Still Waiting

Clancy has developed some chest and nasal congestion but it's pretty minor.  Yesterday, a MRI was done of the sinuses and other parts of his head.  The results should be available Wednesday. The PET scan from last week indicated a possible infection in his lungs and the medical staff wants to know what they are dealing with before starting chemo treatment.  Also yesterday, he met with a thoracic surgeon for consideration of a lung biopsy.  This was determined to be unnecessary at this time. 

Today, he had more blood tests and a deep nasal swab (fun).  If those tests aren't indicative of the source of the congestion he will have a "lung wash" tomorrow or Thursday.  He feels like he's progressing through a minor cold and will probably head home in a few days.  A PET scan will be completed in about 3 weeks at home and sent to Salt Lake for evaluation.  If it appears clear he can return to Salt Lake and begin chemo in February. 

This has been a little frustrating, but is a minor setback along the path of getting the cancer in remission.  At this point, it looks like everything will just be moved back a month from the original plan.