Actually, he's the head-knocker breast oncologist (sorry for the pun) for MD Anderson, and I'm guessing he knows his stuff. His name is Vicente Valero, and if you google him, you get about as many hits as if you'd typed Anna + Nicole + dead. He's kinda famous, and I am very glad to have him driving my bus.
So, here's the drill. I start a round of chemo at the end of Feb. Every three weeks, about eight times, if I understood Dr. Valero correctly. I am trying to decide what my every-three-week reward to myself will be and I think it's a place setting of that Lynn Chase Monkey Business china that I have the hots for.
My plan is to get back to work by the 21st and get my desk cleared. After I've done some chemo I'll know how it affects me and how I can tailor my work schedule. I'm glad I have an indoor job with no heavy lifting involved.
About mid-summer we'll start the pool on "Pat's New Hair." Will it come back in curly? straight? brown? grey? red? blonde? thick? coarse? fine? sparse? Number of cowlicks? Get ready to place your bets.
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Mohawk?
Rob M
The other day Chuck asked all three sisters who had the best hair. I immediately responded that I certainly had the best. Needless to say, I'm going to be ticked if Pat winds up with curly hair.
Sister Amy
My best friend in elementary school had her very own monkey. Yes, a real one, complete with prehensile tail. He used it to hang from the curtain rods. Forget the Lynn Chase china. You're going to need more entertainment than Chuck and Casey can provide. I'm getting you a monkey. I'll make the whole family happy. Do you think Casey will wear a saddle?
Amy M
Get me a monkey! Get me a monkey! A fuzzy monkey!
OMG! If she gets monkey she can bring it to work and it really will be the monkey lounge!
Maybe your hair will come back multi-colored and multi-textured, like Casey's.
Glad you are getting all this behind you, but keep resting so your body can heal.
Brenda
A helper monkey! Like Homer Simpson's monkey, Mojo!
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Let's see, you got "it" off your chest and now there's a chance you'll have a monkey?? On your back - no, on the dog's back??? And you'll have dog hair! What in the world is going on down there? I missed the blog for a few days and if I didn't know these people, I'd be convinced there was cause for concern! Wonderful news about the pathology report.
Love you!
Gerda
You can't have too many monkeys. I like the idea of giving Casey something else to think about.
linda
Linda doesn't know that Pat already has 3 monkeys.
Casey is ready to ditch that stuffed toy monkey for a real one, and he is betting on multi-colored hair just like his. Guess the multi-colored hair would cut down on trips to the salon for highlights and lowlights, but not so sure about it being multi-textured. It would definately be cutting-edge,and you would be quite the trendsetter with your new do sitting behind your Lynn Chase Monkey Business china.
Carol G.
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