Thanks to everyone for their love and support.
Tyler’s fevers have subsided for over 24 hours now. This is a good sign that the most recent antibiotics are kicking in. He is scheduled for a bronchoscopy tomorrow at 10 am, which we hope will rule out the possibility of additional infection in his lungs. He is out of quarantine and was able to go for a walk outside today. Overall, his symptoms seem to be improving steadily.

Tyler spiked a fever early this morning, and he’s now back in 3 West at the UCSD Hospital. After an x-ray this morning, they determined the pneumonia has worsened in his right lung. His medical team says it’s likely that the pseudomonas (the pneumonia bug) is resistant to the antibiotics, so they are switching him to an antibiotic that can be inhaled; the idea being that it will directly target the lung tissue. Apparently, this isn’t something new to the team, and there are other medications that can be used.

I’m glad that both our parents are out there with Tyler… Tasha continues to amaze me with her grace, love and uplifting spirit.

As always, positive thoughts, prayers, energy, and uplifting messages are warmly welcomed.

Love from Kansas City,

Leigh

Tyler has left the hospital. Let the healing resume. Complications were determined to be from combination of lung damage from severe pneumonia and low platelet levels from being knocked so low from last chemo. Next chemo start is tbd. He is feeling better every day and gaining strength.

Ty had to go to the ER last night after coughing up blood and running a low grade fever. He had just received a blood transfusion and might have had a slight reaction to the blood. This, in combination with declining platelet levels may be the cause. He received platelets in the ER early this morning and was transferred to the cancer ward to receive more blood and undergo further testing to eliminate the sources of other complications. Let’s cross our fingers for a Very short hospital rendezvous

After a very rough weekend, Tyler has woken up this morning to come out of his foggy state. This is a huge relief and I cannot help but feel like this is the start of the upswing. His white count is up, hasn’t had a fever in days, and bilirubin, after spiking again yesterday, has come down slightly today.
Tyler had an array of visitors this past weekend, from his SD ‘aunts’ and Persian family, to his roomie Bones and Tao. All were a great uplift and spark for healing.
This has been a very physically painful last two weeks for Ty and I hope he gets some relief from the constant discomfort. Pneumonia is still haunting him and he thinks the bronchoscope stirred up havoc in his chest. It is still difficult to breath and he is on and off oxygen as needed.
Thank you all for the positive energy. Let’s now focus on getting him out of the hospital!

Ty a few days ago in Team Tyler colors

Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed.
I’m still battling persistent, recurring fevers, which tells us that the infection hasn’t cleared yet. My breathing has been easier the past few days, and I’ve lost a lot of the fluid that I was retaining in my feet and ankles. We could really use some white cells to help fight, but unfortunately we haven’t seen any significant movement there yet–it can be a slow process.

Thanks for your continued love and support,
–T

I realize that there are other “Daddy Wags” out there reading, but I’m referring to my dad, Jimbo “Daddy Wags” Wagner. He prefers things short, sweet (this term being used loosely) and to-the-point…

I was reminded this week that silence on the GoTeamTyler blogosphere leaves one to wonder if Tyler is doing ok or not… often leading one to the “worst-case-scenario” if you don’t have direct contact with the Moshirians or the Wagners. Thus, I thought a concise, bulleted (Jim Wagner-style) update would be appropriate. (The comments in parens are added Leigh-esque touches… I can’t resist):

• Tyler and Natasha rode 70 miles yesterday. (seriously?! yes, seriously. Tasha is getting ready for a century ride to raise money for Diabetes & Lymphoma research)
• Ty is in between A and B cycles. (He’ll start his “B-sandwich” next week… he has 2 B’s and 1 A cycle yet to go).
• Per Ty, Tuesday was one of the best days he’s felt since starting treatment (WooHoo!)
• Ty and Tasha will spend Easter with Tasha’s family out in SD. (My parents and I are back in “The Good Life” (Nebraska) for the holiday).
• Murt (my mother) will head out to SD for his next round on Monday.

My dad would think anything over 5 bullet points is overkill… 😉

Happy Easter, all! Lots of love,

Leigh