Well, everyone is sick here with some sort of cold. It's kind of weird because we've been hiding out in this house for the last couple of months hoping to keep the germs out. Now, nobody will come visit us because WE'RE sick. It's like we're in an alternate universe, but I don't have an evil Spock goatee.
Speaking of sickness, did anyone watch Third Watch last night? The reason I'm asking is because one of the main characters just got Leukemia. Now, everyone who reads this will already know of my hatred of movies and TV shows that use Leukemia as a plot device, but I've got a different problem about this one. Now, I've never seen Third Watch before, but Caity's mom loves the show and is here helping out while we're sick. After one show, I can honestly say that I won't be picking Third watch again as I found it highly unbelievable in every plot line they had. The worst plot line revolved around a female detective who was dying from Leukemia, but was too stubborn, scared, or whatever to get medical treatment. She finally went to the hospital, and the cameras decide to show us cancer patients sitting in dark, gloomy halls with IV's going into them. Every once and a while one of the patients would give the cameras a weak smile, and most of them looked like they were on death's door.
Now, if you're THAT sick from the Leukemia, or the chemo, or the Graft vs Host, YOU ARE NOT SITTING IN A DARKENED HALLWAY. YOU ARE IN A HOSPITAL BED!!! If anyone follows Third Watch, let me know how this plot line pans out, because I'm interested to see how accurately they portray Leukemia treatment. And at least this time the person with Leukemia isn't a murderer, rapist, etc. etc. like on CSI or Law and Order.
So let's get on to ACTUAL Leukemia treatments. I am now on only four types of medication, two of which are to fight the side effects of the other two medications. The doctors switched me to a lower potency anti-biotic which has been rumored to have less side effects. Right now I'm fighting a cold, and the effects of the new medication, so once both go away, I should find that I'm able to do more than I was able to do on the old medication. As of next week, my body is free of imuno-suppressents, so it will be the first real test run as to how well my new immune system functions on it's own.
And another thing. I think I've become a hospital addict. I go there so much I seem to miss it when I'm gone. I miss it so much that I'm signing myself up for more medical procedures. I've had varicose veins in my testicals since I was born, and that causes blood to collect down in the sack area. The good part is that it makes my testicals HUGE and MANLY, the bad part is that it hurts a lot. Before the vein problem was diagnosed, I had been to the hospital 2 times to get it looked at. The pain was so bad the first time that I went to the Emergency room. The unfriendly doctor squeezed them a few times VERY HARD and told me I was fine. After I was diagnosed with Leukemia, I had the boys looked at again, but this time they took me more seriously. An ultrasound from a VERY ATTRACTIVE woman finally found the problem. There is nothing more awkward then having one of the most beautiful woman you've ever seen repeatedly rubbing your groin with the ultrasound gun. (Think unsexy thoughts, think unsexy thoughts, think unsexy thoughts)
Anyway, to make a long story short, the solution to the problem is to cut into the testicals and shorten the veins, but this carries a high risk of causing infertility. Well, at the time Caity and I were in the baby making process so the procedure was delayed. Now that we've got the twins, the plan is to go in for a procedure that will be a vein shortening/vasectomy combo. It will probably take six months to actually see a specialist who will then book the procedure for a year down the road, but at least the ball (pardon the pun) is rolling.
That's it for today. It's the season finale for Battlestar Galactica, so nobody bother me from 6-7 pm.
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