Andrew MacDonald

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GOOD NEWS!!!

bone marrow aspiration

Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 – We got good news! Today we found out that yesterday’s PET scan was clean and that the lymph node on my heart is smaller than it was on last month’s PET scan. A clean PET scan means we get to proceed with the stem cell transplant. And, there is more …

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Halfway through Wednesday

We’re halfway through Wednesday, our 2nd day of testing at Vanderbilt. This morning we met with the social worker, got a chest x-ray, and got an EKG. Now it’s break time for a bit, and then this afternoon I will have a bone marrow aspirate (to make sure there is no cancer in my bone …

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Testing at Vanderbilt

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 – Today and tomorrow will be two intense days of testing at Vanderbilt to get ready for my stem cell transplant. We will get to meet with the doctors, and find out more information about the dates for my transplant process. We will also put me through the gamut of tests …

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