Our Cycle 16 Day 1 appointment...

...went without a hitch. Labs were pretty decent; even my magnesium was up a little. "Day 1's" of even numbered cycles are generally easy, not quite as easy as "Day 15's", but if nothing unusual is going on, pretty easy. It's the "Day 1's" of the odd numbered cycles when I usually have CT or PET scans scheduled that are normally the longest and hardest days. We make a point to have my port-a-cath flushed every four weeks, so that is done on the first day of each cycle. Anyway, we are thankful that everything went smoothly this visit.

I've been back on my cancer drug for four weeks now. When I first started it up again, I sensed that my terrible taste problem was coming back. However, it was hopefully a false alarm. I am enjoying eating more than I have in months; so much that I am no longer losing weight, but gaining. Excuse me for yelling, but I GAINED FOUR POUNDS IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS SINCE MY LAST VISIT!!!!! Many of you have petitioned God on my behalf in that area, so thank you! Now, I need to start doing enough physical stuff to burn off those excess calories I'm taking in. PRAISE THE LORD!

Back to work this past week...it wasn't too hard after the first day. I had hoped to stay for five or six hours and then maybe go home and take a nap, but we had a huge leak at the plant, so it turned out to be a twelve-hour day. I am just thankful I am again able to go back to work.

God is good...