Out with the old..

Well let's see the last couple weeks have been good, the weather here in VA has been so mild, gotten time out on the bike and enjoyed it as well. We have been busy with Swim Team and Ashley is have a good year and enjoying herself, Shannon decided not to swim and has been a good cheerleader from the side of the pool!

Got my medi-port removed on Tuesday July 14th, what a way to celebrate Bastille Day! Our neighbor Diana, went with me, so that Marnie didn't have to take any more time off from work. Everything went well and they even gave me the port, so I could show the girls. Will take a couple photos and add them here later tonight. Was out of it most of Tuesday from the sedation & drugs. But then went cold turkey yesterday and just took it easy working from home. Back in the office today and the incision site is still a little swollen and sore, but getting there slowly. Have to be careful how I move my right arm and neck, but otherwise everything is good.

The bummer about this is that I can't ride for 10 days until the incision heals up, and we are having this great weather! But a small price to pay for having the port out of me. I had a constant bruise around it, that appears to be dissipating finally, and think that there could have been a little leakage from the vein were the tube was inserted. But all is removed and closed up now, so things are healing and I'm feeling better.

Next scheduled scan is end of August and I got the results of my last blood work today with everything looking normal, they checked the levels of the tumor markers and they are normal as well. Seems like things are settling back to normal all around, and once the port incision heals can get back to working out and running with Marnie!

Couldn't have done this without the thoughts, support, prayers and myriad of other things that everyone has done for me and the family.

YA'LL ROCK!!