prosthetic. Eric’s foot had
been making some funny noises, so they tore apart his foot and he had shredded
his foot. They have never seen this on
this particular foot until it is about 10 years old…. This foot is only 3
months old. So he has gone through 2
knees and 1 foot! Phil laughed and told
him to do his worse and Eric took that to heart! Well now Phil is doing his homework to line
Eric up with a prosthetic company in Sacramento to take care of him and also
get a game plan in place before he flies out to CA and after.
To say that today has been a very productive day not to
mention we love hearing that he is still CANCER FREE would be an
understatement! All is well at our home!
Great news! We, too, feel so loved by everyone at PCMC. It's a great place:) Is Eric interested in getting together with Tim and some other kids for a special police/fireman day?
ReplyDeleteWe are looking at June 5th. Let me know. We would love to have him join us. I can email more info as we get it, but it could involve shooting some cool guns at the range:)
So wonderful! Congrats!
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