What a great week I had,  my daughter was in town. I exercised with her.  We went to see Lincoln and watched "Survivor" together.  We did our nails, visited family.  I still was at the bridge club and she loves to play poker (sure wish it was bridge!!!) so we were happy campers.  Paul is perfect, even giving up his football game for a taped "Wendy" show.  No chemo last week so I was feeling good and had lots of energy.  In fact I did a triple at the club yesterday and still was able to stay awake thru the DWTS final.  Boy are they GREAT or what!! 
Blood work and see the doctor today to get cleared for chemo on Thursday.
Thanks for keeping up with me.  I expect to be routine each week, having good blood results and not getting sick. 

The party was 56 people and food left over.  Nancy was spectacular I am still eating jumbo shrimp!  I am officially in size 16 (aka 1x).  Jennifer, my lovely daughter is in 14 and some 12's so we exchanged a bunch of clothes that were too good for GoodWill.  I am going to be so comfortable. She is beautiful!  Anyway.  Lets hope the gaining will stall.  I seem to be losing my taste buds but all that does is have me eat food that is more spicy which upsets my stomach.  Its a circular thing.  Now I have lots of chocolate around thanks to my party.  I think it time to start on the wine.  Jenn will be back from the store, Paul will bring home salmon and dinner with Jennifer and Paul will commence.  So great to see her and have her energy all around me and I can get my arms all around her now.  She is so healthy!!  God Bless me, thanks for giving me a child.  So glad it is a daughter.  Here I go again.  Miss teary-eyed.  Happy Thanksgiving to all.  I am grateful for each of you.  By the way some of you have been missing, time to resurface. 

Not much to report.  Good blood, good chemo.  Now I am off for a week.  Jennifer, my daughter, is coming Monday.  Saturday is my birthday.  Big birthday dinner and tournament at the club Saturday night.  Nancy is making the dinner as my gift.  Turns out she needs to cook for about 40 people!  No good deed goes unpunished..... but thanks so much to Nancy Paris.  We are bringing the frozen bananas from the tree for the daiquiris. 
Yes, I know its hard to respond to the blogs and I am hearing from you from other venues so thanks for that.  Looking forward to Thanksgiving at the club but let me tell you how grateful I am for all of you, for my belief in God and His plan and for my beautiful and wonderful family. 
Just started the bood "A Dogs Purpose".  Secrets of life in that book I am told.  Peace and love, kisses and hugs. 

Passed my blood test.  All systems back on track.  This week will be like week 2 and then next week #3 and then I am off Thanksgiving week.  So it worked out.  He could not give me a reason for the elevated levels regarding my liver, but all is good now. I told him I thought I was invincible and regarded Morgan's news as an afront and reacted badly and I was sorry.  He was understanding.  Good....let's get this done.  Meanwhile I will go to Tampa Jan. 28th and meet my new onc there and hear what Dr. Gonzalez has to say about surgery.   So glad the election is over.  We went to vote again at 4:30 PM.  Walked right in, waited 3 min. for a booth. Done, no wait and no perfume.  Thank goodness for PCIP, so far, so good!

Wow,  here is a problem,  I just walked across the street to my poling place and went into the building.  There were only about 20 people but they were ALL wearing perfume.  Must have been all of them cause I could not be in this building with no windows without getting sick.  Hopefully I can get in there before I have to leave to see the Doctor.  Later I am running the game and I am working tonight but would have another chance after work.  I have been fighting a cold that is just starting to make my sinuses fill up and make my throat a little sore. I took some vitamin C and Dayquill/Nightquill.  and Tylenol.  I was told not to take the vitamin C nor anything herbal.  Today I am clear and feeling well. I will hear if I passed the blood test soon. 

I learned bridge in a love/hate relationship.  He taught me with harse words and bad reactions to my bad bids - for 5 years.  But I learned.  The nurse made a bid, I responded, she then yelled at me for making a bad bid (reaction).  I had to learn from my friends at the bridge club that yes this happens, its not my fault, there is nothing i can do.  Help me learn about how reports dont get read on Tuesday instead of Thursday when they are available.  Help me learn how to not react. Or just ask questions til I get to the answer that I finally understand.  Life is Bridge.
Pray, I am in God's hands.  Til Monday and another blood test.

Allright, so here is how it works.  I give blood on Monday, checked by onco on Tuesday and cleared for chemo on Thursday.  So I gave on Monday, I saw Patterson on Tuesday and he did NOT have the blood report, but cleared me for chemo so I got my appt for 1:30 today.  I show up at 1PM and get a call from Morgan Patterson nurse, who says I am not cleared due to some failure on my kidneys part.  Dont know what that means, I am here, but no I have to go home. I was so disappointed and frustrated.  She said she called twice this morning - starting at NOON!! So I said now I go home?? and she called me rude and said she would not put up with my attitude.  Well, I dont like her anymore!  She called Dr. Ontads office crying and said I cussed her out?! or whatever and I did NOT.  She lied, I am really pissed now since the report should have been read on Tuesday, I did not screw up, they did.  Apology, no.....I get reported to her supervisor!!  Unfair, unjust and just not empathic to my plight.  What can I do.  They say I can do nothing, the chemo caused this and I was not allowed to be treated today.  Shit, Shit Shit Shit SHIT.....I will get another blood test on Monday.  They dont even tell you what do to about the problem.  I am going to call Moffitt and delay the evaluation since I am missing more treatments.  We got started late, now this week and then again Thanksgiving.  I am thinking January 28th.  I will probably call tomorrow.