Day +3511: Preliminary news is good

We received some news about Mina's biopsy results over the weekend.  Dr. Horn has been consulting with two of the leading experts in the country on pulmonary late effects, and so far they are saying that the bronchiolitis does *not* appear to be caused by graft-vs.-host disease. Their best theory at this point is that the obstruction is caused by damage from the radiation she received in preparation for the bone marrow transplant.  As her body is growing, the small airways are not growing along with the rest of the body, causing obstruction. 

This is all still preliminary.  We are meeting with the pulmonologist tomorrow to get her take on things.  The good news is that they are no longer planning intensive immune-suppressing treatment in the near term.  What we don't know yet is what this would all mean for the long-term course of her lung disease, and what other kinds of treatments they might prescribe. 

The patient herself is doing great.  We have been taking it easy a bit, but it hardly seems necessary.  She developed an unusual dry cough in the days after being home, but it's the season and Isaac has been coughing like crazy too.  We also meet with the surgeon tomorrow to make sure the recovery is going smoothly, but we don't have any concerns.  I will post again tomorrow once we have an update.