DocRags
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Well, I promised an update on Erags, so here it is: To recap the situation, we were on our spring/summer journey West, on our way to SITR, when Erags got sick in Cheyenne WY and ended up in Hospital #1. Not just a little sick, but major sick...as in resulting in a mad 1700 mile dash home to go into Hospital #2, where surgery was performed after a relatively rare cancer (mantle cell lymphoma) was diagnosed. He managed to spend twelve days in the hospital...including my birthday as well as most of our anniversary before being discharged home. He had the most beautiful flowers delivered to our room on my birthday...I could be the first non-patient, non-employee with a flower delivery in a patient's room! :thumbup: Our time home was but a brief reprieve, because the doctors at home referred him to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston (Hospital #3) for a consultation. We spent four (outpatient) days there getting all sorts of tests done; we actually met another SpyderLover's parents in the hospital lobby 
pray:
ray:ray: going up for them, as well). Erags was in hog-heaven in Houston, managing to eat at three Triple D (Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives) eateries in two days:bbq::bbq::bbq:. We had a few quiet days at home before returning to see the local oncologist for hospitalization. We managed to get in some :spyder2: riding and had a :spyder2: riding group lunch at a local restaurant the day before hospital admission. Erags was admitted to our local hospital again for Chemo Round #1 on Aug. 13th. He's on a very aggressive chemo regimen, with an immunotherapy drug as well as six chemo agents (4 for 5 days, 2 for 4 days), plus whatever drugs are needed to counteract the various poisons he's getting. He will be in-patient for a minimum of 9 days for each round of chemo, (possibly more if his blood counts drop too much) with 3 or 4 cycles to be done before repeating tests to see if more chemo is needed. I've got my own hospital bed in his room (I just need to make sure they don't think I am the patient!)
We're still planning on seeing where things are at when it comes time for Lamont's BBQ...if it's right before Cycle #2 begins (when his counts should be highest) and we can figure out where daily bloodwork could be drawn and the doctor agrees, we'll come to Tennessee. If we can't manage that, or if he's just not up to it, then we have Spyderfest 2013 pegged as our next Spyder event. :yes::yes: He should hopefully be in remission by then and off medication. We're on Chemo Cycle One, Day Two now and he's tolerating things well. :thumbup: His appetite is (still) great. Nurses and staff are wonderful.
We thank all of you for your support and prayers; hope to see everyone soon. Be safe when you are riding. Cherish each day...there's no telling what roadblocks lie ahead in this journey called Life. BTW, Bruiser...thanks for noticing our absence lately. I was pulling a CyncySpyder disappearance! :roflblack:
pray:ray:ray: going up for them, as well). Erags was in hog-heaven in Houston, managing to eat at three Triple D (Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives) eateries in two days:bbq::bbq::bbq:. We had a few quiet days at home before returning to see the local oncologist for hospitalization. We managed to get in some :spyder2: riding and had a :spyder2: riding group lunch at a local restaurant the day before hospital admission. Erags was admitted to our local hospital again for Chemo Round #1 on Aug. 13th. He's on a very aggressive chemo regimen, with an immunotherapy drug as well as six chemo agents (4 for 5 days, 2 for 4 days), plus whatever drugs are needed to counteract the various poisons he's getting. He will be in-patient for a minimum of 9 days for each round of chemo, (possibly more if his blood counts drop too much) with 3 or 4 cycles to be done before repeating tests to see if more chemo is needed. I've got my own hospital bed in his room (I just need to make sure they don't think I am the patient!) We're still planning on seeing where things are at when it comes time for Lamont's BBQ...if it's right before Cycle #2 begins (when his counts should be highest) and we can figure out where daily bloodwork could be drawn and the doctor agrees, we'll come to Tennessee. If we can't manage that, or if he's just not up to it, then we have Spyderfest 2013 pegged as our next Spyder event. :yes::yes: He should hopefully be in remission by then and off medication. We're on Chemo Cycle One, Day Two now and he's tolerating things well. :thumbup: His appetite is (still) great. Nurses and staff are wonderful.
We thank all of you for your support and prayers; hope to see everyone soon. Be safe when you are riding. Cherish each day...there's no telling what roadblocks lie ahead in this journey called Life. BTW, Bruiser...thanks for noticing our absence lately. I was pulling a CyncySpyder disappearance! :roflblack:
