10/20/2015: Heading to Houston.

10/20/15: Another day at the office. 22:15: I jump in the shower. 22:40: Heading out. 22:50: Stop at Exxon for drink for the trip. 23:10: At the Bus Station/Union Passenger Terminal..My wife and my mom drop us off. 23:25: I realize I forgot my wallet. I need my wallet for my license to get home.

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10/07/2015: 6th Round Infusion at MD Anderson

00:00: My Dad and I are on the Megabus to Houston… 06:20: Megabus arrives at the Pierce Street Station. We wait for the bus to unload and get off. 06:30: At the Downtown Transit Center Light Rail Station. Purchase a ticket fare for $1.25. 06:30: On the Light Rail heading South. 06:55: At the Texas

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10/06/2015: Preparing for Houston

22:30: Leave the house, heading for the Union Passenger Terminal aka New Orleans Train Station.  Pick up some drinks for the trip at the convenience store. 23:00: Arrive at the train station. 23:30: All reserved seating passengers get in line to load the bus, they check our confirmation number then lead us to the bus.

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09/23/2015: PET Scan Results and 5th infusion @MD Anderson

06:50:  I wake up and get up and head to the lab in the main building.  I walk from the rotary house, across the sky bridge, down to the second floor. 07:15:  I sign in. 07:35: They call me to the back. 07:45: All done with the bloodwork.  I walk back to the hotel room.

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09/22/2015: PET/CT Scan @ MD Anderson

1:45:  We pull out of Danny and Clydes @ Clearview and W Napoleon and onto I-10. 6:50: We pull into Parking Garage 10 @ MD Anderson. 7:10:  Check in with Laboratory. 7:25: I am called into the back and have 4 tubes of blood drawn. 7:30: All done with lab. 7:40: At MD Anderson Cafe.

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09/09/2015: 4th Treatment @ MD Anderson

01:20: Pull out of Danny and Clydes at Clearview & I-10. 06:15: Arrive @ MD Anderson. 06:25: Check in at the lab to get my blood test done. 06:45: Called to the back for blood draw. 07:00: @ Anderson Cafe for breakfast. 07:45: Check in at the Lymphoma and Myeloma center for my 10:45 appointment.

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08/26/2015: 3rd Treatment @ MD Anderson

08/26/2015: 3rd Treatment @ MD Anderson 1:15: On the road to Houston, TX.  I am driving. 6:30: We arrive at MD Anderson.  All parked in Parking Garage 10. 6:45: I sign in for lab work. 7:00: All done with lab work, heading to the Lymphoma Center. 7:10: At the Lymphoma Center.  I setup my laptop

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08/16/2015: Fatigue

08/16/2015: I get a good 8 hours rest. Then get up, eat, still sluggish. then 3 hours later, I am taking another 3 hour nap. So yes the fatigue is starting to set in.  Other than that, everything else is going well.

08/15/2015: Fatigue Starting

08/15/2015: I can feel the fatigue starting to set in.  I sleep later than usual, and there is some resistance and not the just jump out of bed and ready to go feeling. Other than that a normal Saturday.  Setting up Maps for Gaming with the Clan on Saturday Nights doing some Call of Duty

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08/12/2015: 2nd Treatment @ MD Anderson

1:15: We hit the road, I am driving.  My wife, dad, and mom are along with me for the trip. 6:30: We are in the parking garage.  5 hour 15 minute drive. 6:40: I check in at Lab for then to pull my bloodwork. 7:00:  All done.  We go to the Anderson Cafe for breakfast. 

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07/30/2015: The day after the first treatment.

07/30/2015: 12:00: Pain!  I do not have any pain in my back it is strictly my abdomen.  I just took an oxycodone. 1:00: The oxycodone is not helping at all.  It is a gaseous feeling, but nothing is helping. 3:00: Still in terrible pain. 5:00: My abdomen is still hurting me.  I take some lactose.

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07/29/2015: Back to MD Anderson – First Treatment

12:00:  On the road again back to Houston, TX for MD Anderson.  First stop will be though, Blue Bayou exit to pick up my sister! 12:30: Leaving the house again. Forgot my numbing cream for my port access, so turned around and picked that up. 01:30: We pick up ny sister from her house near

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07/27/2015 – MD Anderson – Bone Marrow Biopsy & Bone Density Scans

01:45: Leaving the house, driving to Houston, MD Anderson. 02:15: On the road after picking up Uncle Victor for the drive back since I won’t be able to drive back after anesthesia. 07:15: At MDAnderson. Nice 5 hour drive from New Orleans, no construction slowdowns or traffic headaches. Quick bathroom stop on the way in.

