That Was Quick

Bone Marrow Biopsy #4 - Done. Pain and Discomfort - minimal. As a matter of fact, I found this information today: "...we ran questionnaires on 44 consecutive patients undergoing marrow draws (primarily in Jan-Feb 2009). 86% said they had no to mild discomfort. 88% said that the procedure was either less uncomfortable or about what they thought it would be. 88% also said they would do it again without hesitation."
Source: Regenexx

Cool news from today is that Annette called later on in the afternoon and said, "Your CT scan results are back and I wanted to call you and let you know that the alien has shrunk some more. He is now approximately 3" x 3" (she used centimeters when she called, but I converted it)." That means, the alien is about half the size it was when I was diagnosed. She continued with, "What this means is that the alien is most likely dead. It will continue to shrink as you go through life (would be great if the same happened to my waistline). It won't totally disappear, but it will decrease over time. I just wanted to call you and let you know so you would have one less thing to worry about." Ain't that somethin?

Of the testing, all that is left is the Pulmonary Function Test this Friday. Then, a follow up visit with the doctor on August 19 and then probably another regular doctor visit sometime in the fall.

Oh, I took my camera to the appointment today and took a picture of the bone marrow sample after it was extracted. I was going to post it to the blog, but it's sitting in the middle of some blood on a slide, so I thought I'd save you from seeing it. If you would like to see a picture of it, post a comment below and your e-mail address and I will send you a copy. It looks like a miniature gelatinous sausage (prior to cooking, of course).

That's all I got.