No regrets.

Today was the the bone marrow biopsy. Our appointment was at 10am, we waited till 11:45 and then the nurse came in and told us the doctor was backed up and to go to lunch and come back. I swear doctors sometimes. I felt like saying oh no worries, we have nothing better to do today than wait for them to get around to us :) So we went to eat and Donnie slept in the car for 30 minutes before we went in. Sleepy head all the time :) We were a little worried because I heard that it was very painful. I had called the office before we came and asked what they were going to give him for pain management and the nurse said just a local. She also said some people say it's incredible painful and others say that it didn't hurt at all. So Donnie really didn't know what to expect but nope, he was a champ. He said it wasn't bad at all, the worst part about it was the needle for the anesthesia. They did have to do the biopsy twice in two different spots though. The first time the doctor did the biopsy, he wasn't able to get into the bone because it was too hard. Which isn't a bad thing, it just means Donnie has strong bones. He was right, all those ice cream sandwiches he's been eating all these years did pay off, good calcium he he ;) So, the doctor had to start the biopsy in another place. Good thing he said it barely hurt because when I was watching, it looked so uncomfortable. It looked like the doctor had a apple corer and was carving into his bone with full force. But anyway :) They said it would be pretty sore for the next couple days and he can't shower for 24 hours but other than that he was good to go. Now PET scan tomorrow.

While I was at the doctors today USC called me and told me that the doctor can see Donnie on Friday (7th). Yipppeee... I was so excited, I thought that we would have to wait a lot longer to see the doctor. God really does perform miracles everyday because when I first called the earliest he could be seen was the 19th. We are going to fly out Friday morning, Angela is going to be picking us up and taking us to the appointment and then we will be flying back to Vegas that night. We were going to drive, but Donnie has been getting really car sick lately and he just doesn't want to spend 6 hours in the car. I don't blame him. The drive to LA is miserable when you are perfectly healthy, I cant imagine it sick!  We are just so excited to see Dr. Morbacher, and see what she thinks can be done for Donnie. I have had a couple people ask me why we are going to a new doctor and honestly we just want a new set of eyes. We don't dislike Dr. Forsythe, we don't think he did anything wrong. We just want another doctor to see if there is something else that can be done for Donnie. I did have a few issues with Dr. Forsythe's office but as for him as a doctor, he was great. He was very compassionate and caring. We did choose more of an alternative route when we first started all of this but that was our decision. Dr. Forsythe didn't make us do anything, we chose what we wanted to do. And to be honest, I don't think his philosophy is wrong or crazy, we have just moved on to something new. Yes, we should have had a PET scan earlier but truthfully, there can't be regrets with Cancer. You can't say we should have done this, we should have done that because at that moment when we made that decision it was exactly what we wanted! With Cancer there is no right or wrong, what works for one may not work for another. The only thing that matters is that you tried, that you tried everything possible to keep that person alive. And that's what we are doing, I/We will do ANYTHING to get Donnie better. If it means traveling to the ends of the earth that's what I'll do. All we can do is have faith and hope that this is the answer and this will work!

OFF TOPIC: Brody said to me in the bath tonight... "Mom, I think we should get a new house." Me: "Why do you want a new house?" Brody: " Because I want a fireplace and we don't have one."

That made my whole day, just made me laugh. He's just such a funny kid, the things that come out of his mouth!