Day 11

I took it easy on Wednesday as Tuesday was such a long day and I currently feel pretty good. Of course, it's 2:36am and I am wide awake. If I can get a couple more hours of sleep, I will get into the office today which is just what I need. I was there for a few hours on Tuesday and was able to get back into a few things and that really helps keep my mind off of this other stuff.

Yesterday at 3pm, I went to a cardiologist office for the EKG test. I was not sure what kind of test to expect and they used the Ultrasound machine to look at my heart. The lab tech said everything looked normal and the Reznick is checking my heart as I have had some breathing problems. My pulse has been in the 90 bpm even when I am resting and, as Jen mentioned yesterday, I am keeping 39% of the oxygen I take in. They were going to give the results to the Dr. and I am sure I will hear from them soon. I do have one appointment on Friday and that is just for a quick blood test.

When Jen and I got home yesterday, there was a package sitting on the kitchen table. Before opening it, I knew what it was and knew of 2 people that would have sent it. I received the "Ultimate James Bond DVD Collection" (see post from 11/1/07) from Mike and Cindy Gregg. It was a great surprise and we opened it up and watched one of my favorites, "On her majesty's Secret Service". Although this is the only Bond film that George Lazenby made, along with Connery's Goldfinger, I think they are the best of the "Early" years. It also has a copy of "Casino Royale" and I though that was the best Bond movie since "A view to a Kill" as I have not enjoyed the most recent run of Bond actors. This will be a nice thing to have in a few weeks when I am back for a "Chemo" week.

Mike and Cindy are great friends and I really appreciate the acknowledgment. More importantly (much more) is the friendship. I have traveled for work to Northern California and they are always willing to make an hour drive, each way, to have a 30 minute meal with me. Thank you.

I have seen many more post from Family and Friends and it's great to hear from you. Most of the time, I do not know how to get back in contact with you as the blog emails me that you have posted but it does not provide your return email address. If you want to leave your email address, it would be good to have and if not, that is okay also. Just know that I can't respond to anyone individually if I don't have the address. The other side is that I might have it and not feel up to responding to all the posts.

I did make it back to work on Tuesday and there were a few people who's comments were a little out of place. I think it's because they just don't know what to say. I will tell you that I would rather you just say nothing to me than to ask me how I am doing. That is such an open ended question right now and very few people actually want me to answer that. Most likely, I will just say I am okay and that could be true but the question is loaded and I will probably lie to you. So, if you are asking because you think you should, please don't put me in a position to lie. Just say Hi.

Sam