Update after latest chemo -still good news

Had chemo trial treatment yesterday. Dr. says everything still looks good. CA-125 is at 8, she can't feel any signs of growing tumors. I get my next CT scan in about a month.

Took the kids to Pagosa Springs last week. They had fun snow boarding while I read a book in the lodge (had headache and knee is not in great shape.)

My parents are now here visiting. Dad seems to have the flu and is down for now. Hopefully is on the uphill.

Kids are enjoying the "chill" time away from school. Jodi still has wrestling practice every morning, but has rest of day for play - no homework!

Wish everyone a great holiday and hope for a fun 2010!

Latest check-up

I saw the Dr. on Wednesday, and all is still good. My CA-125 is 9, and no sign of tumors.
Had cycle 12 of the Avastin trial. I found out there are 22 cycles (every 3rd week) instead of the 16 I had thought. So, I'll be having chemo until mid summer.

Good news

Hi faithful supporters.

I'm not updating as often because I don't have much happening. I get blood draws every week, CT scans every few months, Acupuncture is now about every 3 weeks, physical therapy to try and fix my back is ongoing a couple times each week, and chemo (avastin trial) is every 3 weeks with a exam and meeting with the oncologist.

Today was a chemo day, and I got good news from the doc. My CT scan from last week she said looks "perfect", and my CA-125 (blood marker) is still 8 - good number. All looks good right now. (I just typoed and had "Ass looks good now!" I really wouldn't know, 'cause my head doesn't go back that far! Good for a laugh.)

I'm back at LANL 1/2 time and doing ok. Having trouble getting my brain around the work - but am told that is typical at LANL now days.

Take care
Breathe
Enjoy Life

Update

Hi all.

I've gotten pretty bad at keeping up this blog. I've got a good excuse - better than the dog and the homework. The chemo brain must have misplaced my knowledge of having a blog. My cousin, Cheryle (named after me!), told me about the blog. So, here I am writing.

I went to Albuquerque for treatment today. So many wigs! The one other patient who always wore hats suddenly had shoulder-length hair. Now, I know she couldn't grow it that fast! Just 3 weeks ago she was totally bald and I had the fuzz of a chia pet. Now, I have eye brows, nose hair, etc., and she was still without eye brows.

Anyway. The doc said all is looking good. My CA-125 is still at 8, and my red and white blood counts are up. Yipee!

Other news.
My parents are the proud adoptive parents of a 3 yr little poodle. They treat her better than they treated me at that age! She is cute, adorable, white, and very spoiled. Dad takes her for lots of walks, plays tennis ball catch with her, and sleeps on the floor next to her during lightening/thunder storms. Mom cuddles, and feeds her.



I'm learning to play bridge (cards - like poker without the money) with my cancer friends. It is great getting together. Some day we will figure out how to play without telling everyone what is in our hands.

Got to go. Getting that headache that comes on the day of chemo. Am also on a steroid high, so will be awake tonight and like a pregnant mother on due date tomorrow.

Cheri

down with the flu

The Dr. thinks it is H1N1 - most of LA has had it. My symptoms are sore throat, cough,headache
(could be the avastin - chemo drug giving the headache), run down feeling. Got lots of drugs to combat this and am tying to take it easy. I'm not good at this! Good thing this is a mild case.

Jodi is off at a Youth Group CON this weekend, so I'm using her room for refuse and her notebook to type this. It is really hard to type on the smaller keyboard.

Updating on my condition/progress

Hi.

Had my 8th treatment (8 more to go) and visit with my Dr. yesterday. CA-125 is still down (8) - WOW, this is an "8" moment. Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket and choose all "8s"! - but my liver function tests are high. Got an ultrasound and it didn't show anything, so we'll just keep an eye on the blood tests.

My strength comes and goes, for the most part I'm doing well. I'm told I will probably never get back to the full energy level of pre-cancer - good thing I started with being a "high-energy" person.

