finally got the OK...

...we are just a few hours away from starting the chemo. the last doc finally was in and said that it was ok to proceed. i wish we would have been keeping track of exactly all the docs that gave their 2 cents. (we will probably be able to get a better idea once the hospital bills start rolling in...).

at about 5pm last night tim was upgraded from a CLEAR liquid diet to a FULL liquid diet. instead of clear soup broth he gets cream soup and instead of jello he gets pudding and instead of juice he gets milk. (he was not overly impressed, but he did attack the pudding cup....)

they are supposed to move him up to SOFT foods sometime today. he is still dreaming of his first cheese pizzza. (still a little doubtful if that falls under SOFT foods but we are getting closer).

this is when the rubber meets the road...even though we have gone through many many many chemo's...it is still very stressful for tim. the fear of the unknown...new chemo means new side effects to deal with...keep us in your prayers.

the PET scan showed that in addition to the original mass in the left arm tim also has a few spots in his left chest area and a couple spots on the left side of his neck. the doc seemed ok with these locations...no major organs and no liver involvement...

well...gotta go catch a few winks...6am comes quick.

thanks for checking in.

(tim and) tammy