4/18/2011 Got my Release - Leaving Salt Lake City

We met with Dr. Petersen today and had what they call my exit interview which means we'll be leaving Salt Lake this Thursday so we can make an appointment with Dr. Te this Friday morning.

We talked about my treatment to date and where we go from here, Dr. Petersen said we'd be evaluated again at around Day 50 (we're now on day 25) to see the % effectivness of the transplant we just went through to see how everything is going. We are going to be able to have all the labs done in St. George and then Dr. Petersen, his team and Dr. Te will evaluate what they mean and where we go from here.

I think I've gotten very good treatment from the BMT team here in Salt Lake at the LDS Hospital program and would recommend them to anyone looking for a treatment location.

The apartment we rented up here worked out very well, it is a one bedroom condo unit in the Gateway Complex just west of downtown Salt Lake. The only drawback is the proximity to the train tracks that move a lot of the freight and all the commuters, you learn to ignore them, but occcaisionally when you wake up during the night hours they can be a bit distracting getting back to sleep. It's been a different experience living in a medium rise (12 story) building, we're on the 10th floor and our parkinig spot is in the first level of the basement, so moving everything you need on a daily basis through an elevator is a whole lot different than going through the laundry room and the garage at home. But, that being said, if and when we have to come up again for at least 60 days at a time, we'll probably try to see if he has any openings available in this complex because of how convenient it is to everything in Salt Lake.

We're looking forward to being home, but that also means that my postings will probably not be as frequent as they have been because of the reduced amount of activity we'll be having, but we'll see what happens. Again I would like to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers in our behalf. We will write again soon.