Posts Tagged ‘blood work’

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Houston, Round 5 of Chemo

Just got back tonight from another visit to Houston. I flew down on Wednesday night on what has become the same set of flights as almost all of my visits to M.D. Anderson. Upon arrival I was given a gigantic, white police car (i.e. crown victoria) to drive around instead of the tiny economy I [...]

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Chemotherapy Starts Tomorrow

It’s been another crazy week… this one in preparation of starting chemotherapy tomorrow. Since I need someone closer than Houston to be overseeing me while on chemo, it took a lot of calling, a doctor appointment, prescription transferring, etc., to get me ready for to start. When I got back to work last Monday I had [...]

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The Plans for Houston

Just wanted to post a quick update to let you all know that I finally have plans set for my visit to Houston. Dad will be joining me this time. We’ll be heading down on Sunday the 18th, with appointments starting on Monday the 19th. I’ll be starting with standard blood work and moving on [...]

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Houston May 2009

I’m back from Houston — returning home on Saturday with Mom after an incredibly packed visit. Every last minute of it seemed scheduled, with 16 appointments spread across only two days at the clinic. It barely left room for Amy’s ice cream.
Over the past few weeks I had been doing a pretty good job of [...]

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Two Years Ago

Just wanted to wish you all a happy Valentine’s Day. It’s not a holiday I’ve celebrated much in it’s typical style, but for two years I’ve celebrated as the anniversary of my surgery. And about this time two years ago, I was getting back to my hospital room with my family after my successful surgery.
Mom [...]