Friday, May 21, 2010 – This morning, I timed how long it took from when they called Kellee to go back for treatment until he came back out, eleven minutes! Kellee’s shower takes longer than that on most days! The treatments on this last phase are quick! Then it was DOCTOR DAY. First they weighed Kellee, no more weight loss which is a good thing and with him eating more lately, he should start putting some weight back on. The meeting with the doctor did not take long, we did not have many questions this time. We asked if there would be another MRI before the last treatment. He told us no, the next MRI would be one month after the final treatment.The doctor then gave us an idea what follow-up will most likely look like in the years to come for Kellee. Dr. S. said there will be an MRI approximately every 4 months for the first 2-3 years and then they will switch to an MRI every 6 months until years 6 or 7 after the last treatment and then one every year until year 10. At that point there would probably be an MRI every other year and beyond that will be determined at that time. Kellee was doing some figuring in his head for how long he will need to be budgeting for MRI’s due to his insurance deductible. Dr. S. asked Kellee if he had started taking less of the Zofran and Kellee said no, he just didn’t want to risk it. After that we went to the pharmacy to pick up the last set of Zofran pills and we drove to Pella. Later on Friday we had a Batman marathon, The Dark Knight and Batman Begins. Yes we did watch them out-of-order but is there really a rule about the order to watch movies in movie marathons? I don’t think so, just ask George Lucas with his Star Wars movies.
Gordon/Flanders
Ever notice how the Commissioner Gordon character in the latest Batman movies looks like Ned Flanders on The Simpsons? Is it just me?
Does anyone know of any other look a-likes?
Send any ideas via the comments.
Here is an update on Kellee’s battle with American Airlines to get a refund for his ticket he had purchased for a trip scheduled for the earlier in May he could not take because of his radiation treatments. The last I shared was the airline requested a letter from the doctor’s office stating the facts about Kellee’s medical condition. We requested such a letter in April and nurse Kelly fired one off for us. We have been in wait mode ever since. One night this week Kellee was online checking his credit card balance, because he knew it was paid off and should have been $0.00. He mentioned to me, “I must have paid too much, because now it lists I owe a negative amount.” A little bit later he realized the negative amount matched exactly the amount of the airline ticket! Yeah, it appears American Airlines had granted the refund! So persistence does pay off, especially when you have the facts on your side. Thank-you to American for bending the no refund rule for a very valid reason!
Tags: American Airlines, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor Parent, Hope Lodge, Ned Flanders, Radiation Therapy, The Simpsons, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
