Second Place

Just so you know, the Mikey Man came in second in last night's tournament. So he did come home with a profit. His buddy Tim, however, continues to have the worst luck at cards we have seen in a while. Sorry Tim but out first? Twice? Dude.

Cath is still out. Life is much better. Also I would like to thank Stereodevil for helping me with the wifi router issue. Mom, next time you come out you won't need to hardwire to the Cat5 anymore. You can power up in your room.

No Sleep Last Night

But that's a good thing! Mike was up every hour to go to the bathroom. "Like a champ" was how he put it. So it looks like he's doing much better now and no catheter! Huge relief. What a week. So guess where he is tonight? Yup, playing poker. But no soda and no flask. Water!

Thank you to everyone for your prayers and well wishes.

Doctor's Apt. Today - Wed.

So the cath came out today but not with much progress. So we are playing a waiting game. It may have to go back. Interesting side note, Mike passed 2 blood clots. I'm thinking they are the blockage. It would explain the problem with the cath yesterday. I mentioned it to the doctor and he gave me the "isn't she cute, she thinks she knows anything" look. So I'll be doing my own research tonight.

Update

Another doctor's appointment tomorrow and most likely the cath will come out. Bladder spasms are making it difficult now to even use the cath. Bag is not filling but he's still managing to go so no ER visit this time. I'll update tomorrow when we know more.

Enlarged Prostate

So the verdict is an enlarged prostate. The surprise is how suddenly the whole thing happened. Not that slow, over time, kind of thing. So we try pills first. Then, if that does not work, we go for a laser surgical option.

Next appointment is on Wednesday. We'll know more then .

Again, thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers, and thanks Mom and Dad for all your help. A special thanks to my angels.

Doctor's Apt. Today

Urologist appointment today at 10:50 a.m. We will keep updating the blog on any news or change in Mike's condition. So far there is no consensus on what caused the blockage on Saturday. We hope to know more today. Might have to wait for lab results or CT scans. Again, I'll update the blog as soon as possible. Thanks everyone!

Trip to ER

So we had a little scare today. Mike needed a trip to the ER early this morning. He's fine now and they think it's just an infection. He is home and we will go see the urologist on Monday. I will let everyone know if there are any changes. Much love.

Poker Tourney at the Fiesta Henderson Take 2

And the Mikey man wins again! The regulars at the Fiesta are getting to really dislike poor Mikey. This time he was generous and agreed to split the pot three ways among the top three people so they did not get down to just one winner. So that was still $300. Nice. He may need to hire bodyguards.

Vacation - Comicon 2009

We actually made it to Comicon this year! You may or may not remember that last year we were stuck on the 5 Fwy for over an hour moving only 5 miles or so. We eventually gave up as the entire freeway had just been shut down. This year we made it. And the boys got to meet Peter Mayhew. For those of you who are not Star Wars fans, Mr. Mayhew played Chewbacca. He says for his audition all he had to do was stand up. He's 7'3" tall.