Chemo 2.3 A small victory

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We came back to Houston Sunday. Yesterday was all about tests, blood, CT, and chest X-ray. Some good news there. When we saw the doctor today, she said that there had been no growth in any of the nodes and some had even shrunk. They seem to be really concerned about how I’m feeling about all of this as if I’m in denial or something. I’m not in denial, it just doesn’t bother me yet. Besides, how can you be bothered about no growth? What bothers me is being so tired for a week or so. I have lost 5 lbs. this time, mostly due to not eating much for the week after the last round. I got chewed out for that. The doctor said I was looking like Ichabod Crane. After the doctor we checked into the chemo area for 2.3 and were pleasantly surprised when after about 30 or 40 minutes I was called in to get started. My original time to start had been 5:45 which was going to have to put us in a cab to get back to the hotel. About 3 hrs. later I was finished and we were headed back to the hotel in the shuttle. The hotel we stay in has a kitchenette since we don’t really like to get out and drive around looking for restaurants and it’s a lot cheaper to fix our own meals. Besides, after 13 years on the road we kind of got used to doing it this way.

I’m still losing hair at a rate I’m not crazy about, but considering the alternative I guess I’ll take bald over assuming room temperature. One of the nurses mentioned going ahead and cutting it all off, which I will do eventually, but not until I look like one of those guys doing a comb over. It’s just a little disconcerting to see hair everywhere, the brush, the sink, the tub, and even in my plate.

Three more treatments over nine weeks to go.

I had started another blog about hair, but I felt that sharing this with everyone was probably more of what y’all might want to hear.

A huge thank you to all of you for your prayers. It means more to me than any of you will ever know.