That was a helluva thing. Today was my bone marrow biopsy. It really sounds much worse than it is, or maybe not. My appointment was at 11:00, so I got there at 11:00. Ask my wife, I am very punctual. The first thing was a simple blood test, but it was about a 25 minute wait. So, at about 11:30 I am ushered back into the bone marrow biopsy rooms. I am not giving a detailed explanation of what they will do. I will spare my Apostle’s (my 12 readers) details. (Note: Yes, it is pretty detailed.) No drilling was involved, but there was a lot of twisting and pushing.
Month: November 2008
Your cancer is very important to us, please stand by…part deaux
Well, Monday was a big day. I had my first visit to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. I do like their tagline. “Making Cancer History” My head is still spinning with the amount of information that I was assaulted with. The doctor I met with is a Hodgkin’s specialist, so that is good. She went into a discussion on the differences between lymphocyte predominate Hodgkin’s and lymphocyte rich Hodgkin’s. I was looking at the really cool architectural features in the exam room. Wow. All the info on T-cells, B-cells, C120? and whatnot just about did me in. I held my own with Myers, but Fanale takes the prize. I was a deer in headlights.
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D-Day+13 weeks, South Beach beachhead
The beachhead is secured. The diet is going well. I have, at one point, lost 30 pounds. I have no idea where I am at right now. Do you really think I brought the scale with me on vacation? Lemme see….this week I have had fried shrimp, fried fish, french fries, rolls, baked potato, pasta, hamburgers, key lime pie, several margaritas, ice cream….need I say more. Yeah, I think I have gained some of the weight back. Do I care? Uhh…no. Should I care? Uh…no. That was just on the first day too! I am not bulking myself up for chemo, but I think I deserve to get off the wagon during vacation. I will get back on when I am home. Maybe I should rename the diet to the Dallas diet. You only diet when you are in Dallas. Good thing I work in Plano, live in Fairview…….
Tomorrow is a big day in this lymphomaniac’s life. I will hopefully learn if UT Southwestern is on target or not. My appt. is at 10, so therefore I show up at 8. Two hours to fill out paperwork? Wow. Sounds absolutely thrilling. I am hoping to catch a Southwest flight home at around 4ish, but who knows. I have the room for Monday night if I need it. Tonight I am having dinner with my Dad’s cousin. We just call her cousin Di. It is nap time now. Safe driving, Debbi.