Current symptoms I'm having are not too bad, just a bit irritating.
Head aches
Neuropothy - pain in feet mostly, some in hands
High Blood pressure
Upper spine pain
Insomnia
and the infamous "Chemo brain"

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Signs and symptoms of chemo brain may include:

• Being unusually disorganized
• Confusion
• Difficulty concentrating
• Difficulty finding the right word
• Difficulty learning new skills
• Difficulty multitasking
• Fatigue
• Feeling of mental fogginess
• Short attention span
• Short-term memory problems
• Taking longer than usual to complete routine tasks
• Trouble with verbal memory, such as remembering a conversation
• Trouble with visual memory, such as recalling an image or list of words

Signs and symptoms of cognitive or memory problems vary from person to person and are typically temporary, often subsiding within two years of completion of cancer treatment.

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The Dr. wants to wait another couple treatments (end of October) before thinking about releasing me for work. Hopefully I can gain strength and get a better handle on how to work around the brain function issues.

Thanks to all of you for the wonderful support.

Good news from Dr.

Went for chemo yesterday and got some good news. My CA-125 is down to 7, and my latest CT scan does not show any cancer tumors. The chemo seems to be doing it's thing. I'm now on the 2nd phase of the Avastin trial. Hpefully I'm an getting the real drug and it will keep the cancer from growing.

All is well.

6th Chemo treatment

Had 6th Chemo treatment yesterday. Went well.
I was feeling a bit nauseous and continue to have neuropathy mostly in my feet and some in my hands.
Other than that, feeling pretty good. Do have a case of "Chemo Brain" and bit of disorientation and can't concentrate well. Probably the chemo and the path I'm using.

My check up with the DR. went well. My CA-125 is down to 9 (normal). I get scans in the next couple weeks, should show if any cancer growth - most likely not.

This is my last treatment with all 3 drugs. Starting next will just be Avastin or the placebo.

Thanks for the wonderful Surprise Party

I wish to thank all of you who helped make my surprise party a good time. I kind of knew something was up, but had no idea so many people would be there to help celebrate my 50th.
(Hard to believe I'm so old - isn't it!?)

Thanks so much.
Cheri

Here are comments about me from Mary Erwin (Theresa's sister)
Cheri's idea of fine dining is noodles with "butter".

Cheri is 50 years old and still orders from the children’s menu at Lopez. Now she will get both the kid’s deal and a senior citizen discount? Lopez may end up paying for her to dine there!

Never discuss home improvement projects with Cheri. At a party on Saturday night my wife discussed her thoughts about laying tile in our bathroom. The next afternoon Cheri had tiled the bathroom and was just finishing up the grout by the time we got home from church. Tim the Tool man has nothing on this chick!!!

Never let Cheri help you pick out a pet. She must have thought we were lonely when she brought us the psycho schizophrenic dog from the "Espanola dog lady" When you took this animal for a walk it would lay down in the middle of the street and you would have to drag it home on its back. Most dogs get hit by the car first before you have to drag them from the road. Cheri thought this dog was the pick of the litter!!!

Obviously the "odd couple" was her favorite TV show when she was a kid. And Felix Unger was her idol. When I first moved to NM we stayed with Cheri and I remember at dinner I had left my plate on the table to check on my infant son Luke. 5 minutes later when I returned to the table my plate was gone and already washed and put away in the dishwasher. This happened on several occasions so I had to adjust. Cheri could never understand why I took my plate with me to the bathroom at Thanksgiving.

Along those same Felix Unger lines, Cheri is the only person we know who not only cleans out the dryer lint vent before every load, but also uses the dust buster every time to pick up any lint that falls on top of the dryer.

She thought that one baby blanket on the floor a few weeks after
Jodi was born signified that she was letting the housework get
completely out of hand.

Cheri refuses to let any food be thrown away. She will clean the
plate of all children (I’m not sure, but she has probably even eaten
baby food), and no matter how little is left, will save it for later
in Tupperware in the fridge.

She thinks the best place to find the newest fashions is at Casa Mesita.

Cheri was relegated to traveling long distances at night even before
the kids were born so she would sleep and not need to make a rest
top every hour due to her tiny bladder.

She is most definitely a morning person if there ever was one. Once
she’s awake, whether it’s 4 a.m. or 7 a.m., she gets up. No lounging
in bed for her.

Cheri always has a cause. During the difficult time at Los Alamos
regarding scientist Wen Ho Lee spy case I recall Cheri wanting to
put a "Free Ho Lee" pronounced (frijoles) bumper sticker on her
little brown Spitfire. No place but America can you have a little
honky techno-lesbian riding in a beamer car declaring freedom for a
foreign national in the name of Mexican cuisine!!

