What a week!

Amy and I got to wake up at 5:00 AM so I could make a 8:30 appointment with the interventional radiology department. We ended up waiting until 1:00 PM before they actually got me in for the procedure. They inserted a drain for an abscess that has formed as a result of my surgery. I feel better after the procedure and this will allow it to heal properly. I was literally ready to walk out of the office before they called my name, I hadn't eaten all day and I was going to be late for my radiation.

One quick trip under the microwave and we got out of the hospital around 2:30. That's about 6 hours in the hospital :(

We ate an early dinner since we were starving and braved the traffic to get on the ferry. We ended up getting on the 6:20 ferry and getting home a little after 7:00. Talk about a long day! Hopefully next week will be uneventful, Amy and I have both decided that we don't need to spend another minute in the radiology department.

LIVESTRONG

Have a great weekend.

Week #4 is almost done!

One more day and week #4 is in the books. With one more week of treatment left I am really getting excited about going home. I got the results of the CT of my head and chest. The good news is that my brain is normal. My lungs on the other hand have multiple nodes. The largest is about 2.5 cm. Amy and I counted about 17 from what we saw, and we are not radiologists. I meet with a Sarcoma specialist next week and I hope to have a treatment plan or at least treatment options to choose from after that meeting. It may mean more surgery, more chemo, and maybe a clinical trial.

I don't know what my future holds, but I do know that I have a wonderful support system of family and friends. With their help I plan on fighting like hell.

LIVESTRONG - It's the only way to live

Another long day

Amy and I picked up the Pontiac this morning, everything seems to be working fine on it now. Kind of frustrating to pay $500 for a little electronic piece of plastic to be replaced.

We spent about 4.5 hours at the hospital. After my radiation I had to get a shot of procrit (red blood cell booster)and I was fit in for a head and chest CT. I may hear the results as early as tomorrow, I'll let everyone know what I find out. The reason they scanned my head too, was due to my request. I want to make sure that if I have tumors in my lungs that they are contained and not also in my brain.

LIVESTRONG

--Thanks to everyone who has sent me e-mails. Even if I don't respond to every one of them I do read them and they mean a lot to me.

Sorry

To have laid such a bombshell on everyone in my last post. But that's how it is, one day you think you have everything in control then you visit your doctor and everything changes in a heartbeat.

I'm not shaken, I'm still determined to fight like hell, and I plan on giving it everything I've got.

LIVESTRONG - Andrew