And We're Back

Have been back actually; made it back to NYC on sunday evening just in time to get hit by a case of food poisoning - blech - won't go into the gory details but, suffice it to say, I am back at work today and feeling fine.

Vacation in FL was everything I'd hoped for - it was great to be home for the holidays with family and, as and added bonus, Min came down with me and stayed for the first half of my vacation. While I was home, I spent my time going to the beach, went to Ringling Museum, the Salvador Dali Museum, out on Le Barge (booze cruise around Sarasota Bay). dining out (outback, el adobe, madfish grill, barnacle bill's, walt's, and, of course, Bangkok), dining in (GOC's xmas dinner, Richard's new year's dinner, Dad & K's steak dinner, etc etc etc), fixing everyone's computer problems (except GOC), playing pool, mudriding in an overgrown golfcart, kayaking, and any number of things I'm forgetting at the moment. I also slept a lot. Amazing how on vacation my nocturnal tendencies tend to re-assert themselves - by the end of my visit I was staying up until 3 and getting up past noon - good thing I didn't stay much longer. And to answer the big question, while on vacation I did drink a bit but limited myself to 1 drink per night. Worked out pretty well actually. All in all, I felt good during my time home tho every now and again I'd be hit by some fatigue or nausea or pain in my legs but it didn't happen too often and didn't last too long (nothing like what I went through during treatment). Got a bit of a tan but my head peeled :) Luckily I have some hair now so it doesn't look too bad (well, no worse than normal anyway). Took a bunch of pictures too, will try to post some when I have the chance.

So this week I have some evaluation tests scheduled on Thursday and Friday followed by a meeting w/my doctors on Tuesday. After that, my surgery will be scheduled, potentially for the last week of January. I will, of course, post any results/news as soon as I hear.

Finally, I did check my blog during vacation and appreciate the comments from Hong Kong and m/so.

regards,

--Dr. D