10/18/2016: PET Scan @MD Anderson

05:15: Up I am. Normal routine, get dressed, check my bag to make sure everything is packed and ready to go. 06:00:  Uncle Victor picks up my mom, dad, and out we head.  My wife has midterms this week, so therefore she cannot join us on the trip and staying home to take care of

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10/05/2016: 31st Round Infusion at MD Anderson

10/05/2016: 00:00:  I am in the business computer lab, and I try to print my tickets.  I log into Spirit’s website, but then the computer restarts for the nightly maintenance they do on the computer.  I an unable to print my tickets so I will just have to do it in the morning. 00:15:  Back

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10/04/2016: 31st Round Infusion at MD Anderson

05:10:  Up I am and prepped I get. 05:30:  All packed up and ready to go.  My youngest sister, Sarah, is taking the trip with me this time.  My wife has school and work and unable to make the trip with me. 05:50:  To the airport we head. 06:10:  At the airport we arrive, and

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09/21/2016: 30th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

01:30:  All done with my work for tonight. 06:45:  Up I am.  Shower anf ready I get. 08:00:  Out of the room we head. 08:05:  I check out.  Then back up to the second floor, across the skyway, and up to the sixth floor. 08:15:  I check in on the iPad at the myeloma and

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09/20/2016: 30th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

05:30:  Up I am. 05:51:  Out the door we head.  My dad is dropping my mom and I off at the airport on his way to work.  My wife has work and school, so she probably won’t be on any additional trips until the semester is over. 06:03:  At the airport we are. 06:15:  Through

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09/07/2016: 29th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

06:00:  Up I am. 06:30:  Shower I get. 07:00:  I apply my numbing cream to my port area and put my saran wrap over the area then put my shirt over that.  Saran wrap is great for keeping my shirt clean. 07:15:  I check to see if I can get my airline boarding passes printed

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09/06/2016: 29th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

05:15: Up I am. 05:45:  Out the door we head.  My dad is traveling with me.  My wife has school. 06:00:  Arrive at the airport we do. 06:10:  Through security we are. 06:15:  Sitting at C5 while we wait on the Spirit flight to Atlanta to clear out before going to sit at C6. 07:00: 

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08/24/2016: 28th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

00:00:  Still on the computer. 01:00:  To sleep I go. 05:00:  Up I am I take my thyroid medicine and back to sleep I go. 06:45:  Up I am again.  Shower I do, and prepped I get. 07:45:  My numbing cream is on. 07:50:  My teeth are brushed. 07:55:  My bag is semi packed. 08:00: 

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08/23/2016: 28th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

05:15:  Up I am. 05:30:  Dressed I get. 05:45: To the airport we head. 06:04:  At the airport.  No lines at security. 06:14: Through security.  Just hanging out around the airport to my 08:55 flight. 08:04:  The plane from Ft. Lauderdale arrives.  We are flying in their yellow plane today. 08:10: Boarding begins. 08:15:  Sitting

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08/10/2016: 27th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

07:00:  My alarm goes off and up I am. 07:15:  Usual morning activities.  Shower, etc. 08:00:  I apply my numbing cream, put the saran wrap over the area and dressed I get. 08:25:  I head out of my room to go get my port accessed. 08:35:  I check in on the 8th floor of the

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08/09/2016: 27th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

05:05:  Up I am. 05:45:  Out the door we head, my Dad is dropping my wife and I off at the airport. 06:00:  At the airport. 06:05:  At the security check in agent. 06:20:  Through security. 06:30:  Waiting at terminal C5, while the Spirit Flight to Atlanta clears out of C6. 07:00:  Spirit Flight to

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07/27/2016: 26th Infusion – Week 3 – Liver Issues – 27th Infusion Cancelled

07:00:  Up I am.  I take my medicine. 07:15:  Bathroom, shower, dress. 08:00:  I apply my numbing cream to my port and put the usual saran wrap over the area. 08:05:  I get on my computer, check my emails, catch up my blog. 08:22:  All done catching up.  Time to pack up my laptop, and

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26th Continuation – Liver Issues

05:00:  Up I am. 05:40:  Out the house we go.  My dad is driving my wife and I to the airport. 06:05:  At the airport we are. 06:10:  I check the airline prices for two weeks and purchase tickets. 06:20:  To security we go. 06:25:  At the security checkpoint. 06:35:  Through security. 06:40:  My wife

