Another month since our last appointment and everything seems to be going well. Steven has had little to no GVHD that we have seen and he took his last Tacrolimus pill 4 weeks ago. He is officially off of his immunosuppressants. We got his counts back and everything looks good! Our oncologist said we need to be vigilant looking for graft vs. host disease and will need to call him. So far, the only GVHD has been in the form of a rash on his neck and chest. Nothing earth shattering however, something that needs to be monitored and noted. No immunosuppressants.......a huge milestone! We don't need to be seen for 2 months.....but we have an endocrinologist appointment in March. Oh well!
Steven has an overdue appointment at the eye clinic at USC. We should have made this appointment a long time ago. Our local ophthalmologist said Steven's eyes looked good but our COH oncologist wanted us to see an oncology ophthalmologist who specializes in GVHD and he recommended the Doheny Eye Clinic at USC. After calling the USC Eye Clinic, it turns out the Doheny Eye Clinic merged with UCLA so they made an appointment for Steven at the Roski Eye Clinic at the USC Keck Medical Center....so confusing!!! Yep, I'm as confused as you are! Steven was there ALL morning. They did an extremely thorough eye exam with every test in the book. He was seen by a oncology ophthalmologist who said Steven had no evidence of GVHD in his retina....follow up in a year!
More collateral damage.....Steven's teeth moved some point in this process, big time. He had to see an orthodontist who recommended Invisalign. If all goes according to plan....is there a plan??...his treatment will be a year. Cha ching!! Thank goodness for insurance! I was hoping he could coordinate his rubber band colors with what he was wearing to work but no :) Don't ask what's next...we are taking one day at a time.
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