So - still really looking forward to the trip this weekend (San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Monterey). Every thing is set - I've got a friend staying at the house to watch the dogs, reservations are made and kinda packed. Ok, I have to do a couple of loads of laundry today and tomorrow, not only clothes for the trip but also clean sheets for the guest bed. The friend is the only one that's used it, but I figure fresh sheets are the least I can do. He loves coming over, both because he is a big dog lover but also because of my 50" TV that he can hook his XBox to or just watch TV on.

Medically I got my PET scan results today. Well, I talked to my doctor who summarized them, and later today I'll stop by and get the physical printout. He thinks things are going well, considering the timing of when the last PET scan was done as well as where I am with the Revlimid (chemo drug). I'm still waiting for the lower dose of Revlimid to be filled, but part of me is so glad for the respite. I also was supposed to get an infusion of immunoglobin as outpatient over two days - yesterday and today. I went in yesterday, and at after about 1/4 of the first dose, I started getting rigor again. This is what happened on Dec 23 when I had this drug. Then they waited for things to calm down, and continued at a very slow rate and I was able to handle the rest of the dose. This time since it was outpatient and not inpatient, they stopped and just waited for things to calm down. They then continued to observe me for a couple of hours and then let me go home. The rigor (shaking due to feeling VERY cold) wasn't as bad as last time, but it still just totally drains you of energy.

We talked about this as well after he gave me the PET scan results, and he is going to have me do another round, but with immunoglobin from a different manufacturer, as the reactions are usually due to the additives the particular company uses. I got home, barely ate and fed the dogs, and then pretty much crashed asleep. Of course, this meant the dogs had to get up twice during the night, rather than their standard once, since we went to bed so early. But this morning, I woke up feeling pretty good so very happy. If I just keep pushing myself a little today and tomorrow (pushing means skipping naps), then I should be all set for this weekend's trip.

Timing of the trip works out not only on my stamina and drug status issues, but also, for the first time in over 50 days, northern California finally is getting some rain today and tomorrow. Long range looks like the camping part (Sat night through Monday) will be clear so that's great. We SO need water - our reservoirs and snowpacks are both under 20%. But at the same time, I am glad for the break being at the right time. Once I'm back home, let the rain come again and again.