I know it's been awhile since I update everyone on Logan but there hasn't been a lot to update about until now. He has been going to the doctor every week and catching up on school work. That's about it until this week.
Yesterday Logan had another doctors appointment and his Kidneys are unhappy again. The doctors are not sure why. They are thinking it is related to his medications so they are having us hold most of his medicines and will recheck on Wednesday.
Yesterday he also took his last anti-rejection pill! It will take a few days for him to clear all the residual effects of the medicine, but soon, very soon, Logan will have NO restrictions! : )
Tomorrow Logan will head into surgery to remove his Hickman Catheter (tubes in his chest) and have a bone marrow aspirate to check for leukemia. We should get the results from that test on Friday or the following Monday. This is a routine test. The doctors have not seen anything suspicious on this blood tests so we expect this to be fine. (They will be doing these "routine tests" more frequently since this is Logan's 2nd relapse)
Thursday, Logan goes back to the endocrinologist for an adrenal insufficiency test. They suspect this adrenal glands are not producing their own cortisol since he has been on steroids for so long. If not, this is something that will heal with time, however Logan will need to carry around a stress dose of hydrocortisone, both in pill form and in shot form, in case he has a traumatic physical event (broken bone, sickness, seizure...).
At the endocrinologist last week he also had an exam and tests to determine if his growth rate and development has been effected by all the chemo. We are still waiting for the results from those tests.
So, like I said, something to update!
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