Mark's appointment

I'm ready to get back to posting fun stuff and pictures instead of details from doctor visits!

Mark saw Tammy Young today at Jackson Oncology in the Cancer Center at Baptist. We really liked her. She basically said what Dr. Blalock said...he has cancer and it needs to come out. I was so relieved to hear that because of it being caught early, the chances of it returning are smaller. She also said that chemo does not keep kidney cancer from reoccurring, so there is no treatment following surgery. She feels confident that he will be cancer free after surgery because his lymph nodes appear normal and show no signs of the cancer spreading. He is having a scan of his head, chest, abdomen and pelvis Friday morning. I will feel much better if we get the results back and there is no sign of cancer anywhere else. Surgery is still set for the end of the month. It kills me to see the worry in his eyes. I'm looking towards my favorite month of the year-March. I'm ready for Mark to be completely recovered and our minds at ease. I'm ready for beautiful spring days and this surgery as well as his recovery behind us.

I called the nurse at Dr. Evans office and left a message asking about the EKG results. She called me back late this afternoon and said that the results hadn't been confirmed by the cardiologist yet, but she feels sure it's a common thing. She said that it means that one side is larger than the other. When she gets the report from the cardiologist, she said that she would let me know. I really appreciated her calling me today to ease my mind a little. She said that she could tell I was concerned on my message, so she wanted to call me to tell me not to worry.

So, tonight I think I'll sleep much better. Saturday night I never closed my eyes longer than 15 minutes or so up until 2:30 am. At that time, I just gave up and got out of bed. Since I never sent out Christmas cards, I created a new years card and uploaded it to the lab. I need to do something creative and consume myself for awhile. I realize it will be two weeks into the new year when everyone receives the cards, but who says you can't wish peace, love and joy for the upcoming year after the fireworks end???? Even after staying up all night, we were still rushing out the door for church. That's pretty bad when you're late for church and you've had all night to get dressed! I slept for about an hour around 4:00 that afternoon. Then during Desperate Housewives, I crashed. I can't believe that I fell asleep during the only television show I sit down and watch each week. I really think it was worth staying up all night because I actually slept Sunday night. I didn't toss and turn worrying about the what ifs. I guess that's what happens when your body just crashes.

They finally put "How you Live" by Point of Grace on the website I use to create my blog music playlist. I try to change the song depending on what's going on or what kind of mood I'm in. This is a song that everyone needs to start their day listening to. I know I do... Here's the video in case you've never seen it. Remember to click the stop button on the player at the bottom of the page so you won't have two songs going at the same time.