Surgeon Appt. Wednesday, July 17th

Hi, it's me again...  The woman who keeps disappearing from the blog-writing!

Sorry.

My job is taking a toll on me.  I work in a place without air conditioning, and come home soaked and completely sapped of any resemblance of energy.  I sit and look at my lists and piles, and the next thing I know, I'm waking up with a sore neck!  Sheesh.

I need to do some rearranging and changing and prioritizing.  If I can only stay awake!

Rob and I went to the Olive Garden for our anniversary dinner (having been blessed by family members...).  He's never been there before, can you believe that?!  He loved it and ate a LOT!  Afterwards, we went to a very cool frozen yogurt place called Cool Yo, where you fix your dessert from a wide choice of flavors and toppings, and pay by weight.  It was great, but Rob had a HUGE creation of treats, and paying almost $12 for two desserts can't happen too often!  LOL!  But he enjoyed it, and that was the point.  Mission accomplished (thank you H&D!)!

July 2013

Tomorrow we finally will see the surgeon  -  I verified the appointment this afternoon to make sure it wasn't rescheduled again.  We've waited long enough on pins and needles, so to speak.  The doctor will do a "urethral wash," which will be as unpleasant as it sounds.  But he'll send the fluid he collects to pathology to see if there are any cancer cells present.  If you'll remember, some of the original cancer cells were found in the urethra.  Some of it was removed when they formed the ileal conduit, but some remains that they will have to continue to check.  So, even though our appointment is tomorrow, we'll have to wait for the pathology report to come in.  It's okay.  We're enjoying the time we've had away from all medical professionals.

Rob is still sleeping for long periods of time, and still dealing with sometimes daily headaches.  There is more 'pepper' returning to his colorless chemo hair, and he said the texture is much better now, too.  Yeah!  It's so nice not to have all that poison coursing through him.  He hasn't had any bloodwork in some time now, so we're not sure exactly where that stands.

He's doing better on his blood sugar, but still overdoing it on certain foods.  I know, the Cool Yo wasn't the best idea, but it was needed nonetheless.  Needed.  And enjoyed.  :)

I hope you have a blessed day and a blessed week.  I pray you have air conditioning, or at least a cool place to be during the hot weather that is upon most of us.

Okay, I've got to go now.  I've fallen asleep and had to erase typos several times already!

We love you all, and so appreciate everything about you.  Thank you, as always, for your continuing prayers.  I can't even explain what a blessing that you are to us.

I'll let you know more when we do.

In Love and Wrapped in Peace,

Cheri  ♥