Zack (5) and Jake (7)

Easter pictures of the boys holding their See's Easter Bunny and a bucket full of plastic easter eggs with a surprise for the boys in each egg.

Have a Blessed Easter - April 11, 2009

Wishing you and your family a Very Blessed and Happy Easter

Post Surgery Physical Therpy - April 8, 2009

I started Physical Therapy on my left shoulder today. I will be having PT (physical therapy) three times a week. My doctor indicates that my shoulder will not be fully back to normal for about 3 months after surgery. Slowly my range of motion and use of my arm and shoulder are coming back. I am still having a lot of pain below my elbow and above my wrist with a feeling of pins and needles and numbness. If I extend my arm in a certain way, or pick up something heavy an excruciating pain occurs. Once I endure the pain, it's hard to get rid of.

Medical Appointment - April 1, 2009

Jerry's appointment today with the oncologist was fairly routine. Jerry has been fighting with a serious sinus infection. He started taking a Z-pack and that did not know out the infection. When they took Jerry's temperature, he was running a fewer. They took his temperature a second time and continued showing a fever. Dr. Javadi decided he wanted Jerry to give some additional blood to test for an infection in his blood. They took two additional vials of blood from his port as well as blood from his arm. The results should be available in a week. Unfortunately, Jerry's PSA is slowly creeping back up every week when they draw blood for a CBC (complete blood count). Overall, Jerry is feeling much better on a daily basis than he has in a long time. Even though he's been on antibiotics, Jerry's diarrhea has been pretty much under control. Jerry continues having sinus problems and Dr. Javadi is prescribing Avelox to continue fighting with the infection.