Hello to those of you that haven't given up on checking in with the blog. Lots of people have told me they still check every day so I imagine it gets a little old when there's never an update!
Well, some news this week. I had another CT scan over the weekend and got the results on Tuesday; no new growth! The tumors are exactly the same size as they were on the last CT scan and that means that the chemo is continuing to work. It's as good of a result as we could have hoped for and we're very glad to receive it! Health-wise I have been tired a lot lately and taking many naps but overall I'm feeling pretty good. Sometimes I think I'm feeling good and try to do too much which tires me out but I am starting to get much better at keeping track of energy levels and trying not to exceed my daily capacity. The doctor would actually like me to start going to the gym again (won't be doing any cardio but there is an indoor walking/running track as well as a pool) so that will be interesting trying to get a work out in while not going too far. I see many more naps in my future...
We also got some very bad news this week; our plumbing is screwed up! The sewer line that takes waste water away has broken and we had a (luckily small) laundry room flood that was a pretty good indicator that something was really wrong. According to Mr. Rooter, we need to have the line replaced from the house to the sidewalk which not only means an expense of about $3800 but our front yard will be ripped up with a backhoe and will be one huge freaking mess come spring. Yuck and yuck. Making matters worse is the timing. Since they need to get permits from the city it sucks to be going into the weekend and it really sucks that it happens to be a holiday weekend. This means we might not get this resolved until Wednesday. Again, yuck and yuck.
In the near future, we are looking forward to seeing Regina and Emmett this weekend! Regina is one of Dave's good friends from school and Emmett is her newborn who we will be meeting for the first time. It will be pretty neat to have a baby in the house for a few days, I think we'll have a good time! I wish that we could offer full services to our house guests (as in, flush the toilet whenever you want or take a shower if you feel like it) but I know that Regina can rough it for a few days.
I got a lot of compliments about the cookies in the previous post and I am excited to bake some more ASAP. Place your orders now... :)
Wait! we paid 2700 2 years ago! Reeds plumbing I believe.
ReplyDeleteFirst part: That's so awesome! I was thrilled to hear it on TH when Dave told me and Stan was just as glad when I told him. I think the exercise will be great for you; get the endorphines flowing and maintain muscle mass.
ReplyDeleteSecond Part: Blergh. I am so sorry to hear that! We'll be glad to help with fixing the yard come spring since we had the same thing done just before we moved in tho it was the H2O line to the house. Plan on making cookies around Valentines day cuz we want to come over & help decorate! ;) See you soon & keeping my fingers x'd re: sewer line.
Thanks for the great update! I'm so happy to hear about these positive scan results. But I'm so sorry to hear about the sewer lines. Does this mean that you have no water this weekend until it gets fixed? Love to you both. xoxo
ReplyDeleteGreat news! I'm not ignoring the sewer part (crud!) but I like to focus on the positive. Good luck with the increased exercise and, in turn, napping schedule. Hugs to both of you.
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