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Nap time

Nov 10, 2005

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Spent the better part of today in CT, chauffeured around by my assistant/associate Judy Anderson. Decided to take a short cut through Port Chester (how smart was that?), which added half an hour to the trek back, and got stuck behind a fresh accident on the Taconic Parkway. A good thing we’d arranged for Judy…

First RICE chemo – 48 hour follow-up

Nov 9, 2005

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When I started on RICE, it was suggested that it was a bit tougher than the prior RCHOP regimen. But if I tolerated RCHOP well, I wouldn’t have too much trouble with RICE. Well so far RICE does seem to be tougher. This morning, less than 48 hours after finishing RICE, I did feel fatigue,…

How I voted

Nov 9, 2005

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Yesterday there was an election in Westchester County, NY for three county-wide offices, as well as judgeships, etc. I voted on two (or was it three?) different lines, and did one write-in. I did not vote on any of the major party lines – Dems or Repugs – and haven’t in years. I have differences…

RICE #1 Finished and home from Sloan

Nov 7, 2005

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I got home this evening at about 6 o’clock. The RICE infusion went well – without a hitch. But it was a bit weird to have a running IV from 4:30 on Saturday to 4:30 on Monday. And most of that time with medicine being infused. Beside getting chemo Saturday into the evening, I was…

Latest read – “The Secret Identity of the Beloved Disciple”

Nov 6, 2005

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Is actually a re-read of a book by the title of “The Secret Identity of the Beloved Disciple.” It is about the identity of the author, or at least the source of the fourth Gospel, the Gospel of John. It was written in 1992 by Joseph A. Grassi , and I probably first read it…

Midday of RICE, day 2.

Nov 6, 2005

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An eventful – and funny – AM. First I go into the bathroom to brush my teeth (and pee – the constant IV, you know) with my small traveling tube of Crest. I start brushing and the toothpaste tastes funny – very funny. I thought “how old is this stuff?” And look at the label…

The start of RICE

Nov 5, 2005

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Well I’m in Sloan Kettering as I post this, and finished with the first of three infusions of Eutoposide. This is the E in RICE and I will be getting this all three days I’m here. Tomorrow I get Carboplatin, as well as the start of a 24 hour infusion of Infosfamide. I suppose the…

Here’s the new hairline

Nov 4, 2005

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Brigid took this on October 23rd, about 31 days after she took the picture of me that I’ve used to ID myself on this journal. What a difference a month makes! When Dr. Zelenetz saw me yesterday almost the first thing he said was “You haven’t lost all your hair. Most people look like Telly…

Good News from Lymphoma Guru

Nov 4, 2005

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This morning (Thursday) we had our meeting with Dr. Zelenetz, to assess the results of the first chemotherapy protocol and to go over the pending protocol. The news was very good. I had an inkling that things were going well on Wednesday, when I picked up my CT films and the PET scan report at…

Althouse on Judge Alito

Nov 2, 2005

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Yesterday there was an op ed in the NYT about Alito by Ann Althouse, a Law professor at the University of Wisconsin. Here’s the op ed. Separated at the Bench – New York Times She has an interesting weblog and has written a bit of commentary on misunderstandings regarding Alito rulings, for instance on the…

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