So all the big docs in town think I'm doing quite well. They're finally starting to see what my parents see all day long. :) :) Anywho, they might send me home this coming week and I'll get to come in Monday through Friday and do my radiation and rehab therapies out-patient style! I can't tell you how happy I am to hear that. I'll get to go home and see my best bud, Ladybug, and of course my sister, Brynn.

The radiation doc should be "mapping" my radiation treatment Wednesday, then I'll start treatment shortly thereafter. The plan is to have six weeks of radiation along with one chemotherapy medication. Again, this is only Mon-Fri and I don't have to stay overnight at the hospital. After that, I'll have four weeks off then I'll start my chemo cycles. This part is 48 weeks long, barring no complications or setbacks. There are two cycles, A & B. A requires a one-night hospital admission three times a month and B cycle requires a two-night hospital stay three times a month. The A & B cycles sort of rotate, though there are more A cycles than B. Not too bad, I think I can deal with it.

They're going to test my hearing frequently to be sure both the radiation and chemo are not damaging it too much. It may be affected somewhat from my treatment.

By the way, for those of you who know that my dad had cancer, this is in no way related to his cancer. Surprisingly, I did not inherit this from him. We just both happen to have a stroke of bad luck! That's okay, I'm tough like my daddy and I'll beat it too.