Bad News Today......

It seems either the Chemo didn't completely work, or I have "teratoma" cells present that do not respond to Chemo......as a result, I will be having nerve-sparing RPLND surgery on Wednesday......

Bummer......I was looking forward to flying back to SF and watching the Super Bowl with my friends.....

I'm heading out tonight so I will write more tomorrow......

-soon to have a big scar,
Mr. Clean

Back in Cleveland......

What a difference a day makes.......One day, I'm wearing shorts and playing golf in 80 degree sunny FL weather, another I'm trudging through a foot of snow in the frozen tundra....

The only good news is that I will know my short-term fate in 48 hours......although my sister put a scare in me regarding NOT having tests done on Fridays.....She seems to think that I will not get the results until next week.

All I can say is that I'm not leaving the Clinic on Fri afternoon until I have an answer from my Oncologist and Surgeon.....

I will either be on an airplane flying back to SF on Sunday or getting ready for RPLND surgery on Wed.

Please keep your finger's crossed......

-Mr. Clean

It's finally warm in Florida!!!!

Geez - it's been in the 30's - 40's in FL...... too cold and windy to play much golf......we snuck in a couple of rounds of 9 holes in the cold and wind but it wasn't much fun.

Finally, this morning we played 18. There was a freeze / frost delay but we started around 9:00 and were stripping off layers of clothes by the 4th or 5th hole. By the end of the round it was in the 60's and tomorrow it's supposed to be in the 70's. Yippie!!!!!!

I've been hitting the gym every day and feeling better every day. I've cut my steroids in 1/2 and expect to be completely off of them by the end of next week.......

We head back to Cleveland on Tuesday (back to the frigid cold.) I have all my tests / appts on Friday 1/30 (1 week from today) and I find out the results that day....... If everything is clear, I'll be back in CA on Sunday, Feb 1 just in time to watch the Super Bowl!!!!!!

I am so ready to get a job and get back to being a productive member of society. I've got my cover letters done, resumes updated and ready to send out......

I miss everyone in San Francisco and Santa Barbara and can't wait to get back.....

Thanks again for the thoughts and prayers but everyone seems to be slacking with the posts lately.......

-Mr. Clean

feel like a 90 year-old man....

Well I realized my physical conditioning is much worse than I thought. I took a 1-2 mile walk and it totally whipped me. Playing 9 holes of golf - with a cart no less made me light-headed and winded....I started working out yesterday and realized that it's going to take much longer than I thought to get back into shape....

The good news is that I've started and the chemo is slowly leaving my body......It feels really good to work up a SWEAT!!!!!!

The bad news is that my old man and his golfing buddies have no sympathy for my condition and are not even giving me strokes........More motivation to win.....

16 days and counting until I find out if I need surgery......

-Mr. Clean

Made it to Florida!!!!!!!!

We left Ohio in freezing cold and snow and arrived in Florida sunny and warm!!!!!! We just missed a snow-storm that dumped 18" of the crappy wet white stuff.......whew.....

I feel better already just because I can walk outside and get a breath of fresh air and not be confined to the house 24/7.

I actually had golf clubs in my hands yesterday and hit some chips and puts!!!!!!! I still have the weird side-effects (numbness is the worst) which makes golf a bit difficult.

The steroids are causing some issues and making me really jittery and edgy.......I have to be careful to control myself and not lose my temper over something trivial........

Apparently, the toxicity from the chemo will dissipate over the next three weeks.....I can't wait to feel "normal" again.

Anyways, I am MUCH happier and will start working out, doing cardio, and playing golf tomorrow - woo hoo!!!!!!!!

Still not hair,
-Mr. Clean

So long Chemo!!!!!!!

I completed my LAST chemo treatment today!!!!!!! Bye bye bleomycin!!!!!!

It feels great to have finished this part of the process.

We are planning on driving to FL on Thursday, stopping on the way to see relatives, and to arrive on Friday. I will start recovering in the warm, sunshine!!!!!!!

I look forward to playing G-O-L-F!!!!!!

I realize that I may still need surgery and/or other "stuff" but at this point, I am going to celebrate this milestone and not worry about anything else!!!!!

I want to thank everyone for all the messages, prayers, and support!!!!

-Mr. Clean

Super Bowl Sunday!!!!!!

I changed my ticket to fly back to SF on Feb. 1. I just realized that is Super Bowl Sunday!!!!!

Hopefully someone will be having a party and we can all get together and watch the game.

My CT Scans and tests are all set for Jan 30th. I will know if I need surgery or if I get to go home when I meet with the Docs on that day... whoo hoo!!!!!!

For some reason, I've still been feeling kinda crappy.....I guess the chemo is still killing the good and bad cells.....apparently, it stays in my system for 3 weeks after my last treatment...

Hopefully, the warm FL weather will help my body get rid of all the toxicity that it's been enduring....

I am sooooo ready to start feeling like a human being again!!!!!!!

-Mr. Clean