7/29/08

Hey everybody.....Today (+75) was another tremendous day for BJ. Since BJ has moved back to Tuscaloosa, there really hasn't been any day-to-day news, so I waited to post until after his visit to UAB today. The first big news is that they removed his PIC line, which I am sure will be a big relief to BJ. The next big and suprising news was that they have started cutting back BJ's dosage of Cyclosporin. The suprising part about this is that they usually wait until day +100 to start reducing the dosage of this medication. This is just another indication of how well BJ is reacting to the treatment so far. They did caution him to call with any type of reaction or effect he feels due to this change. There are still some dangerous things that could happen, but the fact that they have enough confidence to cut back the dosage has to be very encouraging. Also, his counts have remained about the same, which is completely normal and more good news.



BJ sounded great when I spoke to him this evening. He has been going into the office for most of the day and working himself back into his normal routine. He did admit that he was caught of guard by the reduction in his medication, but that he would treat that with the same caution that he has everything so far. He is looking forward to seeing everyone at the golf tournament at the end of August and continuing to get back towards normal life.



I will update you if anything new comes up. If not, I will update after BJ's visits to UAB. Please don't hesitate to leave comments, because BJ will be checking in regularly. Talk to you soon!