Cancer Cookies

Summer informed me Saturday morning that her friend made me cancer cookies... on Wednesday... and that they were good ("I only had two.").  It has taken me way too long to understand that Summer needs words of affirmation to feel love.  I on the other hand HATE words of affirmation.  So having started this post mentioning the one and only thing Summer has done wrong these past two weeks, I need to spend some time telling everyone how very awesome Cancer Wife has been to me. 

We had an extended family cruise scheduled next week.  I am unable to attend, so CW is also staying home to take care of me (I tried to make her go, but she won't leave me).  CW did the entirety of packing the kids for the cruise, and CW carried the luggage down the stairs.  CW has also put the kids down by herself nearly every night, so I don't have to climb the stairs.  CW spent an entire day on the phone getting me into MD Anderson.  CW still does school with our children.  CW has been very awesome indeed.

Now back to me...

On Friday I had a morning CT and an afternoon PET.  I couldn't eat 3 hours before the CT, nor 6 hours before the PET.  This meant, I didn't eat all day until 4:00 PM.  This is a small price to pay for getting healthy.... BUT, at 1:30 the PET technician asked me, "Have you already done your CT?  Because we can do the CT at the same time as the PET."  In other words, I could have had breakfast!  

The PET scan involves a more energetic isotope than the one used during the bone scan.  I was informed that I should stay 6 ft from my children for a few hours but was safe to be around adults.  This was enough permission for me to still go see The Hobbit with my wife, children, and a couple of friends.  My children sat as far from me as possible, but my slightly hypochondriac friend sat next to me.  He nearly went into fits when his wife told him why I wasn't sitting with my kids, but as a testament to friendship he didn't switch seats with his wife.  I don't think my radioactive glow disturbed anyone during the movie.

On Monday I have my first appointment with my Oncologist, Dr. Benjamin.  He came highly recommended. Hopefully I will have some idea about what my treatment will entail.

On Tuesday I have my biopsy.  It is scheduled for the early afternoon, so either I don't eat until 4:00 PM again, or I wake up at 4:45 AM to have a small breakfast.  I love my sleep, so this is definitely a hard call.  Tuesday is also the day that my company gives raises and bonuses.  Hopefully this day doesn't suck on a number of levels.