We love you Cheri, as wish we could be there to help you celebrate
the big 50. We will drink a beer for you in Germany and toast your
birthday. The Erwins

My birthday surprise

Well, it didn't turn out the way I had hoped. Maneesha and Kiran worked for a few hours painting my head with Henna - it is supposed to be a temporary tattoo, to last a few weeks.




AFter painting on the henna, they put a solution of lemon juice and sugar on the painted parts to help it set, then I slept with the paint on. The next morning I used a butter knife to scrape off the paint and the red henna was supposed to show up after a day.

Well, it didn't quite work - looks like I have a bunch of birth mark splotches on my scalp.

The designs were so pretty and Kiran spent a lot of time designing, then painting. I appreciate the effort.

We thought I would start a new fad and many of you would shave your heads just so you could have henna tattoos painted on!

Finally - a new post. I'm now of age!

Now I am officially AARP age! They let me sign up a few months ago - in anticipation of my 50th.

To catch you up since my last posting -

I never quite felt recovered between chemo #4 and #5. Went into #5 feeling bad and didn't get the typical steroid high the following day. However, after a few days of feeling sick and feeling down after #5, I decided I would no longer feel sick, sore, ... and no longer be down. It worked!

I'm feeling good and have had a great birthday.
I'm celebrating the way Jamie does - over several days and possibly weeks.

Beth took me to Ojo Caliente hot spring on Sunday. My first time there. Soaked in some spring holes, smeared mud all over my body and let it dry, had a hot oil/rock massage, and ate a great meal at the Ojo restaurant. I would highly recommend it.

Tuesday night, Maneesha and Kiran Chitanvis helped me with my Brithday surprise - I'll tell and show you this later - it's a surprise!

Today started with me driving past this sign on the overpass.

Thanks Theresa!

Then I got to The Cottage and Susana and Beth had a Pena Colada smoothy and brownies (no nuts) ready for me. They put candles on the brownies and lit them - boy what a fire 50 candles makes! After I blew them out, the brownies were multi-colored with wax - made for interesting texture.

Followed that with a field trip to the Bradbury Science Museum with the Cottage kids to see Star Lab. On the bus ride back, I'm told to look at the "White Rock".

Thanks Annika and Kayla!


The only "kinda drag" thing today is that my oncology nurse called (while I'm on the field trip with a bunch of young germ incubators) to tell me my blood counts are way down and I'm supposed to stay away from germs, start taking antibiotics, and not eat any fresh foods. No sushi!

My kids (Jodi and Jamie) are up in the Jemez at camp until Friday, so Friday night I get to celebrate some more by going to dinner. SHH, now don't tell anyone this part, but I think my brothers and sister-in-laws are coming out from Texas to surprise me. Let's pretend we don't know.

Then, who knows what will happen after that!

Doing ok

Made it through the week after chemo treatment #4. I'm finally getting strength back on day 9 - not too bad. The nausea patch and different intravenous med seemed to work well. I was able to do the Relay for Life. It was fun, but also a bit weird being a "cancer survivor".

The family got back from Ireland. Had a good time - even got sunburned! (I'm wondering if they REALLY went to Ireland.) They said things were a bit rushed. They saw a lot and didn't get much down time. The LA Rugby team beat one Irish team and scared off another. Jodi said the clinics were really good.

Happy Independence Day everyone! If you are at Overlook Park, look for the Sage Cottage tent.

Going for Chemo #4

Nurse told me I just passed my blood count - 1.6. So..., I get to go to chemo with Emmy tomorrow.
I'm opting out of the $400 anti-vomiting pills. I think I would rather vomit than have my brain in a haze for days. (Might change my mind after this weekend.)

Friday-Saturday is the Relay for Life at Ashley Pond.
(http://www.chamberorganizer.com/Calendar/moreinfo.php?eventid=21347 )

I plan to be there Friday night. May not last long because of the chemo this week. Possibly will see some of you there.

Theresa, Jodi, and Jamie are in Ireland. Went with the Los Alamos Girls Rugby team. They are touring, playing, and attending clinics. Will be back this weekend.

I'm doing well. Getting a bit more tired at times, but still going for walks and bike rides.

Thanks to all of you for thoughts, food, and support.
Cheri

3 months down

It has now been 3 months since my diagnosis. (Happy 3 month CD to me, happy 3 mth CD to me...)

