I could not sleep the night before my trip to Pittsburgh. Things were racing through my head. Questions after question. “If I am stabilized, how long will it last? How can I get rid of my fatigue? Will I hit any road delays on the way down to the Center?. And so on. It was now 1:38 am and I was planning to get up at 3:00 am to be on the road by 3:30 am. I would do the trip solo again so Dee could bring home the bacon to support the “little ones” in college.
Well , I jumped into the shower at 2:45 am (first turned off the alarm so I would no wake Dee). I was right on time.
At 3:31 am I left the driveway and was on my way. The 292 mile trip went smoothly with no major road construction. I arrived an hour earlier (8:30 am) for my 9:30 appointment.I stopped by Joyce’s office to say hello. She gave me a big hug and asked how I was doing. I said, “fine”. We talked a little and then I excused myself to go to the outpatient receptionist to login.
They told me to have a seat until they could draw some blood. Since I was early there was no rush.They took some vials and then sent me to concourse D. The receptionist sent me to an examination room. This is where I would see Melissa, the physician Assistant to Dr. Kirkwood. She came in with a big smile and asked me how I was doing. I gave her the run down and then she proceeded to check me over. She was amazed that the tumor on my back had shrunk to a small scab with little height to it.
The course of action is to wait another 8 weeks and take another MRI and CT scan.They also wanted some more blood for research, so they took another 14 vials.
I left the center at 10:30 and I was back in Rochester around 3:30/4:00 pm.
That is it for now.
Jimmy B.
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