Wednesday, July 30, 2014
At this point, Mike would be counting down the days until he returned back home from Germany. However, on June 23rd at his 10th chemo treatment meeting, his oncologist told him that he wanted Mike to go to Germany and have his treatment there, but then when he came back home, he wanted him to have the last two treatments so that he would have a total of 12 chemo treatments this time around. Arrangements were made at that time for him to have the 11th treatment on August 4th, the day after he was to return from Germany.
I was a little shocked that Mike had agreed to this. I could not see Mike going to Germany to have his immune system boosted and his whole body made healthier only to come back here and have two immune destroying, damaging chemo treatments. I think that Mike just wanted to avoid any confrontation with the doctor, so he agreed to that.
Later that night at home we talked, and Mike decided he would finish out the last two treatments before he went to Germany. I made Dr. Weber aware of the plan, and he said that Mike should wait an additional two weeks after his last chemo treatment before heading to the clinic. Verena was able to accommodate the change in date for Mike's arrival. Mike will now be leaving on August 23rd. He will start his first day of treatment on August 25th and be there for 2 weeks. He will leave Germany and arrive home on September 7th. We were also able to make the changes with the airline. I am just happy that he will not be traveling over Labor Day weekend. I think that would be overwhelming for him since he is not a worldwide or airline traveler.
The effects from the 10th and 11th treatments were really rough on Mike. Each time they seem to get a little worse. The heat and humidity particularly affect him since he works out in the heat. It really wipes him out. The week of his last treatment, he came home, ate dinner, did his paperwork, and was in bed before 7:30. I am hoping the weather is better this next coming week and that he will not be affected as strongly.
It will be a long two weeks for me, but we will be able to face time, and he has the ability to watch videos and play games on his Ipad. I am hoping that he is able to meet some great people like we did last year and that he will be able to get out and do some more sightseeing and hiking and experiencing some new things with them. I am hoping Mike will be able to give me some great details on his stay, since I will not be there with him to experience it and then keep everyone up to date on what is going on there.
At this point, Mike would be counting down the days until he returned back home from Germany. However, on June 23rd at his 10th chemo treatment meeting, his oncologist told him that he wanted Mike to go to Germany and have his treatment there, but then when he came back home, he wanted him to have the last two treatments so that he would have a total of 12 chemo treatments this time around. Arrangements were made at that time for him to have the 11th treatment on August 4th, the day after he was to return from Germany.
I was a little shocked that Mike had agreed to this. I could not see Mike going to Germany to have his immune system boosted and his whole body made healthier only to come back here and have two immune destroying, damaging chemo treatments. I think that Mike just wanted to avoid any confrontation with the doctor, so he agreed to that.
Later that night at home we talked, and Mike decided he would finish out the last two treatments before he went to Germany. I made Dr. Weber aware of the plan, and he said that Mike should wait an additional two weeks after his last chemo treatment before heading to the clinic. Verena was able to accommodate the change in date for Mike's arrival. Mike will now be leaving on August 23rd. He will start his first day of treatment on August 25th and be there for 2 weeks. He will leave Germany and arrive home on September 7th. We were also able to make the changes with the airline. I am just happy that he will not be traveling over Labor Day weekend. I think that would be overwhelming for him since he is not a worldwide or airline traveler.
The effects from the 10th and 11th treatments were really rough on Mike. Each time they seem to get a little worse. The heat and humidity particularly affect him since he works out in the heat. It really wipes him out. The week of his last treatment, he came home, ate dinner, did his paperwork, and was in bed before 7:30. I am hoping the weather is better this next coming week and that he will not be affected as strongly.
It will be a long two weeks for me, but we will be able to face time, and he has the ability to watch videos and play games on his Ipad. I am hoping that he is able to meet some great people like we did last year and that he will be able to get out and do some more sightseeing and hiking and experiencing some new things with them. I am hoping Mike will be able to give me some great details on his stay, since I will not be there with him to experience it and then keep everyone up to date on what is going on there.
