Can you read the writing on the cake? (for those of you who missed the picture, the icing on the cake says "Kickin' Effin' Cancer's Ass"). My Crewe at work put this together for me yesterday, my last day on the job until August. Love it. Thank you!

Pre-op at CCH this past Monday. They asked me all the same questions they asked me two months ago, and took more blood, and said Oh we need a chest X-ray and an EKG. And I said Yeah, and I need to be at work in 40 minutes so can we do this another time?

Pre-op with Dr. Bashore this past Wednesday, fairly cursory. An explanation of Drain Management Technique. Then a lovely pre-op Q and A session this AM with Dr. Korey. He gave me a copy of my report from MD Anderson, explained in detail the surgery he will be doing. He said chances are good I can go home the day after surgery. He says I'll need about a month to heal before starting chemo. Dr. Levine had told me two to four weeks post-op. Hey, I'm just rollin' with it.

And of course I got the EKG and the chest Xray done, in my spare time. I'm assuming there is nothing of note there. Aside from this little cancer thing I'm healthy as a horse. I also filled pain prescrips from Dr. B that would make a junkie envious.

No more MD appts until surgery. I have to be at the hospital at 6A June 30 for surgery at 7:30, subject to change. The surgery will take about four hours. Bjorn and Donna will be hanging out at the hospital with me throughout. I am in good hands, and in good spirits.

Loved the various suggestions I got from all ya'll about what to bring to the hospital, what to read, what movies to see. Keep 'em coming!