Tuesday, May 1, 2007

1/2 Way Through 3rd month

Today was half way through the 3rd month and the clinic went pretty good, Dr. Randall was my Dr. and he wanted me to see a kidney specialist because my creatin level is still too high. I will have to wait on an appointment. I did a glofil test, drink iodine then get a shot of something I can't remember what he called it then drink 48 oz of liquid of choice within an hour. That was just the start of the test. I alternated from drinking 2 cups of liquid (tea) and having blood drawn then emptying my bladder, we did this 3 times. The purpose is to get an accurate account of what the kidney's are doing. This set us back several hrs so we canceled the chemo. Dr. Randall had said he thought my breathing problem was altitude related, we found out the altitude in Pampa is 3600 ft and Dallas is 500 ft. that is quite a difference and could just take getting reaclimated to. Sounds plausible to me. Donna & I had dinner with Patti & Mike as soon as we got to Dallas Monday evening then got lost going back to our motel, LOL, we did find our way so it wasn't that bad of an experience. We didn't see that many "family" members but the ones we saw were doing fine, Brother Bill had a huge smile on his face so I knew he felt good inside and out. Word was that Mike Cooper wasn't looking too good but that's all we got and we don't have a phone # to call them or an address at Twice Blessed House to go see him & DeAnn. I will try to contact him next week. That's it for another week. Donna didn't sleep well last nite and is exhausted, so she went right to bed after putting my meds together and believe me that's a chore. Thanks for your prayers & support. Love always Mike & Donna

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