Day 342--Nothing New

"I haven't read your blog in awhile...how's it going?"

Several times when I've run into friends lately, they've said the same thing. And I have to confess to them that they haven't missed much, since I haven't updated the blog in a long time. There just hasn't been much to report. Torger continues to do well, despite ongoing issues with GVHD and dry mouth, and we're just clicking off the days until his one-year anniversary in October.

But tomorrow is actually a big deal because we're meeting Torger's new doctor. For a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with how much we love Dr. Tse, we're going to be switching to Dr. McSweeney, a nationally known transplantation expert who's affiliated with Presbyterian-St. Luke's and its Rocky Mountain Blood and Marrow Transplant Program in Denver. Both Dr. Tse and our local oncologist, Dr. Romero, want us to make this switch--and it will be easier on us because Dr. McSweeney comes up to Fort Collins once a month to see patients like Torger who are in recovery.

We first discussed this switch with Dr. Tse several months ago, and initially, the idea of changing doctors was kind of traumatic--even more so because it also means changing hospitals, and we're pretty attached to the nurses and staff at CU Health Sciences. But now that we've adjusted to the idea, it seems like a good move. Most of Torger's care is being managed here in Fort Collins now anyway , and we're primarily just communicating with Dr. Tse by e-mail...which we'll continue to do. (Once these docs save your life, your theirs forever.) Not having to go down to Denver for appointments unless there's an emergency will be a real blessing. And it's all part of getting back to normal life. So we'll see how it goes!