Ed,
That is hilarious! Your kind of water spouts is VERY different than the water spouts I think of. Probably a lot closer to the truth of the Bermuda Triangle as well.

Exactly, Don, although a whale would have been more fun to ride.

I loved that shirt, too.

I'm just getting back after a few days having to reset my password, darn iPad. I too thought it was a whale lol.

I didn't go to radiation on Wednesday, due to the snow, so another day will be tacked on at the end of the day, and as a result, will need another carboplatin infusion next Thursday, and would have finished already if it were not for the days missed with the snow, and holidays. I previously spoke to my RO about missed days, cancer regeneration, and loss of survival rate, 1.7 days for each missed day. He said its true, but is not that concerned with me being my tumor was removed surgically, and is what's left is microscopic, but still best not to miss any.

I couldn't go to my early Proton graduation party yesterday since I needed to go to chemo right after, but will be invited back one I finish. As mentioned, it's a cratered affair with prior Proton radiation patients, staff and any other current patients there. For a child, they gave him a sponge bob cake, and a few days ago had a consumed dressed sponge bob there, and looked good. I don't know how this place makes money with its football field sized facility, staff out numbers patents, which is not busy like others I've been, graduations, gift bags, prostrrd patients get a $100 white robe, and if there is delayed treatment from technical problems, they order pizza for everyone lol.

The decadon, aka prednisone, dex given by IV prior o chemo, once again raised my blood sugar over 600 last night. Working on getting it down with medications, and is at 450 this morning, and have bern up since 3am. It like your mind is racing after drinking 20 cups of coffee, but still being tired.

A basic video overviews of Proton Therapy, and the cyclotron.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LGVRiMWr-8c

Hey. Got stuck viewing a few of those videos on proton beam therapy. Amazing technology. No wonder why it is still so rare and costly. Unless someone with sufficient curiosity did the research they have no clue how much machinery and technology surrounds them and beside them to create and deliver the dose.

Also very comforting to know there are techniques like this to deliver such precise dosage within the body while sparing the other non targeted areas.

Thanks
Don

Today I graduated from Proton Therapy at ProCure's Proton Therapy Center in Sometset, NJ, and finished my chemo too! I received my certificate, as thier 507th patient, my mask, which I will decorate, and a ProCure commemorative challenge coin, which history, significance, dates back to WWI, so there is no ringing bells here, which also has history, significance. I can also attend a catered luncheon for graduation, and all future weekly graduation luncheons as an alumni. Free food forever lol. and a classy place!

You're welcome, Don. I thought you would appreciate it. I never got to meet the Wizard, who is still elusive!

All good news Paul. You look like you have come through this treatment unscathed. Now to get on with life , and wait for the scan I suppose.
Hope your blood sugar levels are back to your normal.
Tammy

Thanks Tammy. Not yet. After the recent surgeries, treatment, chemo, I was almost knocked out this morning after radiation by low blood sugar! I felt it, had white patches in my vision, so knew what it was, and asked the nurse for orange juice, who had me sit down. Now it's on the way up hign again fro. decadon I had after. At least it's all over, but both radiation, and chemo effects, are still working for a few weeks.

Congratulations Paul on conquering the Proton! I love that you are a perpetual lunch guest if you choose to be. Take care, and, of course watch out for water spouts--now that we all know what they are (I thought whale too)

Best wishes,
Mary