We all enjoyed our Thanksgiving weekend in Victoria. All, except well maybe Shelley! She took a nasty fall chasing her wiener dog puppy and now finds herself on crutches with a nasty sprain!
Missy is headed to Houston tomorrow evening and she will join Jackie and Dale on their trip to MD Anderson this week for more testing.
Dale is anxious to get the surgery scheduled. MD Anderson runs on their own time and that's frustrating. I spoke with Dale's doctor's nurse today and she assures me that the surgery will happen in due time. The doctor's at MD Anderson know what they are dealing with and know what tests need to be done. I reminded the nurse that this was my father they were dealing with! I reminded her too that we were new to the world of MD Anderson and wanted to make sure that we were dotting our i's and crossing our t's so as to not slow down any steps.
Dale is back off his Plavix again. His primary doctor pulled that medication in anticipation of surgery in the near future.
Dale and Jackie will head to Pearland on Wednesday in anticipation of Thursday's appointments.
Dale has really been handling all the frustrations remarkably well. I'm not sure I would be in half as good as shape as he is. Frustration and anxiety seem to be his only real symptoms. He thinks that sometimes he's looking for symptoms when there really aren't any there. The mind is very powerful! Long days to dwell don't help!
Monday, November 26, 2007
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You are right about MD Anderson time. They have their own clock but fortunately it is very precise. Just don't let them lose Dale in the system.
Fortunately for Dale and probably unfortunately for MD Anderson - I never get lost in the system!
You know...the squeaky wheel! That's me!
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