Wednesday, April 29, 2009

4/29/09

I had a cold that took longer than I would have liked to get over. I am praying the swine flu will stay out of CO. That virus is a mess. I made a Target run before heading to Home Depot to pick up the purse size and desk size hand sanitizer. And since I'm so paranoid about H1-N1 and MRSA I've added more hand washing into my day. These were two of the highlighted topics on Oprah's show yesterday.

I did stop by theHome Depot for flowers. Here's to hoping the plants and flowers don't die on me this season. I purchased a Topsy Turvy tomato planter to see if tomato plants really can grow upside down. After trying to grow tomatoes last year and I tried 3 times, my confidence is shaky.

Tomorrow will be the beginning of round 11 of chemo, I think. Of course I'll be checking with my doctor to confirm. This is probably a good call since I have gotten the end dates to quarterly MRI's and radiation wrong. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I've got the number of the round correct.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

4/15/09 Later the same day

I realized that tonight is my last night with my laptop. Or I should say with Avnet's laptop. I was secretly hoping they would forget I had it. I have to surrender everything I have tomorrow at Noon. The trick will be figuring out how to deliver it without a case. I turned the company case in ages ago. Gosh I hope they didn't forget that. Of course the laptop has issues. The battery no longer holds a charge and I'm hoping that won't be a problem.

Derek has assured me he has a laptop I can use. My guess is that it won't have wireless and I'll need to be plugged in somewhere. It's better than nothing so I'll stop bitching.

4/15/09

D.C. was amazing. I'm so glad we went. I survived bicycling at night for a couple hours and I didn't end up with teary red eyes like I thought. Which makes me wonder what is wrong with my emotion chip. We visited all of the memorials and the Holocaust museum. Derek is an excellent tour guide. Our days were well planned and entertaining. I learned so much while I was there that I didn't want to leave. FDR, his wife, Thomas Jefferson, and Lincoln were amazing individuals. When we left I realized I wanted to learn more about them and their situations. It makes me wish I had paid more attention in my civics class back in high school. It was a good reminder that these tough times we are in will pass. And I expect we'll all be better for it. From a visual perspective the tulips and cherry blossoms were gorgeous. I think Derek needs to be nervous about my possible flower shopping over the next couple weeks. I want the front of my home to look that good.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

4/7/09

It seems like everything makes me cry. Example, Kenny being killed on South Park or every time the Star Spangle Banner plays I quickly start digging for tissue in my purse. It isn't limited to music. I cry if someone was mean to someone else on t.v. or an article in the paper tells about someone being hurt. It started a year ago. Since "Fred" I like to think my sensitivity chip has been upgraded. Thanks "Fred"! It's the gift that keeps on giving.
I'm bring this up because Derek and I are going to D.C. on Thursday for mini-vacation and I'm preparing myself for the crying I will likely be doing. I'm very excited to go and at the same time I'm trying to be realistic about my sensitivity level. All of those memorials, and the Holocaust museum? I'm not even going to bother trying to bring enough tissue with me. My best bet will be to find the closest convenience store and buy a boxes of tissue.

Monday, April 6, 2009

April 6th

My bad. I was supposed to write on Friday after my appointment with my oncologist. Friday's meeting was to review my MRI scan on Wednesday April 1st. My doctor was running an hour and fifteen minutes late which made me a little late getting home and tired.

"Fred" has not reappeared. The chemo must be doing it's job. I would celebrate with everyone right now except I'm so darn tired from taking chemo round 10. I've got 2 days and 2 more rounds of chemo and I'll be done. I'm so happy.

I've got a story to share. Again I managed to trick myself into thinking that April 1st was the last of my quarterly MRI's. Wrong again. I was informed I will still have 1 more year of quarterly MRI's after my chemo ends. Then I'll move into the phase of fewer MRI's a year.
During my meeting I asked about "Fred" coming back and where it would likely show up. If "Fred" comes back he'll show up along the frontal portion of my right brain. Well...what's left of it. Luckily we know that I am left brain dominant, meaning they can scoop more out of the right side if they need to.

For the most part I feel good. My biggest worries lately are what to make for dinner and have I gotten to the gym.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

April 1 2009

This morning I went in for my 4th follow-up MRI. I won't see the results until Friday afternoon. As far as MRI appointments go this one was the best. I checked in, waited less than 5 mins and was called back to the 2nd waiting room. Next I was passed over to a nurse who put in my IV on the first try. The MRI took exactly 28 mins and I was out of the hospital doors on my way home by 9 a.m. It's the little things that make me happy.

Colorado weather cracks me up. At 3:20 today it started snowing and I heard thunder. In a matter of 5 minutes it went from light snow to white out conditions. Just in time for rush hour. No April fool'en.