Girls in Teal Road Trip a success

Megan and I bonded on our road trip last weekend. We both loved Sondheim's "A Little Night Music." 1st row mezzanine tickets were over the 7th row orchestra so we were close to the stage. Megan lamented she didn't have a Welsh flag to wave at Zeta-Jones at the end. Garmin, Joy's borrowed E-Z Pass and parking at the hotel all made the trip a breeze. A little gastro problem made sleeping at night problematic for me. Went to the gastro doctor who diagnosed my cancer for help when I got back. He took me off Nexium and am trying AcipHex to see if that works better. Too early to tell. Dylan gave me my birthday present, a live lilac tree. My mom used to sing "The Lilac Tree" to me when I was little; I did the same for my kids. Megan sings the song to Tyler and Jenna so I loved his gift too.

A really happy birthday

Had a CT scan last week but hadn't heard anything from my oncology nurse so was a little concerned when I went to my treatment yesterday. Wonderful nurse Donna said blood work showed I needed 4 grams of magnesium (2 hours to go in) but had to wait for results of urine labs before ordering Avastin. Dr. Im's assistant Terri handed me my CT scan results which said "stable exam." Many areas "unremarkable" which has become a favorite word for me. Nodules noted on previous scans hadn't grown or decreased. That means the Avastin is holding everything status quo, a good thing. Yea! My CA125 went down 2.8 points to 53.5. Still higher than than 0-35 normal range but it went in the right direction. I will continue on Avastin. So Megan's surprise trip to NYC this 3-day weekend for my birthday (Jan. 31) is going to be a celebration. We've tickets to a Sunday matinee of "A Little Night Music" with Angela Landsbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Alex is taking care of the kids and Dylan is minding the two dogs. Don't know who is getting the better deal.