Went to chemo with Emmy Hopson last week. Was nice spending time talking with her. She gets the "firehose" meds, I get the "faucet drip" - so I sat there much longer.
I asked to forgo the benadryl, the fun of the "benadryl buzz" has worn off. They still had to give it to me, so I slept a good bit of the "drip" time.

Got a new drug, "Emend" to curb the puking. It is over $400 for 3 pills! It's major side effect is nausea - go figure. Anyway, I didn't puke, but was unable to think or concentrate for several days, + couldn't sleep. (Try not sleeping and not thinking!)

Starting to feel a bit better. I think the acupuncture today gave me added strength. I went into work after my LAMC blood letting. It was nice seeing everyone - for a little while. (Don't know how I did it daily before!) The hardest part was wallking up the stairs to the second floor - did it twice. I probabaly needed the workout.

In case anyone is wondering, I have not lost much weight and my appetitie is pretty good. I lost a little weight after the surgery, and have stayed steady since.

Thanks to all you nice folks who give me and my family your thoughts and prayers and to those who have brought food.

Blood count up - get to do chemo #3

Oh boy! With Kay's help, I won! Got my blood count up to 2.7, so I get to do chemo tomorrow. Such joy!
I ate pumpkin seeds, dark chocolate, asparagus, had acupuncture, and ran the hospital stairs just before the blood draw. Seems to have worked.

Emmy and I both get to take on the cancer killing drugs tomorrow. Emmy gets to drive, since she doesn't have to do the benadryl high.

All is well except Jamie being sick and me having a tooth infection. Antibiotics seem to have helped my tooth and rest is helping Jamie.

All take care.
Cheri

3rd Chemo delayed

Dr. called me today, and the good news is that my ca-125 (cancer marker) is down to 75 (from 1066 4 weeks ago). The not so good news is that my white blood count is down, so I can't get chemo tomorrow. I'm now scheduled for next week. The good news is that I won't be getting real sick this weekend - get to save that for the following weekend.


Here is a picture of the kids and me with our hair dos.




Here is me and Jamie with our pirate scarves.

2nd round - not quite like the 1st

Now I'm several days past my 2nd round of chemo. This one hit me a bit harder and seems to have zapped more energy, but I'm bouncing back.
Jamie got his hair "buzzed" on Sunday. His sister finally talked him into getting rid of the tail. HE looks cute. I'll try to post a picture soon.

Haircuts

Update

I think I got through the first chemo ok. I did feel poorly for several days and had nausea for about 10. Now I hope to been in the "feeling good" stage until my next chemo, May 6.
I still have my hair! Although I'm assured by most that it is only a matter of days or weeks before that goes.

Thanks for your thoughts and support.

2 days later...

We'll I'm doing "ok". A bit nauseous and ache all over, but able to function some what. I did stretch and lift a few weights to try and feel better. Did the trick for awhile. Taking meds for nausea and Tylenol for aches.

1st Chemo experience

Hi muchly appreciated folks.

Spent the day in Abq, sitting and sleeping in a chair while liquid dripped into my "chemo port". (A plastic bubble "thingy" implanted under my skin above my breast with a tube going into my vein.)

They first took a bunch of blood through the port. Needed 8 viles for the drug Trial folks. (Guess they are vampires!)

Next was pretty cool. They shot Benadryl into the port. This gave me a big rush! (Might as well enjoy the drugs.) Next came steroids which took away some the the Benadryl high.

Then spent 3.5 hours having Taxol dripped in followed by 1/2 hour having Carboplatin dripped. (These are two chemo drugs.)

I'm feeling well now. The port is mighty sore, slight headache, and the weird thing is my toes feel weird. Kind of "jumpy" or "vibraty". (I'm a linguist.) I'll go take all my drugs to see if that helps.

Take care.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Cheri

Scheduled for 1st Chemo

I'm finally scheduled for my 1st chemo treatment. (Not sure why I'm happy about this - but I am.) My CA-125 (cancer marker - sort of?) is now at 1883. The thing is to watch this come down after chemo. The normal is around 35.

I did ride my bike, stretch, and exercise some yesterday, today I'm sort of beat. Tomorrow I get to sit/lay in a chair for about 5 hours while drugs flow into my body - supposedly I'll sleep most of the time due to the Benadryl they put in. Feels sort of like taking uppers, then downers!

