June 23, 2017.. This is the first time I have been able to post an update since the last posting I did on June the 8th. I will try to post the most important things that have happened since then. Remember I want to post them in such a way so that I can reference them later for information. I wish I had done every blog when we come here under the same blog. I see the value in having them all together and I also wish I had given the blog a different name not referencing a time in the title. I fear if I would change it now, it would change the link for people following now.

The posts from today on, for this blog, will probably made using email since I won't have access to the computer. 

Starting after June 8th:

June 9th - 10th, 2017..  Went to hospital to be admitted and got settled in the room. 

During creating this posting which I had completed up to today except for few additions, the computer shut down and I lost everything so I will attempt to recreate what I had. 

June 11th - 12th.. Prepare for surgery and get surgery in the morning on the 12th. Surgery lasted for about 2.5 hours. They had predicted it would take 3 to 5 hours. Our dear friends Steve and Kathy from back home drove over 1200 miles to visit us and give us support. 

June 12th - 22nd.. Spent 10 days recovering from the surgery. During this time I received blood and platelets. As of now, I have received 6 units of blood. I have not kept up with the platelets I have gotten so far but guessing it is about the same number of bags as the blood. Our dear friends Wayne (Ken) and Peggy from back home drove over 1200 miles to visit us and give us support on the 20th. 
Started VDTPACE chemo combinations at 8:30pm. They will be pumping in around the clock for the next 4 days.

June 23rd - 24th.. Not feeling any side effects of the chemo yet. 
They tell me they will start about day 6 through 10. This is when my blood counts will drop so much.