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07/17/2015: Returning Home

07/17/2015: Returning Home 00:00: My dad is getting tired of driving, so we jump off the Interstate a little after Lake Charles, and I take over driving. 02:30: We pull into the driveway.  Trip over.  We unpack the car. 03:00: Time to go to bed… ZzZzZzZzZ 10:00: I’m up, slow moving, but up, still a

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07/16/2015: MD Anderson – Testing

07/16/2015: MD Anderson: Testing 06:45: I am up which is early for me. 07:00: I take a trio down to The Oak restaurant to check out their breakfast buffet.  Not bad, we will have to try it in a little bit. 07:15: Shower time for me. 07:45: Breakfast time, good stuff, bacon, Texas shaped waffles,

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07/15/2015 – MD Anderson, Here I Come

07/15/2015: Next Stop MD Anderson 0:10: We pull out of the Driveway heading to Houston, TX.  My Mom, My Dad, and I.  My Wife had to stay home as she has work Friday morning and a double on Saturday, and we do not know what day we are returning.  They said 5-7 days, but they

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07/11/2015 – Garth Brooks Concert

07/11/2015: Garth Brooks My wife is a big Country Music Fan and an even bigger Garth Brooks fan.  So I took her to the concert with Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.  It was a great concert: I listen to all walks of music so I knew all but three songs the entire night.  Great Concert.

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07/10/2015: MD Anderson First Appointment Scheduled Updated

07/10/2015: I get an email from MD Anderson telling me to log into my patient account on the MD Anderson website and when I log on, I see the additional test ordered.  A CT Scan, a bone marrow biopsy, and a bone density scan.

07/09/2015: MD Anderson First Appointment Scheduled

07/09/2015: 16:06: Lana at MD Anderson called me and left me a voicemail message to call her back so that she could get my initial appointment scheduled. 16:22: I call Lana back.  She asks me if I prefer July 15, 2015, or July 20, 2015.  I told Lana, the earlier the better, she said July

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07/02/2015: PET/CT Scan Results from Scan #11 – Time for MD Anderson

07/02/2015: 09:00: I arrive to the Tulane Cancer Center.  I check in, and sit and wait. 09:30: I am brought to the back for bloodwork. 10:45: It’s my turn to be seen by the doctor and she walks into the room.  My mother and my sister are both there, my sister was not a match

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07/01/2015: PET/CT Scan #11

07/01/2015:  PET/CT Scan #11 Today’s PET/CT scan is scheduled for 1:00 PM, so I don’t need to be to the hospital till 12:30 PM. 9:00: Up and working on some ongoing client issues pertaining to emails. 12:10: Head on out to Tulane Hospital. 12:30: Get there and check in, sit down for a minute and

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06/17/2015: Another Day – Match Possibility is 9/10

06/17/2015: Another day running around taking care of clients.  While at one client I get a call from the Transplant Coordinator.  Unfortunately I was misinformed and the possible match that is in the US is a 9/10 match and NOT a 10/10 match.  Still good, but not the perfect match…  The story of my life

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06/13/2015: Impractical Jokers – Sanger Theatre

06/13/2015: 10:00: Another Saturday morning waking up to a client’s phone call.  I remote in and help the client with the issues he is having with his emails. 11:00: Out into the backyard I venture where my Dad has completely cleaned out the pond.  I can’t help too much with this because of the diseases/bacteria

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06/12/2015: Chemo 3:2 – Cycle 4

06/12/2015: 08:45:00  On the way to Tulane for Chemo…  I just don’t get it.  People and their driving and their road rage.  Today for instance, I had a car who decided they didn’t want to wait in line for the left two turning lanes at the red light, so they skip the line and then

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05/22/2015: Chemo 3:2 – Cycle 3

05/22/2015: Another lovely day.  Time for Cycle 3 of Chemo 3 Round 2. 8:50: Check-In 9:00: Sign Insurance Paperwork. 9:20: Lead to Infusion Center.  Temp 97.8, Weight 250  (I was 259 on Monday hmm…) 9:30: Sitting in the infusion chair waiting to be accessed. 9:55: Accessed, and blood return. 10:05: Premeds – Tylenol given. 10:10:

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