2010, A Brand New Year!

Well there’s already a month gone in 2010 so we thought we’d give you a quick update on what’s been going on with us so far in 2010!

This new year started off in a bad way as my dad ended up having to be taken to the hospital for a collapsed lung. He was in the hospital for about two weeks and he ended up having to have a blood clot removed from his lung, but after that was done he was able to go home a few days later. He’s doing much better now so that is all that matters!

Since 2010 started, Jenn and I have been getting even more serious about our fitness. Jenn is currently taking about 4 to 5 cardio classes a week and I’m currently running around 2-3 miles per workout 3 to 4 times a week as well as working out.

Today, I had my followup doctor’s appointment with Dr. Atluri and everything is going well. Pretty much I was only nauseous for a few days after my treatment and then I was all better. All of my counts are still normal and my first CT scan is scheduled for March 25th at 9:00am. Unlike the last CT scan I had in October, I was given the barium shakes ahead of time. I’m not sure if that is good or bad! I don’t think I’ll ever be ready for that part of the procedure especially since I’ll have to do it twice a year for the first two years of my surveillance period. At least I’ll only have to do it once for the following three years, but that’s one too many times in my book! It’s bad enough everyone did a double take when I walked out with three bottles of that mess. That stuff is just nasty and they know it!And of course Dr. Atluri has NEVER had them. My dad didn’t even have to have them for his CT scan while he was in the hospital.

On to better things to look forward to in 2010! As you might recall, we found out about my testicular cancer while we were taking shag lessons back in September/October. Well, we’re about to start taking them again (from the same instructors too!) to pick up where we left off since we didn’t get to finish the class last time. I’m pretty sure Jenn is looking forward to it unlike my two left feet!

We also will be participating in Relay For Life as usual in April and as it gets closer we’ll have more information on how you can help our Relay For Life team raise money as well as events that we’ll be doing to raise money too. Stay tuned for info & pics of me rockin’ my purple ‘hawk!

Here’s to 2010 being a much healthier year for us!

EDIT: Since my CT scan is scheduled for 9am, I have to drink the barium shakes two hours before my CT scan meaning I will have to have that for breakfast, yummy!