04/06/2016: PET Scan Results and 19th Infusion @MD Anderson

07:00: Up and shower. 08:10: Out the room. 08:15: Checked out of the hotel. 08:20: I check in at the diagnostic center on the second floor of the main building. 08:30: I am called to the back. Stacie has fun searching for an access point especially after all my blue stick points from yesterday’s if

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04/05/2016: PET Scan Results and 19th Infusion @MD Anderson

07:45:  Up and shower. 08:35:  Uncle Victor picks us up and brings us to the airport.  My mom and dad and I.  My wife is staying home because she has classes.  So she will hold down the fort. 08:50: At the airport. 08:52: Past the checkpoint. 09:10: Through security. 09:11: At the gate. 09:15: Boarding

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03/26/2016: Crayfish Boil

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03/24/2016: Crescent City Classic Expo

My Dad is doing the Crescent City Classic again this year. I just had a treatment yesterday and will not have the energy to do the full race at a full pace in 2 days, there is always next year… https://twitter.com/bcbsla

03/23/2016: 18th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

03:30: Up. 03:50: Out the house.  My dad driving my wife and I. 04:07: At the airport, my wife and i jump out. 04:11:  In the TSA line. 04:34: Through security. 04:40: Boarding begins. 04:46: Seated on the plane. 05:12: Pushing back. See you in Houston. 05:20: Taxing to the north end of the North/South

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03/09/2016: 17th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

03:30:  Up. 04:00:  Out the house. 04:10:  My wife and mom drop off my dad and I at the airport. 04:20:  Through airport security. 04:30:  Sitting at the gate. 04:52: Boarding begins. 04:57: On the plane. 05:12: Airplane door closed, airplane mode, see you in Houston. 05:15: Pushback. 05:25: Turning onto runway. 05:26: Takeoff. 06:20:

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02/25/2016: Getting back to New Orleans

07:00: I am up.  I go downstairs and eat the complimentary breakfast.  Some grilled potatoes and cereal and apple juice. 07:45: Back in my room.  On the computer, following up with some work. 08:15: Shower time. 08:35: Out the shower. Answer some emails. 09:20: Out of the room I go and check out. Waiting for

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02/24/2016: 16th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

03:30: I wake up.  I get dressed and all the other wonderful lovely stuff in the morning. 03:45:  My wife and my dad bring me to the airport. 04:00:  At the airport at concourse D waiting to go through security. 04:15:  I get to the front of security. 04:20:  I am through security. 04:23:  I

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02/23/16: Medical Bills, Insurance – Rant

02/23/16: So I have been going back and forth with MD Anderson and my insurance company on billing. At the beginning in June of 2015, MD Anderson made sure that I had insurance to cover my visits and costs.  They confirmed with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of LA that MD Anderson would be considered

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02/10/16: 15th Round Infusion at MD Anderson.

02/10/2016: 00:00:  On the Megabus heading to Houston. 02:00: I start feeling those dozen castle burgers that I ate. Not a good feeling on a bus. 06:06: We arrive at the Megan’s stop. We walk to the light rail system and use our new Metro Day Pass cards with no major issues. 06:38: We are

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02/09/16: HappyMardi Gras – Travelling to Houston

02/09/16: Happy Mardi Gras 2016 06:20:  I am up. 07:30:  On the way out to the parade route. 07:50: Parked. 08:00: Walking to where Uncle Frank said they would be.  They said they wouldn’t be leaving their house until 8:30.  It’s my wife and my dad.  We setup a chair for my wife in the

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01/27/2016: 14th Round Infusion at MD Anderson.

01/27/2016: 03:00:  I am up.  Wanted to sleep to 3:30, but once your up your up. 03:30:  My wife and dad drive me to the airport and drop me off.  I am going to see how taking the first flight out of MSY (New Orleans) Airport works for my Houston schedule and MD Anderson.  I

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01/13/2016: PET Scan Results and 13th Infusion @MD Anderson

01/13/2016: 06:30: I am up, shower, and get ready to head out for my day around MD Anderson. 07:30: My numbing cream is on, and we head out the hotel room. 07:45: I check in for my bloodwork in the main building at the Diagnostic Center. 08:25: I am called to the back.  I get

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01/12/2016: PET Scan Results and 13th Infusion @MD Anderson

1/12/2016: 7:00:  Up we are. 8:00:  Uncle Victor picks us up and we head to the airport. 8:30: At the airport. 8:45:  Through security.  Takes longer to go through security with king cakes and warmer clothes for colder weather. 8:50:  Sitting at gate C6. 9:25:  Boarding begins. 9:40:  Push back from the gate. 9:47:  We

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12/30/2015: 12th Round Infusion at MD Anderson.