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07/13/2016: 26th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

05:30: I wake up and take my thyroid pill and drift back to sleep. 07:00: Up me is. 07:30:  Shower and prepping for the day. 08:15: My numbing cream is on my port area with my saran wrap over it. 08:30: Out the room I am. 08:40: Checkout I do.  Then over the skywalk from

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07/12/2016: 26th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

06:00:  Up Yoda is  06:30:  Uncle Vic is here to pick up my mom, wife, and I. 06:52:  At the New Orleans Airport once again. 06:53: At security. 07:01:  Through security. 08:10:  Boarding begins. 08:25:  Sitting in the plane.  You can ride on the plane if you want, but I am going to ride in

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06/29/2016: PET Scan Results and 25th Infusion @MD Anderson

07:00: Up I am.  Shower I get. 07:30: Done the cleaning process aka shower. I apply my numbing cream for my port access. 08:00: All packed up. I head downstairs to the first floor, take the detour outside and back inside and to the business center and print out the boarding passes for the plane

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06/28/2016: PET Scan @MD Anderson

06:00:  Up I am. 06:30: Uncle vic pics up my mom, wife and I.  My dad has work… 06:53: At the airport. 07:00: Our bags get pulled to the side going through tea. Just too much mouthwash in mine and toothpaste too large in my wife’s bag. 07:05: Through security. 07:42: I get an email

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06/15/2016: 24th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

00:00: Still at the park eating my Pizza. 00:15: All done with my two slices of Pizza, back to my hotel room I head with my left over pizza and sodas for breakfast. 00:30:  I am back at the hotel room. I tell my wife what I ate and she is wanting some, so back

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06/14/2016: 24th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

06/14/2016 05:00:  Up we are. 05:30: On our way to the airport.  My dad is dropping my wife and I off at the airport. 05:45:  At the airport. 05:50:  In the TSA line. 06:10:  Through TSA. 06:15:  Sitting across from gate C6 waiting for the Spirit flight to Atlanta to take off before moving to

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06/01/2016: 23rd Round Infusion at MD Anderson

07:00:  Up and into shower. 07:30:  Some left over pizza from last night out the fridge for breakfast. 08:00:  I had a client with some issues yesterday with internet at their office.  I start following up with that. 08:45:  I am done resolving those issues, just a loose power cable probably from the client doing

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05/31/2016: 23rd Round Infusion at MD Anderson

05:00:  Up 05:15: Wake the Wife. 05:36:  Out the house. 06:51:  My dad drops my wife and I off at the airport. 05:59:  Through the security checkpoint.  No line at all. 06:05:  Just aimlessly walking around. 06:10:  Sitting at gate C7 across from C6 waiting for the 7:35 Spirit flight to Atlanta to board so

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05/18/2016: 22nd Round Infusion at MD Anderson

03:30:  Up and about. 03:55:  Out the house.  My dad driving my wife and I. 04:10:  At the airport. 04:27:  Through security. 04:30:  Sitting at gate D6 across from D5, our gate. 04:31:  The crew load the plane.  10 minutes to boarding. 04:40: Boarding begins. 04:44: I am in my seat in the plane. 05:03:

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05/04/2016: 21st Round Infusion at MD Anderson

03:30:  Up I am. 03:55:  In the car on the way to the airport, my dad driving and my wife tagging along to drop me off. 04:10: At the airport. 04:20:  Through security. 04:24: Sitting at the gate, updating the blog. 04:35: They announce we will be boarding in 5 minutes. 04:38: Boarding begins. 04:41:

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04/20/2016: 20th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

07:11:  I am up.  Shower and normal morning routine. 08:15:  Numbing cream on. 08:28: Check out. 08:33:  I check in with the Lymphoma and Myeloma  center. 08:38:  I get called to the frontdesk for my armband, then back to my seat.  Another patient around me is starting a trial.  Not my trial but a trial. 

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04/19/2016: 20th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

04/19/2016: 05:45:  Up and going. 06:15: Out of the house.  My dad is dropping me off on his way to work.  I just have to figure out what is going on in Houston once I get there since half the city is closed due to flooding from over 12 inches of rain they got yesterday. 

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