I'll let you know how it goes.

Still Waiting... LAMC disappointing

Well, I'm still waiting for chemo scheduling. My baseline tests have been slow to get in. I'm disappointed with LAMC's lab services. My Dr. had wanted a rush on all the tests, so I went to Abq. for the CT scan - results came right away. I then made the mistake of getting the EKG, Urine, and blood tests done in Los Alamos. My Drs. office has had to constantly nag LAMC to get the results. Yesterday - one week after my blood draw - they were still waiting for the results (CA-125 test). Nurse was then told they would have to send out to the Lab again and would be another week. While LAMC is "screwing around", my cancer is growing and my chemo not scheduled. So, yesterday I drove to S.F. to get my blood drawn and they said they would have my CA-125 results early today.
I do plan to let LAMC know how dissappointed I am with their services. I will be needing tests done weekly. Wish I could use their services, but will need to drive to S.F. instead.

In the mean time, I'm feeling well, getting out walking and spending time with family and friends.

One anicdote I've mentioned to other cancer patients and they have seen the same phenonemon with their pets is...
I noticed a few months ago that our dog, Fala, had started following me and laying next to me all the time. I thought it was because she was getting older. But now I believe it was because she "knew" I had cancer.

Update

Went to the Dr. yesterday and I will be doing the Avastin trial. This trail has first, 2 groups. Both groups of "trialees" will get 6 treatments of Taxal and carboplatin, one will get included Avastin for treatments 2-6, the other will get a placebo for 2-6.
Then, everyone is randomized again split into 2 groups. One will get an additional 16 treaments of Avastin, the other 16 treatments of placebo.

Before I can start, they have to baseline me for the trail, so I had tests Friday and have a CT scan for Monday. Chemo will start either late next week, or early the following. I will have treatments every 21 days in Abq., with tests run every week.

The nurse said that my hair will probably fall out 2 or 3 weeks after the 1st treatment. She also said that the 3rd treatment tends to hit patients the hardest. However, everyone reacts differently.

As long as my blood counts stay up, I shouldn't have to worry too much. Typically day 10 - 14 is when the blood counts get the lowest, so these days I should stay away from people, kids, anything that carries germs.

Dr. did say I could ride my bicycle, but not to lift weights (even small ones) for another week. I'm getting stronger, but still have times with abdomen pain and weakness.

Thanks for reading.
Cheri

Talked with Dr.

Dr. Moller (Gynecologic Oncologist) called me today to check in. I got a few questions answered. She said the combination chemotherapy (IP and IV) would have been for me if I was "optimal status" - no cancer masses > 1cm. They got the masses from the abdomen area, and cut what they could of the lymph nodes, but had to leave some which are > 1cm in lymph nodes on my aorta, so I'm considered "sub-optimal" status. She said they would hit me agressively with IV Chemo containing the drugs Carboplatin and TAxol (Paclitaxel). I may also be a candiate for a clinical trial which would include Bevacizumab (Avastin) for some of the "trialees". If I can, I'll go for the trial.
Dr. appeared optimistic due to my age and health. She confirmed that Chemo would likely start soon after April 3.

Just waiting

Not much new news. I got out the "piercings". Insides still hurt at times. I was told by the nurse that I should not ride my bicycle for at least a couple more weeks - so I stopped riding.

Now I'm just waiting until April 3 when I meet with the Dr. to go over the pathology report and discuss chemo treatment.

Thanks to all for your thoughts and good wishes.

Learning about Blogs

Hi.

I just found out that there are "postings" to the blog, and read your posts. (Hard to believe I'm a Computer Network Engineer! Oh yeah, the Lab labels me a "System Programmer" or something like that.) It is so nice to read notes from many of you. Thanks for so many good thoughts and vibes.

Yesterday I rode bikes with Jamie and Jodi to the playground at Barranca and had a great time. I'm not even any sorer today! (Some friends thought it was a bit soon for me to be bike riding.)

Today we celebrated Jamie's 8th birthday with his classmates. He walked around the "sun" 8 times to represent each year he has lived. Jamie insisted on his friends seeing my chemo port and feeling it through my shirt. I explained that it was a port for the Drs. to put chemicals into my body to kill the cancer.

