Memphis Day 7

It's hard to believe that it has already been a week since we have arrived in Memphis. Tomorrow will be another early day for Tzadok and his brothers. There will be more tests for Tzadok's endocrine levels, and we will have to make our final decision about the nuclear PET scans scheduled for Tzadok. As an update, Rachel and I have been opposed to these scans because they won't directly benefit Tzadok. They are strictly research, and we don't feel that Tzadok needs any extra radiation on top of the multitude of scans he has already underwent coupled with the long road of proton radiation coming down the pike. So we will probably opt out of these scans, which we have discovered is perfectly okay to do. Last Friday we had a great visit with Dr. Merchant and we voiced our opinions and concerns over a great many topics, and he gave his best advice some of which we agreed with and some not so much, but we feel that a trust has been established between us. We will be draining some more fluid from the cyst this week, so we can make sure the catheter is working properly and, to be sure, there is still plenty of fluid to drain. We had thought that the entire cyst had been drained during the surgery, but it wasn't because of some nasty side effects that could take place from the sudden draining of the tumor. This was one of the interesting facts we learned about on Friday. Aside from that, everyone remains in good health and Tzadok continues to be given strength from the Father, but it has been an interesting weekend to say the least. First, the extended stay hotel that we stay at decided to place dirty linens back on the beds instead of clean linens, which was actually disgusting. Then our bank decided to freeze our account for some unknown reason, so we spent the weekend in downtown Memphis with no way to pay for any necessities, which was a hassle that will hopefully be remedied tomorrow. Please pray that we are not side tracked by these little annoyances, and that we remain ever focused on our handsome son.