...until the end of Mark's chemo therapy!!!!!
Today was Mark's 2nd to last chemo infusion. He goes back on the 10th to get his chemo pump removed. On Friday the 19th he'll get a CT scan of abdomen to check for signs of tumors or cancers. Then on the 22nd it's officially his last chemo infusion. I asked the dr. today how his blood counts were and if he forsaw maybe an issue with them that he would need to suspend his treatment for longer. He said "no, his blood levels are great, everything should go exactly as scheduled". He'll go home that monday with his chemo pump, as usual, and return on the 24th to have it removed.
Other good news: the dr. told him he can also go ahead and schedule the surgery with the University of Washington to reconnect all the 'plumbing' and get him back on that road of recovery. Mark's not too excited about another surgery, but definately excited to be this close to finished with chemo.
Other information we learned: the Dr. recommends that his port (the thing in his chest just below the skin that allows the nurses to 'plug' a special needle into it to infuse the chemo drugs) stay in for probably 12 months. He'll likely need to return reguarly for CT scans of his midsection. Probably every 3 months for a year, and then every 6 months for several years.
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