Hey there Rebecca/Pinky, 

That's good those counts are coming up.

My understanding is that "blasts" may not necessarily be leukemia blasts, they may just be immature blood cells showing up in the peripheral blood.  And that sorta makes sense to me - the bone marrow has been razed to the ground and may not be spitting out the best blood cells we've ever seen at the moment while it's trying to recover, so a couple of immature cells may have slipped into the blood stream.  The term "blast" can simply mean a precursor of a blood cell, or an immature, undifferentiated cell. 

Hope this all translates into a big "whew" moment for you...I know how you feel about not wanting to jinx anything, this disease can make a person pretty gunshy.  Hang in there.

- WBF

You do feel that separation anxiety, I felt that bigtime when my treatment was over, and I no longer had a 'next step' to go to. I totally understand that feeling! WBF had some good advice, that's how I've always understood blasts, too. I hope you hear more from the doctor today----and ask him anything, no matter how seemingly small. If you don't understand something, the fear that creates can be huge, so ask---there are no stupid questions with this disease, and so much to learn. I'll keep Todd in my prayers, keep us posted.

Pam

Don't worry over much about him having to go back.  With those counts it sounds like he's doing great.

But if you have to, shave your head.  Don't pull your hair out.  That's gotta hurt.

Let us know how the BMB comes out.

Blessings

I'm with you, no news is good news.  If they found he wasn't in remission, I'd be willing to bet they would have called you immediately.  Sounds good to me.  The rest of the report sounds pretty good, too.

I don't remember you mentioning the clot before.  I do miss some things sometimes.

Have a good weekend and let us know what's up.

Blessings