The day started out with an hour and a half commute in heavy traffic to bring Attley to the U of M and for us to consult with the oncologist about the chemo and how the day would go. Attley was very nervous (understandably) and stuck very close to us the entire consult. They went over the different types of chemo medication and what side effects we could expect with both. We decided on one and then asked a few more questions before we left. Attley would stay there the entire day, they'd do some bloodwork to make sure everything was kosher and then they'd administer the medication over 10-minutes by IV drip with two vet techs hanging out with him, loving him up and making sure he was comfortable. They would then watch him for a while to make sure he was doing okay before calling me to come and get him. They called at about 3:30 that afternoon so I wrapped up my day and headed out at 4:10 with hopes of getting home in time to take the girls trick or treating. Scott had taken Cate the two previous years so I wanted to take them this year. It wasn't meant to be. I didn't get to the U of M until 5:20. Attley and I left at 5:30 and didn't get home until 6:40. Scott already had the girls out so I turned on our porch light to hand out candy to the neighborhood kids. I only got one set of kids before Scott got home with the girls. They were so cute!! I took a bunch of pictures, allowed them both to gorge on some candy then took them up to get ready for bed. By the time I got back down, we only had one more group ring our doorbell. That was it for me for halloween. Bummer.
Attley was pretty cashed that night and the next day his appetite wasn't too good but he did eat when we spiced up his food with some table scraps. They told us that if he was going to show side effects, he would likely have them (nausea/diarrhea) 3-5 days after chemo. Days 2 & 3 he was laying a little low but was still totally interested in eating and begging. Days 4 and 5 he perked up and tonight he actually played fetch and tug with me - he hasn't played like that since this whole thing started. We take him in for bloodwork tomorrow to make sure everything is going okay and then his next round of chemo will be in a couple of weeks. They told us that the way he handles the first round of chemo will likely be how he handles all of them. If that's the case, then this will be a breeze for him.
Scott and I went on a date on Friday night to celebrate our anniversary (thanks to Mom and Dad who volunteered to babysit for us!!). We started out at Floyd's in Victoria, but sadly we are just too dang old or something. We couldn't take the smoke! So we left there and went to the Narrow's - a bar in Navarre. They had a good band playing, we got some good food and drank some good beer. It was a fun night out - we need to do more stuff like that.
Saturday I was fortunate enough to go out again with Karyn, Amy and Sarah to celebrate their birthdays (all within one month of each other). We went to Ichiban's. MMMMMM. Go if you ever get the chance. Its a fun place for groups and the food is so yummy.
Other than that, it was not a super exciting weekend - I worked about 10 hours on an unexpected request from a client late on Friday. Not fun. But the weather was gorgeous and I managed to get the Silver Bullet completely clean, inside and out. (That's our minivan, by the way - Schwake came up with the name.)
That's about it. Don't forget to VOTE!!!
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