0:00: Just hitting the spillway on I-10. 0:10: Finally got my laptop situated and online with the slow Megabus Interent.  Remoting into my home computer to do some work for the night.  On our way to Baton Rouge, just getting off of the spillway. 0:59: Pulling off the Interstate in Baton Rouge. 1:05: At the

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12/29/15: Heading to Houston

22:10: Showtime 22:30: Waiting to head out. 22:50: We head out.  My wife, dad and mom. 23:05: At the Union Passenger Terminal.  Waiting on my Megabus. 23:25: Boarding begins. 23:31: I am through the door heading to the bus. 23:35: I am in my seat on the bus. 23:41: We are backing up and pulling

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12/16/2015: 11th Round Infusion at MD Anderson.

0:00:  On the bus…. 01:05: At the Baton Rouge Megabus stop. 01:15: Pull out of the stop. 01:20: Back on the interstate. 02:35: Rest break in Eagan, LA at Petro Truck Stop/Gas Station. 02:45: We are done our bathroom break. The other bus pulled up in front of our bus and we get on the

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12/15/2015: Heading to Houston

22:20:  Shower. 22:40:  All dressed. Packed up, and ready to go. 23:00:  Heading to the convenience store. 23:10:  Out of the convenience store. 23:20: At the bus terminal with my wife who is tagging along on this wonderful trip. 23:30:  Loading the bus. 23:40:  Backing away from the station. 23:50:  On the road.  AC has

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12/2/2015: 10th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

12/2/2015: 0:00: On the road. I setup location shaing with my Dad so he can track me on my trip. Then I update my blog. 0:40:  Done updating my blog, conversing by text etc with the wifey. 02:37: Off of the interstate and into the gas station for our rest break. 02:40: Doors Open. 03:05:

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12/1/2015: Heading to Houston

12/1/2015: 03:00:  I leave a client’s office. 03:30: I get home and eat. 04:00: Laying in bed finishing up my client’s computers 08:00:  All done with the computers. 08:30:  I finally go to sleep. 11:45: I am up. 12:00: Dog out, shower, dress, head to office. 13:00:  Got my Wendy’s and at the office.  Work

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11/18/2015: PET Scan Results and 9th infusion @MD Anderson

11/18/2015: 06:30: I am up.  Time to shower. 07:15:  Everything done, dressed, numbing cream on, saran wrap on, everything good to go, time to pack up and check out. 07:45: I check out downstairs. 08:00: I check in at Infusion Therapy to get my port accessed. 08:15: All done being accessed.  I head downstairs to

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11/17/2015: PET Scan Results and 9th infusion @MD Anderson

08:10: Dropped off at the airport.  My wife takes the car home as she has classes today and can’t join us. 08:25: Through security. 08:30: Gate C6 waiting on the plane to arrive. Since it is storming in Houston I book a supershutle for a ride from the airport to the rotary house hotel, aka

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11/4/2015: 8th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

00:00: On the road.  Seats 5 & 6.  My mom and I on are on the second row of seats on the driver side the bus.  Typing on the laptop is much easier than trying to update everything via the computer.  Next stop Baton Rouge. 00:45: Sending pics to Dee…  Spooky she says, so dark.

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11/3/2015: Heading to Houston.

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11/3/2015: Prepping for another trip to Houston. 19:00: My Dad and I head over to Buffalo Wild Wings.  I get 5 Flamin, 5 Wild, 5 Hot, and 5 Hot BBQ order of wings with an order of potato wedges and a Sierra Mist.  We talk and watch the sad Pelican’s game on the TV and

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10/21/2015: 7th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

00:00: On the road on the megabus seats 4&5 front balcony row tickets up top, great nighttime view. On the spillway heading for Baton Rouge. 01:08: Stopped at the Megabus stop in Baton Rouge. 01:17: Pulled out of Megabus bus stop in Baton Rouge. 02:38: Pull up to the Petro Gas Station for a break.

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