Update

This afternoon Don had a check-up with Dr. Regenstein. I had to run by my office before we went to the doctor's office to drop something off and Don came with me. We had a nice visit and the girls all said how great he is looking!

When we got to the doctor's office the nurse asked Don a list of questions regarding his side effects from the Nexavar. Out of about 20 questions the only side effect he has is trouble sleeping. The nurse could not believe he had no side effects to speak of. His blood pressure, heart rate and temperature were all fine. Dr. Regenstein stuck his head in and said he was running two hours behind and said since Don was doing so good he would just see us in a month! He gave Don a quick exam to check his neurological signs and check for fluid in Don's legs and we were on our way. As we walked down the hall Dr. Regenstein was rubbing Don's back telling him how great he was doing!! Sadly, this can mean only one thing...I'll be going back to work soon.

That's A Lot of Medicine!

This week Don started his second three month prescription of Nexavar - have you ever seen such a large pill bottle? We would have never thought a prescription could make us happy, but considering we did not think he would complete the first three month prescription, starting this new one is GOOD NEWS!!! I'll let you know when he starts prescription No. 3!! Our blessings continue.

It's Starting to Get Old!!

We started the day at the dentist's office again today - I have lost track of how many times we have gone to see him in the last two weeks. Today Dr. Schellhaas had good news- the extraction site is healing and he will see Don again Friday. Don is still having some pain but is no longer taking pain medication which makes him happy. Our living conditions are a little more pleasant as well!

After running some errands we went to the Olive Garden for lunch and then home for a nap!

Oldest Friend, Ever!

Tonight we had a visit from my oldest friend, Helen Trahan. I have known Helen since we attended Kindergarten together at John Dibert Elementary School on Orleans Avenue in New Orleans. I believe the year was 1964 - 44 years ago! Helen had a big announcement and asked us to save the date for her wedding, February 13, 2010. She will marry her long-time fiance, Steve, during a cruise around the Hawaiian Islands. This will be the first marriage for both of them - Congratulations Helen and Steve.

I took Helen's picture with Don to post on the blog and it disappeared! I know it was there because I took two of them and she saw them both and gave me the okay to post one. Lord only knows what happened to the pictures and this can only mean one thing...she's got to come back. Head on back to Kenner, Helen...and bring your smile!

I Am NOT An Invalid!

You never know where you are going to find him!
Due to our hot
water heater being located at the back of our house, we wait a long time for hot water to reach the kitchen. We saw a way to solve this problem, a small hot water heater that fits under the sink that delivers immediate hot water! Anyone who knows Don knows that he does not like to wait, so this gadget was of great interest to him. We purchased it, brought it home, and talked about it for a week. I wanted to hire a plumber to install it and Don did not. This morning he got the directions out and was getting the parts together to install it - as usual having it his way. I was a little upset as I don't think he needs to climb around under cabinets and crawl around on the floor. I continued to protest and he looked at me and emphatically said, "I am NOT an invalid - please let me do what I think I can do." Well, I could NOT argue with that!! I guess if he feels up to doing something I should just let him do it. Hopefully he'll finish it today and our wait for hot water will be over.

Back to the Dentist

Once again, we started our day at the dentist's office. Don's tooth continues to bother him so we went back to have the packing changed. Don seems to have gotten some relief but did need a pain pill after lunch. I spoke to the dentist and he said it looks like it is healing but it will just take some time before these problems are solved. I think it has something to do with his chemotherapy, I am just looking forward to this all being behind him.

When we left the dentist we went to buy a new mailbox - this was a must as the one we have is a little rickity and our mail lady told Drew we had to do something about it. So, we ordered a bronze colored one that will be cemented into the ground and hopefully will not be rickity. I'll post a picture as soon as it is installed.

After that we went shed shopping - who knew there were so many choices??? We did not purchase one because we had to make a final decision on the type of door, windows, vents and other features. Hopefully, we will decide and then wait until they can line us up for installation. I think I am done with decisions for now.

Hello From the Girls!

Today I had lunch at the Ugly Dog with the girls from my office. We had a good time talking about things from the past and catching up on the recent office happenings. In this picture sending Don a big hello are top row, left to right Susan, Shawn and Lauren and the bottom row left to right, MiLisa, Mary, and Rekena. Thanks for a fun afternoon girls...we need to do it again, soon!!