This Little Piggy Went to the Market

This week B had his routine follow up appointment with Dr. # 8. B and I packed up the car and Dog Wednesday night and headed out on a road trip to trusty D-town. The appointment was to find out how B was doing and if his leg had healed from the gigantic surgery. I must say, this was the best Dr. appointment B has had to date. Dr. # 8 reported that B is doing great, and that my days of Driving Mr. Daisy are coming to an end. All hip restrictions/precautions were officially lifted and B is well on his way to the golf course. The Dr. was shocked at how much strength B had and how well the x-ray looked. She also couldn't believe that B came to the appointment without crutches or a cane....typical BMuttz form, pushing the limits right to the edge. As a matter of fact, Dr. # 8 also took B off Coumadin.....another bonus....cha ching!!!!!
So as a reward B and I went car shopping. Living in the Big City without a car, easy peasy, however living in Grand Rapids without a car, huge pain in the ass. Time for an upgrade.

We also got some new information on the genetic testing. No dice. It turns out that B tested negative for the genetic mutation so he is not eligible for Tarceva, or the second drug that is about to come to market. So Chemo is the treatment path that B will continue to follow. Dr. # 4 said that we should not feel disappointment and we should feel OK about where we are. The ways things turned out, the first two Chemo treatment were not a waste so to speak. Dr. # 4 is still waiting on the test from Cali which will tell us more information about the source of the cancer. The Chemo drugs will reflect what we hear from Cali, but regardless we know that we chose the right course....thanks Auntie R. So it looks like B is going to be sporting the new bald look for a bit longer.

B is scheduled for a 3rd round of chemo this Tuesday and we hope to have the info from Cali by then. By Tuesday night we should know exactly what we are fighting and all of our questions answered. We're pretty sure that Dr. # 4 will be scanning B after this next treatment to get a read on how the chemo's working. This comes at a good time since B is having terrible neck pain again....grrrrrr.





We wrapped up our week with a visit to our local Farmer's Market. We're trying to eat better. Figure that it can't hurt the cause, and there is nothing better then fresh Michigan produce. B walked the entire time and it was really nice getting out in the sun. We also took a drive to Greenville for dinner with the redneck clan. Just getting out of the city helps to clear the mind and helped to prepare us for the upcoming week of hell.





Finally, B and I would like to proudly announce that we are officially night time residents of our bedroom once again. This time it's official and we'll be up there for good. No impending surgeries, operations, or anything else can keep us from the pillow top mattress. We briefly moved back in upstairs before the surgery but new that it was only until the surgery. The pull out Ikea couch in the living room was fine and helped make for a nice living room/bedroom combo, but we'll take a living AND a bedroom, thank you very much! More news to follow.