Having 2 clean biopsies clear of blasts is a really encouraging for your dad! Hopefully being able to take a break for a month or so will allow your dad’s body recover and see his blood numbers increase. I had a different treatment for my AML. The first month I rebounded quickly. But each subsequent month my body was a little slower to recover after the week of chemo. Once I was finished with treatment regeneration happed fairly quickly. But it worked to kill the cancer cells, which was the goal.

Oh gosh, that’s really discouraging about the Flomax no longer working for your dad. My husband had a similar issue after being on it for a while. His doctor switched him from Flomax to Tamsulosin and Finasteride. That has really helped him sleep through the night! Especially the Tamsulosin. It might be worth mentioning to your dad so he can discuss it with his doctor. Not getting any sleep is awful. Especially with his ongoing chemo treatments…he will naturally be tired! Poor guy!

Wishing your dad all the best! I’d like to follow him along so let me know how he’s doing, ok?