Well... I got home from San Francisco last night after 3 days of CK at Stanford. Thanks to Drs. Chang, Soltys, and the whole team there. Big big thanks also to Lorenzo and Gennysmom - it was so nice to be able to talk to a couple other ANers while going through this.
348 nodes over three days, and the only visible scars I left with are the scrape on my arm from an overzealous nurse who dry-shaved it while trying to find a vein for the CT contrast IV. It was almost a little surreal - I was thankful to Dr. Soltys for going back and getting me some printouts from the last session showing the tumor and the program data. Without it, it's almost as if I have no evidence of the most major medical procedure I've ever had done.
I stopped by the Stanford Bookstore after I was done - my mom insisted on getting me some sweats as a souvenir. We decided I was qualified to buy the ones that say "Stanford Alumni" on them. I figure if anyone questions me about where I pledged, I can just say "I'm a GAMMA GAMMA GAMMA".
Wiped out today, probably more from the cold I caught on the way home than the treatments themselves. Thanks again to all on the board for your support, insights, and thoughts.
-robert
