[Magdalen] Medical update.

[Sally Davies]

Amen, God be loudly praised and may our brother Mike continue to dwell in
Shalom wholeness of body, soul and spirit.

Sally D

On 30 May 2016 at 13:27, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm hearing a lot of cause for rejoicing in your progress thus far.
> Thanks be to God!  And Alleluia!
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> Marion, a pilgrim
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> On 5/30/2016 3:09 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon wrote:
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>> Appt no. 1, lymphoma specialist:  Continued acknowledgement of
>> surprisingly increased healing of both the "lymphoma rash" on my torso, and
>> the (officially unrelated) vasculitis on my legs and feet.  Without
>> formally diagnosing the torso rash, I was nonetheless told that even if it
>> is definitely lymphoma, the steroidal cream is definitely doing the trick,
>> and that only if it ever seems like the cream isn't doing the trick, call,
>> go off it for a month, and make an appt for a fresh biopsy.  But by and
>> large, I basically got a handshake and a Congrats.  I asked if cancer is
>> generally known for responding to low-dose steroidal creams like this one
>> seems to have done.  I was told that it's quite frequently that such
>> happens.  Okay.
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>> Appt no. 2, hematology specialist:  Besides noting my white blood cell
>> count was significantly down -- and that everyone's white blood cell count
>> actually fluctuates every now and then --, he noted that with other reasons
>> for the rise I'd experienced being possible (alcohol being one of them), he
>> sees no reason at this time for a bone marrow biopsy (which he says would
>> be just above my hip slightly inward from my side toward my back, and not
>> deep at all; so much for scary, non-doctor descriptions).  Plus, the only
>> reason my derms referred me was because of a drug they wanted to put me on
>> for my vasculitis as of May 3 that would have lowered my ability to fight
>> infection, etc, and with my white count being so wacky, etc.  But while
>> showing my legs and feet to him, we both realised, at the same time, that
>> with the recent very fast healing, they clearly, on May 3, if they'd seen
>> what he was seeing right then, wouldn't have even considered the drug.  So,
>> his report was going to include that info, all data aiming toward general
>> healing and all-right-ness, at this time.
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>> Next, June 4:  Colonoscopy.
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>> Soon after:  Urologist, for the apparent, random, showing of trace blood
>> in my urine.
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>> Any time during the meanwhilst:  A fresh abdominal ultrasound.  My last
>> one was 2012, and showed a compromised liver.  Doc Hematologist
>> specifically wants to know just exactly how borderline cirrhosis I am (how
>> much this side of it, how much that side of it).
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