I have been given a reprieve from treatments and I have been taking full advantage. Last week with my family in town we went on marathon field trips, ate some great food to celebrate my birthday, and Christian opened his wrestling gym(California Republic Academy of Wrestling). I began the Christmas vacation with a visit to the radiation oncologist and a PET scan. The oncologist drew diagrams to answer all my questions and was very informative. The radiation treatment will last from 5-7 weeks with appointments 5 days a week. Next up was the PET scan. I was injected with radioactive material(I should really be glowing now from all my radioactive injections) and then I laid back and took a nap while they scanned me from eyes to thighs.
After completing my tests I was ready to celebrate Christmas. We went to a wonderful service Christmas Eve at CCYL and then my mom made steak and lobster for dinner. It was presents galore for the kids and we were up late. The next morning we discovered that Santa had eaten the cookies and filled the stockings.
On Christmas day we spent time at Nana's eating and opening presents. Sally, Ron, and the boys arrived the day after Christmas and the adventures began. We went to the movies, In-N-Out, Sky High, the park(twice), the Getty, Haven Gastro Pub, Red Robin, paint balling...We were exhausted, but it was really nice. We also spent countless hours in Nana's kitchen talking and eating.
Did I mention how much we ate? The food was plentiful and delicious. My top three favorites were homemade guacamole(Sally Kim), Uncle Ron's Carbonara(yes, I picked out the bacon), and mac n cheese(Gastro pub). While eating all of those carbohydrates I have also been indulging in lots of salad with fresh fruits and vegetables. In case I have to go back for more chemo I am trying to stock up.
Well, my reprieve is almost up-I head to Houston next week for some tests-but I am going to enjoy feeling good right now. No needles, no doctors, no open backed gowns, no tubes, no poking, no prodding, and no medication. Hallelujah!
