That was the quickest turn around time on any bone marrow biopsy that I have ever had.  My doctor called yesterday let us know that there is no sign or symptoms of disease.  I achieved remission.  The immunotherapy worked.  I am still in shock.  I mean I knew it was working in some capacity but didn’t think it was working this well.  So what does this mean???  I go straight into stem cell transplant.  My brother’s cells were collected at the end of December so we are good to go.  The tentative plan is to be back in the hospital on February 8th.  That’s right they want to get going right away.  There is still a lot of coordination that needs to take place but within the next two weeks I will be getting some new cells.  The hospital stay will be about 4 to 6 weeks.  There is still a lot of unknown and a lot of questions that we have for my doctor that will be answered at the next appointment.  So this is really all the information that I have other than googling the basics of what a transplant entails.  Link is below, from LLS.

I am very excited about this but am still in shock.  I just can’t believe it worked.  There’s still a lot of questions and things to do but it’s great.  I am scared, nervous and worried about the transplant.  It takes a huge toll on the body and there is always risk of GVHD(rejection of transplant).  It’s just crazy.  Plus there is talk of radiation, which I haven’t had before, but we will see.  I am not sure how you radiate cells in my bone marrow but I guess we will find out.  It’s most likely because we can’t use chemotherapy because my body doesn’t respond to it.

Transplant Information Link