[Magdalen] Medical update.

[Ginga Wilder]

Mike,
This is 'ALLELUIA' news!  May things continue to improve.

Ginga

On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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!
> >
> > Marion, a pilgrim
> >
> >
> >
> > On 5/30/2016 3:09 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon wrote:
> >
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> Next, June 4:  Colonoscopy.
> >>
> >> Soon after:  Urologist, for the apparent, random, showing of trace blood
> >> in my urine.
> >>
> >> 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).
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>