Day +108: Clinic appointment

One thing about Dr. Cowan, he doesn't try to make up answers when he doesn't have any. He said the bumps on her leg "don't look like classic GVHD", and he's mystified why they would still be there and maybe even spreading a little bit. He's sending her to a dermatologist to see if they have any better idea. He said she looks good otherwise, and he's of course pleased that her gut issues seem to be resolving. Her blood counts aren't back yet, so no news yet on the CMV cell count or her white cells. We'll be watching both very closely these next few weeks.

We did receive some very good news, which is that the results of the second DNA analysis on her blood are back, and they show that it's still 100% donor. The first one was done around the end of May. They'll do them every three months or so from here on out. Dr. Cowan said now that she's had two tests that show 100% donor, they'd start to worry about relapse if a test came back at less than 100%. Since that's still a frighteningly real possibility, we're very happy with the news.