WE ARE IN HOUSTON again for that time we’ve been waiting to kick off…
WE ARE FIRING UP THE BLOG for a couple of days at the request of our daughters, family and friends. Dicky is doing the typing with editorial oversight from Kim. It still seems a good way to get the most information to the most people in the shortest amount of time. It also allows us the opportunity to give the info to a typing daughter who can post when we can’t get to the keys.
THAT ALL SAID, we are not expecting anything out of the ordinary on this trip to M. D. Anderson, but since there are more tests and there is a meeting with Dr. Yao, we figured there would be more to tell. Thanks in advance for your prayers and your desire to keep up with this with us.
THIS TRIP is a combination of: [a] the last few tests prior to the starting of the clinical trial described thoroughly in earlier blog posts, [b] a meeting with Dr. Yao to get the results of the CT scan and Octreotide Scan from the August trip, and hopefully, [c] the first of the 24 Lanreotide shots for the clinical trial.
THE MDA SCHEDULE this week is as follows:
> Wednesday, September 16, 2009
· Ultrasound at 7:30 a.m. [NPO 8 hours prior to that—the reason for our arrival Tuesday night.]
· Resting EKG about an hour after that.
· “Fluid” collection is a 24-hour thing that started this morning at 7:00 a.m.
> Thursday, September 17, 2009
· Dr. Yao appointment at 10:00 a.m. , which normally is a 1- to 2-hour waiting thing.
· Lantreotide/Placebo shot at 12:00 noon. Remember we have a 50/50 chance that the shot Kim is getting is not the actual drug for the clinical trial.
We plan on returning to Ruston after the shot Thursday. This post is coming right after the Wednesday events were completed. All but the ongoing “collection process” is done for the day. Kim will be able to eat normally today, uh, except for the things off of the list for eating today—like tomatoes, avocado [goodbye Mexican food!], eggplant, plums, bananas, walnuts, pineapple and CHOCOLATE.
Thanks for your interest and your prayers. As always feel free to pass the blogspot on to anyone who might be interested, and feel free to post your thoughts here or to heaven or shoot an email to jrlove@gmail.com or kimclove@gmail.com. We are checking in at all those places!
We'll post something after our meetings tomorrow.
6 comments:
OH MY GOSH- NO CHOCOLATE--they must be into torture techniques in Houston! Praying for you both!
My prayers continue for all of y'all. As does my love....
Roz
I am praying and wish I was there with you!
Much love to you both,
gail
Kim -
I hope you get the real stuff and it does as touted!
Sue and I are always thinking about you, and I'm always remembering my "good" times in Ruston! I couldn't have made it without Dicky's and your support!
Thanks for always being there for me - and the rest of the people who love you!!
C²
Hey! we will be praying for you all!
Again, thanks so much for keeping us in the loop! That no chocolate business stinks!
Britt (mark,too!)
Hi. Thanks for information. We are praying!!! Tracy and Chris
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