I know it has been two weeks since I have updated the blog. There has been a lot going on and I have not been able.

Last week I had the port put into my chest to be used for IV's, chemo, treatments, etc. and then had a Mugga test (it is a test to see how strong your heart so the doctor can see if your heart is strong enough for chemo). So as you can guess we spent almost all day Monday at the hospital. Tuesday afternoon I started having pains in my right lung. I ended up in the hospital with pneumonia. (Tuesday-Thursday) They let me out on Thursday with IV antibotics and pain pills after my oxygen levels came back up to normal.

Kim was home Wednesday-Sunday from college for the end of term break, so she and Dan have been the ones administer the IV antibotics. It is much nicer to have someone else andminister them instead of having to do it yourself. Kim pushes the fluids slower than her dad (that is a very good thing. It does not feel very good when they are pushed too fast).

Because of the pneumonia I did not start chemo on Friday as planned. At this point we are not sure when chemo will start. I am hoping within the next two weeks.

This week is looking almost as busy. I saw the plastic surgeon yesterday. The expander for the reconstruction on the left side is infected. We have been working with it from the beginning. Now the skin is too thin in one large spot and the expander is showing through, so I am going in today to have him remove it.The left side had more expansive cancer and there was spot where they had to cut very close to the skin to get all the cancer and the skin was thin and raw. Because of the pneumonia I am going to have to stay overnight in the hospital, otherwise this would have been a quick same day procedure.