I received a call form Vanderbilt Children's Hospital this Morning. Lyric's medical team has scheduled her bone marrow procedure for Feb 3. The results from this procedure should tell us for sure if the Leukemia is still present or maybe the marrow was kicking out what was left of the cancer cells after her last dose of chemo.
If the results come back that the course of treatment did not work, Lyric will have to go back for another new six month course of treatment. A bone marrow transplant would be more likely in this case. If the results come back with good news then she will begin her clinic visits over the next four years to monitor her blood counts and ensure she has not had a relapse. The first two years after chemo have the highest occurrence of a relapse.
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