Last Wednesday, some of the tests for the marker proteins for the presence of myeloma came back positive. That and the increased levels of creatin led the doctors to start another round of chemotherapy. He seemed to respond well to the chemo and Troy and his family seemed to be dealing well with the setback of the timeline. His second transplant, once the myeloma goes back into remission, will be pushed back at least six weeks, when we were looking at starting the transplant in a month.
Last night, Troy was complaining of being hot and it became difficult for him to breathe. The doctors and nurses rushed in and quickly transferred him to the ICU. They had to intubate him to help him breathe. There was a lot of fluid on his lungs, which may be pneumonia, and the doctors were also concerned about his heart function. The good news is that they have removed a lot of fluid from his lungs, and they reduced the vent to 40% this morning. The doctors have done an echo cardiogram to check his heart function and a bronchoscopy to look into what's going on inside his lungs.
Please keep praying. The doctors have been saying that it will take a lot of luck and fighting for Troy to get through this, and we need all the good luck, thoughts and prayers possible.
Thanks,
Helen
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