November 3, 2010 11:55 PM

Another first!

Today we had two doctors appointments - first at Dana-Farber and then a quick trp over to Mass Eye and Ear. Even better - they were both highly successful!

At Dana-Farber, my counts were perfectly normal. So much so that my prednisone was cut from 40 mg/per day down to 30 and my next appontment was oncwe again set for three months. Ground Hog Day has been set for the next one with the expectation that the day will not be repeated over and over until we get it right!

At Mass Eye and Ear my eyes were deemed to definitely be getiing better. This does not mean that I am doing well on my way to getting back to "normal" but I am most certainly far better thatn I was even two weeks ago. The end result is that the bandage lens that I was wearing for the past two weeks is now gone along with one of my eye medications. The inflammation in both eyes was deemed to be reduced and I, once again, had tears. However, it was basically at the same level as before which is OK but certainly not a huge step forward. More importantly, my next appointment is now set for five weeks from now.

Al in all, a great day at both places as I get set to mark the two year anniversary of my firat hospital stay at Brigham and Women's Hospital. November 4th was the day and chemotherapy was the game. It's hard to vbelieve that so much has gone on since then. Evereyone says that Ihave endured so much - but I don't feel that way. As we all know, I have escaped so much which seems to make this journey somewhat surreal. Howso? Well, the time has gone by and I basically have done everything that I've wanted to do without giving a second thought to my condition because I have not suffered at all. What a great way to be! I don't feel guilty about it either. As I've said before - why me? I guess that it's just a lesson in having to learn to accept God's grace and just continue on with life.

But, it's hard to accept without feeling the need to say thank you in some fashion. As such, y third "First Connection" call has been very dificult as the party is never there when I call. Multiple calls over the past two weeks have yielded no results - but I'll press on.

I also finished my bathroom makeover for my wife's friend. It looks nice in my eyes with the check looking even nicer. That's the good news! The bad news is that I no longer have anything to do and I know that I'll ge bored to tears.

Oh well...

Bob