3/23/09 - A Very Good Day!

Hey guys... I hope everyone is doing well! BJ is doing better today after a very good visit to UAB. He finally got the news he has been waiting on regarding the Cyclosporine! They have taken him off of that medication. This is a really good sign as to how the doctors feel about his progress and his body's acceptance of the transfusion. Also, almost just as as important to BJ, he doesn't have to go back to UAB for a month if everything continues to go well. He will have to go to the doctor in Tuscaloosa to have blood work done and monitor his body's response to being off of the Cyclosporine, but if everything remains good, he will get a month break! He was really excited about that possibility.

If everything does remain positive, his next visit to UAB will be geared toward ready for his 1 year post transplant date of May 15th! We talked the other night about how fast this last 10 months has gone. He said that the first two months post transplant felt like two years. I know those were some really long days for BJ, his family, and Ashley. But since then, he felt like everything has gone by really quickly. Hopefully, BJ will continue to get great news over the next few weeks and he can get ready to have a BIG May 15th! Everybody pray for continued positive results & feel free to leave him a comment. I know it would be appreciated! Talk to you soon!

3/9/09

Hi guys..... BJ is back in baseball season full force. I got to catch up with him tonight about baseball and today's visit to UAB.

Let's talk baseball first. The team had a game in Troy last Wednesday and then it was off to Texas for a weekend series. Today he was back in Tuscaloosa getting ready for a trip to Montgomery for a big game against Auburn tomorrow. Talking with BJ this evening I could tell how excited he was to be back with the team and doing what he loves to do. It was really great to hear him so excited!

As for UAB, BJ had another good visit. Last post I mentioned that his liver enzymes were a little elevated. The good news is that the two enzymes that were high last time came down to normal levels this visit. There are two more enzymes that the doctors measure. One of these was a little high this time. They told him not to be alarmed. They just want to monitor it and check it again in two weeks. So, he will continue to take the Cyclosporine another couple of weeks and hope for good news in two weeks.

Until then, BJ has plenty of work to keep him busy. Hopefully the baseball team will have a good couple of weeks and BJ can top it off with another good visit to the unit. Also, I wanted to let eveyone know that March 15th will mark 10 months post transplant for BJ. I will post something that day, but I wanted to give everyone a heads up that there is a BIG DAY coming up soon! Talk to you then!