The Day Before Chemo Treatment 6

Wow!  I can't believe it has been almost two whole weeks since I've posted anything on here.  A lot has happened in those two weeks, so let's get started!

After my last treatment, I returned to work on Thursday instead of taking the rest of the week off.  I paid for it because I came down with a small cold.  Luckily, I was seeing the oncologist on Monday anyway, so he gave me some antibiotics to help with what he thought was turning into a bronchial infection.  I feel better now and am preparing for treatment tomorrow.

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The school year officially ended on Thursday, so Ion Friday I found myself on the wrong end of the unemployment line.  Hopefully, it is just procedure and I should have my job back in the fall.  

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Friday night, Rachel and I went to the Hollywood Bowl for the 10th Anniversary of their Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.  It was a great night with great music and a guest appearance from Dame Edna.  The evening included performances from Trisha Yearwood and Josh Groban and concluded with John Williams directing the orchestra (to the Star Wars Theme) as fireworks shot off overhead.

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Saturday night, we had my mom, dad, brother, sister-in-law, & nephew over for Father's Day dinner.  I'll have pictures to post of some of the food selections later.  The menu included homemade sliders, chicken wings, and milk shakes.  A good time was had by all!

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As I said earlier, tomorrow is another treatment day for me.  If you've noticed, I'm now getting treatments on Mondays.  This is because we are flying out to Michigan on Wednesday.  We'll be there for a week and are looking forward to the relaxation that comes with vacation.  Hopefully the chemo & flight doesn't beat me up too much!  

I'll try to post at least an update on my blood counts either tomorrow or Tuesday, and as soon as I get the pictures I'll put them here...including one of my brother in a Laker shirt (long story).

-bw

The Chemotherapy Treatment: Day 5

Yesterday was my 5th Chemo treatment and today I'm feeling better that any other Chemo treatments. Blood counts before treatment continued to be good and my weight today topped the scales at 203.0 pounds, a new record.

Following treatment yesterday afternoon, I returned home and took a "nap" from 8:30-12:30. Luckily, I missed the end of the Laker game, preventing me from stressing out even more. Today was a very relaxed day of watching TV, playing computer games, and napping. Tomorrow I'm going to try to return to work--as of right now, I'm a "go."

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This last weekend was very draining & exciting. More exciting than draining. It started with a wedding rehearsal Friday night in Oceanside for my cousin's wedding, which I performed. We drove back home after dinner so we could pick up my pants that weren't wide enough on Saturday morning. We drove back to Oceanside on Saturday, had lunch with a friend, and then went to the wedding. After the reception, we drove down to San Diego to spend the night because we were attending another wedding Sunday morning.

Both weddings were outdoors & beautiful. We had a lot of fun hanging out with friends and family, and slept like babies Sunday night!

I hope to post pictures of the weekend later.

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My next blood count/dr appointment is next Monday, so probably more then. We have another funfilled weekend with seminars/meetings and a graduation celebration coming up. The following weekend is another grad party, Father's Day, and treatment on Monday. We fly out to Michigan for a week on the 23rd. School's gonna be out and life is just going to get busier!

-bw

The Blood Test

Just a quick update as it is getting late and I should be in bed with the BIG weekend I have coming up (more on that later, hopefully). My lab results from Wednesday looked good again. I honestly think they are just printing out the reports from the previous weeks, but maybe not. Oh yeah, I've gained 11 pounds. (Thanks, Dana).

-bw