The Tone of the Day Was Set Early

Let's hope the tone of the day was not set by what happened upon arrival just before 7:00 am. The auto check-in screen at the entrance to Duke Clinic 1A wasn't working and Joe actually had to wait in line to check in. He hasn't had to do that since our very first appointment back in November 2010. Although it only took 10 minutes, we are so used to being checked in before ever entering the waiting room, but I'm sure there are worse things.

Called back for blood work at 7:25am and then vitals 5 minutes after that. Only problem was I went for coffee and Joe some juice after the blood work so we lost our good seats. Oh well, small price to pay for a great cup of coffee. It's now 8:10am and we are back in an exam room waiting for the nurse and then Dr. Zafar. Soon we'll hopefully know the CT scan results. Oh, and Joe is obsessing that he has gained 3 lbs in 2 weeks. He wants to diet now... I think not!

Dr. Zafar came in about 8:20am with a smile on his face, but then again, he always is smiling.  We haven't seen him for an appointment since early summer so it was good to talk with him.  Best part, the CT scan showed NO GROWTH!  We would have liked to see shrinkage, but we are estatic over NO GROWTH!  The tumor is the same size as back in June and so we will continue with the chemo plan with no changes. 

As you can see, Joe was all smiles, as was I, but I was behind the camera lens.  We were out of there by 8:40am and I came on to work and Joe went on up to Chemo for his 9:15am appointment.  Today has been a good day and it's still morning. :)

Thanks to everyone who has inquired, prayed and sent good thoughts and karma our way.  It seems to be working.   Thank you.