Almost there....

Well this Thursday is my last chemo treatment and I was really considering not doing it. Last treatment (#11) I had a fever for like 4 days afterward and pretty much felt terrible. Also the veins in my left arm are really getting a bit sore. My right arm has a nice 6 inch blood clot in one of the veins. I had an ultrasound done and it seems to be ok. It will disspate on its own but I guess it will take a few months.

So anyway, my scan results from a couple weeks back are good. They showed me the before and after and there is a very noticeable difference in the size of the mass in my chest. I really didnt know exactly what I was looking at but the doctor said she was very pleased and surprised by the results. Thats a good thing.

So one more treatment this week and hopefully my arm and body hold up and everything goes smoothly. Next will be another CT and PET scan followed by a couple weeks of radiation. The doc says the radiation is pretty low dose and the side effects are minimal. Maybe a sore throat she says. I hope it all goes well and I can be finished just before we move into the house on the 25th of April!!

Thats pretty much all Sarah and I can think about right now. We are both very excited and maybe a bit overwhelmed by the money we have to spend to furnish and outfit the house. Luckily Uncle Sam has a nice incentive this year for first time homebuyers.

Sorry for the lack of pictures on here. I was hoping to make it a bit more multimedia.....oh well. I'll try to get some on here soon. Hope everyone is well. Take care.

The new house...

10 down, 2 to go...

Well I am in the last month of chemotherapy and cannot wait for it to all be over. This weekend was a little rough but I also kind of over did it. We looked at a few more houses this weekend and then Sunday we signed our first offer!! The house is very nice. The owners put a lot of money into it and the asking price is very reasonable so all the better for us. They countered back yesterday but we'll see how they like our second offer. I think we'll get it though. How could you not like Sarah and I (it was for sale by owner)!!! Anyway, that is very exciting and it looks like if everything goes according to plan we will be in our new house at the end of April. I tell you what, May is going to be a very good month. Can't wait to buy my first barbecue!! Hope everyone who reads this is well and I wish I had the time and money to come visit you all. Take care.