Posted on 12/01/2011 4:36:56 PM PST by TheMom
In February of this year my older brother went to the hospital due to severe pain and swelling in one leg. Those doctors could not figure out what was causing the pain and swelling, so they sent him home to see his own doctor. His doctor could not figure out the problem either; mean while his other leg started hurting. He was sent to Houston for yet another set of test; still no results. His doctor and the doctors in Houston tried different treatments (medicine) to treat his pain. By this time he has used up his vacation, sick leave and disability time at work so they fired him. Last month he went to another set of doctors, this time in Temple, TX for more test. They determined he had anmemia and hyper or hyposomething (I can’t remember) and asked him to come back this week for results of test and some more testing.
I received a phone call from my sister-in-law yesterday telling me the doctors determined my brother might have Myelofibrosis ~ which if not treated could lead to Leukemia. The ran different blood test and today did a bone marrow biopsy. Those test came back that he has Leukemia. Tomorrow the bone marrow results will determine if the type of Leukemia he has is aggressive or non-aggressive. If non-aggressive, he will receive a week of chemo and have to stay in the hospital for at least one month. My sister-in-law said she went blank before she could hear about what will happen if the Leukemia is aggressive.
Please pray that the Leukemia is non-aggressive and that my brother can be healed with as little as pain as possible.
Fantastic news! Thanks, Mom.
Oh this is such fantastic joyous news.
YAY Tony. We’re all so very happy that you are *home* . What a blessing.
Please keep us updated TheMom on Tony’s progress.
Does he need any help with driving for his blood and bone marrow tests ? Perhaps a FReeper lives close enough ?
What a wonderful idea to print off the thread so that he can read it.
Just so thankful that he is Home and yes, God did answer our prayers.
Fantastic...Great news to start the New Year!!!
What a wonderful and exciting update! So happy Tony is home, that in itself is fantastic medicine. We will continue praying for Tony and your whole family.
Thank you for the great news!
Praise be to God!
God is great!
Psalm 30:18 ~ This God, his way is perfect—the promise of the Lord proves true. He is a shield for all those who take refuge in Him.
Amen and Amen ...
Prayers continue.
Thanks for the update, and thank you God :)
Praise God and what a great update The Mom.
Thank You Jesus.
Amen.
Our God is an awesome God, He lives!
Our God is an awesome God, He lives!
Our God is an awesome God, He lives!
Ya know what - I still have a bag of eastforker’s catfish in my freezer. I may just have to take a drive down to my brother’s house to drop that off.
Maybe I can chat with my brother through the window. ;-)
“Bacon . . . it’s good for the soul.”
Since he can only have contact with a limited number of people, his wife and son are going to take turns driving him back and forth.
I am so sorry to hear about your mom. She & you are always in my prayers. {{HUG}}
Glad to here the good news:-)
We will continue to keep Tony and the rest of y’all in our thoughts
Best Regards
alfa6 ;>}
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