Vince's Journey

I had a visit with Dr. Leming yesterday. Things appear to be going as planned. My blood pressure was a little high but he thought that might be due to the anxiety of the visit. He reviewed my PET and CT scans from July 13 with me. Everything looked fine but he it was recommended that I have a Sonogram of my kidneys done due to something that showed up in the the CT scans. He said the chances of this being something serious are highly unlikely but its good to take a closer look just to be on the safe side. The PET scan was qualified as 'unremarkable' which indicates there were no signs of hypermetabolic activity. My white blood counts were around 3.0, still a little low but Dr. Leming said that there is no reason for concern - they could remain low for a while.

I'm scheduled for my first Rituxin maintenance treatment in September. This should go rather smoothly and there should be no bad side effects from the treatment. It's just to make sure everything remains clean. I'll probably have a treatment every three months for as long as a year or two.

My strength seems to be coming back. I do need to drop a 'few' pounds which should be easier to do as I ease back into my excercise routine. I'm also back on the football field coaching the 6th grade team at St. Susanna.

I'll continue to keep you all posted. Thanks for checking in and as always, thanks for all your support and prayers!

Peace and blessings to all...

Vince