Texas & MD Anderson Hospital

Cheesecake Factory...yummmmmmmmmmmmmm...


On Friday we thought we should take it easy...slept in late (thank you Mr. Margarita!), breakfast in bed, massage, and ABSOLUTELY the best meal at the Cheesecake Factory! Another perfect day! Oh, it was raining but we didn't care! (More purple colored walls at Massage salon!)



Then on the fourth margarita, you jump on your hotel beds and act really silly! We had sooo much fun!



Apparently you kiss lizards when you get to the third margarita! Lucky he was cute Lis!



The BEST part of the trip. We found a yummy Mexican place that served FABULOUS margaritas! FOR $2.50!!!! Are ya kiddin? Yes, we had a few...



EVERYTHING seemed to be PURPLE! Did they do this all for me? Wasn't that nice of them?



Waiting for my appt with Dr. Patel. What a nice place MD Anderson was! He was so nice as well. He & his crew really explained things very well to my team! lol.

So the consensus was to follow OSU's treatment protocol and complete the Gem/Tax/Avastin clinical trial. He said he could not be sure where the tumor was attached on the CT/MRI but that the best thing to do would be to shrink it before doing any surgery. He said surgery may not even be needed but there is less than 5% chance it will completely disappear. He would not give me a prognosis (timeframe) because he said it is too rare and not enough data. And he was just too nice to do that! Very positive man! We really liked him!

Good news is it's localized (not spread to my lung). Bad news is it most likely will keep returning. He stated that there are more chemo options down the road if the first combo doesn't work. There is even a drug in Europe that is not available here. Ok, I could deal with a trip to EUROPE!!! :)

So, I will go back to OSU and start my chemo on Wednesday, May 12th. I decided to hold off another week so I could get some more things done. I have to get a CT, EKG, & lab yet. And, oh yeh, ride a bull next weekend! Alright...movin' on! What's next?



Breakfast in the hotel Thursday morning. My team with their new bracelets I got them. Inscription...Together We Laugh, Together We Cry, Together We Fight!!



I guess Mom had to notify Texas that she was here!



Arriving in Texas. Hats are on...where are our boots?
My daughter, Laci. My mom, June. My sister, Lisa, and ME! BTW, WHY am I standing like Grandma Snyder? LOL