Tomorrow I go to the Dr. to get my "piercings" removed and hope to get a few more answers about the chemo treatment. I still am not clear as to why they are opting out of the combination intraperitoneal(IP) and IV treatment. I'm told they will just be doing the IV treatment.

Home at last

I'm finally home - got out Sunday around noon. Just read the post about Jodi counting my staples - they are like a bunch of body piercings! I must have really been out of it on Friday when the kids were visiting!
I'm gaining strength and walking as much as I can. Get the "piercings" out later this week. Jodi and Theresa are leaving for Michigan (National Wrestling Tournament) Friday am, Theresa's sister, Barbie (who knows all about belly piercings), will be staying with Jamie and me.

Thanks so much to everyone for all the support, good wishes and thoughts. It means so much to us knowing we have friends and family to lean on.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Don't forget to wear green and watch out for those pesky leprechauns!

Not Home Yet

Cheri was hoping to go home from the hospital today, but the doctor wants to keep her another day. The good news is that she's eating real food now. She even asked for a Frontier roll! I let Jodi and Jamie cut class to go visit on Friday and we ended up waiting for Cheri to get out of surgery. We didn't know that she was going to have to go into surgery to have the chemo port inserted. All they said was that the doctor would insert a tube in her chest before she leaves the hospital. I envisioned a local anesthetic and a little tube like an IV. It's a little more than that. They took her down for surgery at about 10:00 AM and she was back in her room before 1:00 PM. Jodi and Jamie got to visit for a few hours. Jamie was thrilled that there are two TVs in Cheri's room. Jodi counted Cheri's tummy staples -- 28! Jamie was a little grossed out.

Theresa

The Surgery

Tuesday, 3/10/09- My moms (Cheri and Theresa) went to ABQ for Cheri's hysterectomy today at about 8:30. She was prepped and went under the knife around 1:30. The surgery took 3 hours and now she is in the recovery room still out of it. The Doctor said that everything is as expected- she has been de-ovaried and all that other baby-making goodness has been removed. Her doctor confirmed that her cancer is stage 3 and that she cannot leave the hospital until she is able to poop. (sorry I just didn't feel like beating around the bush!) they think they will be out by this weekend. Her brother Steve, sister-in-law Susan, and Theresa are at the hospital awaiting her awakening. (haha that was cool!) Soon she will have recovered from her surgery and then go into chemo therapy for about 6 months- maybe- well I don't really know but I think that's right. Thanks soo much for all of your support we cant do any of this without friends here to help us out!
-Jodi
-By the way, Cheri is in the Presbyterian hospital in room 366B



Wednesday, 3/11/09- Cheri is awake today, and she is handling very well. She was even able to stand up and walk around a little. They plan to take her catheter out today or tomorrow. She is on pain meds, and says she is not in very much pain, but who really knows with her. All signs show that she will be out of the hospital very soon!

Onset of cancer

This may be more than most of you want to know, just skip and scan as you wish.

Symptoms: I had unusual bleeding starting mid-January. By mid-February, started having weird pain and muscle cramps in lower abdomen, so made appt. with Dr.

Wednesday, 2/25/09 - Had a pelvic ultrasound.

Tuesday, 3/3/09 (square root day!) - I got a call from my Dr. (Van Eeckhout) telling me the ultrasound from the previous week didn't look good. Found some masses on my ovaries. She asked me to go to S.F. Wednesday for a CA-125 blood test.

Thursday, 3/5/09 - Dr. Van Eeckhout called to say blood test shows cancer, that Theresa and I should go to S.F. right away and plan to spend the day having tests and getting prepped for surgery.

Friday, 3/6/09 - Met with the Gynecological Oncologist, Karen Moller, and she went over the results and upcoming procedures.
Results: masses on my ovaries about the size of baseballs, some masses on my lymph nodes and abdomen. Probably stage 3 ovarian cancer.
Tuesday I will have surgery in Albuquerque at Presbyterian. She will do a full hysterectomy, remove the masses and check everything out. Dr. says success is leaving no larger than 1cm masses. I will be in the hospital 4 - 7 days. (I'm choosing 4.) Once I recover from the surgery, chemo therapy will begin. I will most likely go with the most aggressive which will require more time and kick me harder. The chemo will take place in Albuquerque.

Tuesday, 3/10/09 - will have surgery at 12:30