Back in Boston

Sorry, no travelogue this week. The remainder of my trip was relatively uneventful – at least no more cancelled flights, bus rides, or adventures in foreign countries. Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal and Germany: five countries in 9 days - a whirlwind trip. I was really glad to get to Germany last Saturday and be able to spend more than 2 nights in one place. I spent lots of time relaxing, exploring and shopping. Munich is a beautiful city and I hope I can go back when I am less exhausted and able to enjoy a bit more of what they have to offer. Beer and spaetzle, what more can one ask for? Despite cuisine options like this, there is no place like home. Jet lag isn’t too bad; though I’m sure the next few nights will have some sleepless hours. I was very pleased with the way the trip worked out. The business side of things went very well; I met some people I had been working with for 6 years via email and was finally able to put faces to the names, and came home with lots of work to be done. Personally I felt pretty good throughout most of the trip – a little tired, but all the side effects that I was afraid of dealing with in a strange country did not manifest. I was careful with what I ate, got as much sleep as I could, and generally tried to take care of myself. I am glad I took the chance and look forward to my next trip.

For now its back to the usual – an Erbitux treatment on Thursday, a quieter weekend where I can catch up on sleep and relaxation, etc. I’ll have one more treatment next week, and then have a few weeks away from treatment once again while I do some additional work related travel. I meet with Dr. Lange on Thursday and we’ll review my blood work, CT scan again (there was nothing seen on it – just want to hear him tell me all is fine), and decide if the current Erbitux schedule is working for him as well as it is working for me.

And now, I’m off for a nap.