Today we stopped by the hospital and picked up the results of Doug's latest myeloma panel. The Lambda Light Chain numbers are up for the third time in a row; this time 5.22 mg/dL. Last time the oncologist said twice is not enough to be a trend. Well now there is a definite trend up - wrong direction! The Light Chain numbers are how we track the cancer - the bad cells are on the move.
When we see the Denver myeloma specialist on August 15, we will be very interested to hear what he says. We need to halt the upward climb. At least it isn't a steep climb, but a gradual increase.
The kidney numbers are a bit worse too. BUN is now 23 and Creatinine is 2.0. White cell count is low at 4.2 but not alarmingly so, and the ANC is okay at 2.0.
So this lab report is not welcome news, but it is not a shock either. We have long known that the myeloma would resurface - just a question of when. We have full confidence in the myeloma specialist, and we know that many other drugs are available to treat MM.
Most of all, we trust that God will provide whatever we need to cope with whatever happens.
"But blessed are those who trust in the Lord
and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit."
Jeremiah 17:7-8
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