I've reduced my blogging frequency these days, because there isn't a lot to say other than my recovery is progressing nicely, and as expected.
First of all, the big news - my latest scan is completely clear. I am thrilled with this. The only thing to note is my spleen is still enlarged slightly - but we still think this is its new size because of the amount it was stretched previously. You all have my permission to say "there goes Trev - he's got a big spleen, you know". Plus - you know what they say about big spleens :-)
My Lymphocyte chimerism (ratio of my old Lymphocytes Vs new donor ones) is 87% donor / 13% old. This is good, and slowly moving in the right direction. The old Lymphocytes are where I had the cancer, so I definitely want them gone.
My Lymphocyte count has increased to 0.9. This is still very low, but it has increased from 0.7 last time - so it also moving in the right direction. My antibodies are low too. While these are low, I continue to be at increased risk of catching viruses and not being able to get rid of them without medical intervention. Case in point - I have been suffering from a cold for the past 5 weeks. From week to week it varies in strength - it gets worse to the point where I'm sneezing and coughing with a fever and then suddenly it wanes and becomes hardly noticeable (as it is right now).
So, it's all positive at the moment. Life is good. Work keeps me busy full time now, plus we moved house two weeks ago and we're settling-in well here - plenty to be happy about.
