July 3, 2009

  • Quick update

    Posted by Stephanie 8:30 pm from the house

    Okay. *deep breath* This will again be a short post, because time is one thing Sammy and I have not had this week. We arrived back home from Houston late late late Wednesday night, and have spent the last two days getting everything ready here to head back to Texas first thing tomorrow morning. The price of plane tickets and rental cars have forced us into driving down to Houston in our own vehicle, though we are going to be saving some money this week by staying with our friends Joe and Sarah, who live not far from the medical center (yay!).

    I'm due to start chemo Tuesday or Wednesday, but before that, I'll have bloodwork and a PET scan Monday, and get a CVC line in as well. Methotrexate really only requires me to be in Houston for about 5 days total (till it clears my system), so after I've been given the all clear for this round, Sammy and I are packing up the car and heading to Myrtle Beach. July 11-18 is the Minge family vacation, and amazingly, it worked timing wise for us to go be with his family on vacation the week between MTX doses. I certainly won't feel as great as I'd like to, and won't get much time in the sun (that's a no-no on MTX), but I'm really glad we get to go. After that, it's back to Ohio to drop Sammy off so that he can prepare for band camp, and mom and I will head back to Texas for round two (geez, that's a lot of driving in the span of two weeks!). As for the treatment plan after that, it's still up in the air, and I promise the next chance I get to write (probably from the hotel tomorrow night), I'll provide the details on the new little bugger putting our life on pause.

    Off for now to finish packing. Figuring out how to fit everything we'll need into the car (since we're taking Sammy's bike too--gotta keep training) will be quite the puzzle. Back soon, night all.

    --Steph