Eight Weeks Later...

Thought I'd better get back to posting. The first class of my Computer Security course is almost done. The semester ends Sunday night. Yay. Looks like we will be going to SoCal for the Christmas weekend. Just a short trip. Mike's PSA is up to 31 again but at least he still feels OK. He's lost quite a bit of weight though.

Philip just got his driver's license today - Hooray! Now he can drive himself to work and back. On the down side, his insurance is nuts. Glad he's old enough to pay it himself.

The best news of all is that Mike is working again and we now have insurance for everyone. Huge relief.

Hope to see everyone in a week or two.

Long time no post

I'll try to do this with a list so it doesn't run too long.

• Mike's new medication is great. He feels good, his PSA is down to 17, he is off pain meds and driving.
• Philip is still waiting for word from MEPS.
• Gregory is doing pretty well in school. He's in 8th grade now.
• I am going back to school. Classes start Monday the 24th. Getting a certificate in Computer Security. Also learning new software to get me back up to speed on Technical Writing in the 21st century. About time.

Mike's New Diet

So, the doctor was plenty surprised by Mike's appearance today. I've been telling him for weeks that he's too thin. Does he listen to me? Oh, HAYELL NO! Well maybe now he will.

The doctor tells Mike that he has to start putting on weight and pronto. He insists that Mike start eating carbs. High calorie carbs. As in, a Krispy Kreme a day. He says, "Wait here a minute." He goes out into the nurses office area and grabs something and comes back in. He says, "I'm going to put you on the diet that all the doctors here use. It's called the M&M diet." He then takes Mike's hand and pours a bunch of peanut M&Ms from this candy jar into it. He tells Mike that he has to eat them all before he can leave the office!

So, you think next time he might listen?

PSA down to 22

Just a quick update: After about two weeks on his new medication, Mike's PSA has dropped to 22. Good news for sure.

Time to sell the RX-8

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Update

Mike is home and is now keeping down solid food. He even cooked last night with help from Philip. We have a doctor's appointment today and another one tomorrow so we will be getting at least some test results from prior to his hospital stay.

Mike has also started taking Zytiga. This is a very promising new drug and we are excited about it.

A big huge thanks to Dolores for coming out to help both last week and again for the week coming up. I couldn't have done it without you.

Home Tomorrow?

Looks like we may be able to get him home tomorrow (Thursday) if he can keep anything down. They found no ulcers whatsoever during the scope. The pancreatitis is going to be an issue though. He's still in a lot of pain and far from feeling better.