On Friday we got back Steve’s mid-body scan result. Everything looked very good. No nasty lymph nodes detected. Good news really although the doctors still couldn’t give us a sure answer to the cause.
Since nothing was happening over the weekend Steve begged to go home to Sarahs. The doctors agreed but made sure Steve was aware that he was still an in-patient and that he had to be back in his hospital bed first thing Monday for a spinal MRI scan and the doctors round.
It was wonderful having him home at Sarahs. We had a lovely time with the family and also enjoyed having our own private time and proper cuddles. On Sunday, our friends Brian and Janine who lived about an hour out of Melbourne came to visit. They are the friends who with their two teenage children Ben and Holly joined us aboard Dignity in Fiji last September. Steve really appreciated the visit and although tired felt lifted by the visit.
We checked ourselves back into the hospital ward early this morning and the testing soon started. More blood samples were taken and Steve had a long MRI scan done of his spine. The scan took almost two hours.
The doctors came to see us midday to update us on some protein result and the direction they are looking into. They have more or less ruled out lymphoma cancer which is really good news. They said the protein result they received supports MS but they are not 100% sure as this result can still be cause by other problems. They continue to look at bacterial/virus hence the extra blood samples taken earlier. They are waiting for another blood result which should come back in a day or two that could help towards identifying MS if he has it. The spinal MRI scan could also help towards identifying MS and we should have the results tomorrow.
I believe our wait is nearing its end.