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Latest Ike Update

Well, I got power back on Monday. So, Tuesday, Dad and I headed back to the house. It's nice to start getting back to normal. I'm currently working from home--waiting on the insurance adjuster to show up and give me an idea of what it will cost to get the house back to 100%.

Healing from the surgery is taking a lot longer than I'd hoped. I'm up and around, but still slow, weak and don't have much energy. I think I lost about 10-15 pounds and it shows. I'll get it back, but it'll take a while. At least things are headed in the right direction.

Right now I'm focused on getting life back on track. The house really needs to be cleaned and I've got a completely empty fridge that needs to be restocked. And as slow as I am right now, this is going to take a while...

BTW: I find out next week the results of the biopsy during the surgery. Depending on what exactly was attached to that lymph node they took out, I could be done or I could be in for another round of chemo. (or some third option I'm not aware of) I'll post whenever I hear the results.

Ike & Stuff

Thanks to everyone for the phone calls and emails.

I'm finally starting to do better. I can eat again, so that's a heck of a relief. Now I just have to build my strength back up. It's going to take a little while.

Dad and I headed down to Houston the other day to see what shape the house was in. I was missing some shingles and have some water damage inside the house, but it's not too bad. I'm missing a lot of my fence and stuff like that, but it's all workable.

Since there's still no power, I'm back in OK recovering with the folks. Sounds like it won't be until about this weekend that I *might* have power. So, it's just some sitting around here until then.

But, all is going well. I'm finally back on the mend. Hope everyone is well.

Surgery: Aftermath

Sorry for the no blogging, folks. It's been a crazy week or two.

Surgery went really well. The surgeon almost seemed a bit surprised how well it went. My recovery in-hospital went well, too. It was a little easier than I'd expected.

However, the real fun began when I got out. My folks came down (thanks) and we decided it was best to get out of Ike's way. So I'm in Oklahoma. However, I can't seem to eat anything. Anything I eat comes right back up. So I'm really weak and I can't concentrate. I'm sure it will all come back, but it's rough right now...