Heading Home Soon

Clancy had a consultation with the doctor today and will return home next week.  As mentioned before, he can have CT scans completed at home and will return to Salt Lake when he has a clear scan of his lungs.  Yesterday, they performed a bronchoscopy.  This is a procedure where a tube is inserted in the patient's nose and run down into the lungs (he enjoyed it so much he bought the do-it-yourself home kit).  The tubing has a camera and the ability to collect samples.  The doctor performing the procedure saw nothing of concern in his lungs.  They are waiting for results from the samples which should be available next week.  They are trying to identify the source, then treat it.  Clancy feels great and exhibits no symptoms from whatever showed up on the scan.

We're all hoping this will pass and he can return in early February for chemo and the second stem cell transplant.  His friend, Kip, had his transplant today.  The preservative in the stem cells makes the patient emit a strong creamed corn smell.  This is something you can't smell if you are on chemo, so this was Clancy's first experience with it.  He was Kip's chauffeur and had the windows down on the drive back to their apartment building.  Luckily, the task was accomplished without high volume gagging by the driver.