1st Week is in the books!

Only four more to go. I feel good, I have gotten a little fatigued but I'm not letting it slow me down. My Dad has been in town since Thursday and it has been nice to have the company on my daily routine. Tomorrow we plan on seeing a Seattle Mariners game. He flys out on Sunday, and my sister gets to town on Tuesday. So I'll have family support throughout week #2 as well. I'm looking forward to it.

LIVESTRONG -- Andrew

1st Day of Neutrons

My first treatment went smoothly. I imagined those neutrons doing their job. I kept seeing Tony Montana from Scarface saying "Say hello to my little friends" and blasting them all to hell.

Some encouraging responses from my surgeons:

"My instinct tells me that a regrowth of cancer significant enough to be visible on a CT scan this soon after surgical exicision would be very unlikely. With all of the operations and "whittling" that you have had in your pelvis, reliable interpretation of a CT scan would be quite difficult."

"I really doubt your tumor has grown that quickly, and I agree that it is probably a benign fluid collection. I also agree you should go ahead with the therapy."

So maybe it's nothing, but the neutrons are doing their job regardless.

Pics of the new hood on the Pontiac

Photos from my last ferry ride

Latest on the cancer front

They found a "change" in my latest CT that could indicate new cancer growth in my pelvis. The good news is that Neutron Beam therapy has been shown to be effective against even macro-scopic sarcoma. I don't think I could wait another day to start my therapy.

That was really tough news to hear, but after some time to absorb it, I just feel that much better about my choice to come out to Seattle for Neutron over Photon radiation.

LiveStrong,

Andrew

Some Cool Pics from the TdF Finale

Washington

Montana!

More Proof that Kansas is flatter than a pancake

#7 for Lance

More inspiration for my battle this month.

I am in Seattle!

What a drive!

Saturday I drove nearly 900 miles from Ft. Collins, CO to Missoula, MT.

Today I drove from Missoula, MT to Seattle, WA. (about 450 miles)

At least I don't have to do that again for 5 weeks. I got some amazing photos, I just need to download them and post away. Montana, Idaho, and Washington have some breathtaking scenery.

LIVESTRONG - Andrew

Oh yeah, and VIVE LANCE! #7 with a 4min lead, he is a true champion. Driving through the mountains today all I could think of was Lance riding his bike through the Alps.