Picnic at Fran's

Today we drove to Fran's. We stopped at BJ's and got cheese cake, and brownies to take.

Breakfast:
Cindy cooked french toast, and bacon.

Dinner:
Sausage, beans, salmon, cheese cake, cornbread stuffing, and white wine at Fran's

We saw Fran and Dan, Sherlyn, Jill, Jill's kids, and his boyfriend Rick, Fran's brother (Bryan), Bryan's girlfriend and kids, Vicky and Ed, Michael, Shayna, Nicky, and friend. We left at around 8:00 PM. Pain level 3. Cindy got home very tired.

Dinner at Cindy's Parents Day

Breakfast:
Belgian waffles, ham, milk and tea at Jave Joes

Dinner:
Hamburgers and vanilla shake at Cindy's parents.

Cindy got pain in the evening. Pain level 6. She took 1/2 a dosis of Oxycodene.

Cindy's Dad cooks for us

Woke up late.

Breakfast/Lunch:
Cindy cooked eggs, bacon, toast

Dinner:
Cindy's dad cooked shrimp scampi
Watermelon
garlic bread

Pain level 4.

Bladder Over-distension and Biopsy

6:15 AM appointment in Philly. Cindy was a bit nervous...Dr. Christine Whitmore arrived a bit late; however, the staff was very friendly. The procudure did not take too long. Cindy will have a follow up appointment 2 weeks later. The doctor confirmed the IC.

Lunch:
Jorge cooked eggs, bacon, and toast for Cindy
Hurrah for Jorge (first time he cooked for Cindy)

Dinner:
Cindy's parents brought homemade chicken cutlets with roasted potatoes,
green beans, and salad

Cindy took urelle, lexapro, singulair, and 1/2 dosis of Oxycodene (narcotic). The pain level was not as bad as Cindy expected. Pain level 4.

Jorge Flies to Philly from Mexico City

Cindy picked Jorge up at 6:30 PM. He made a stop in San Antonio (his bag did not arrive on time, but luckily he had time to wait for it). He then flew Southwest to Philly.

Breakfast:
Bagel and cream cheese
Honey nut Cheerios

Lunch:

Bagel and cream cheese

Dinner:
Cheese steak
Milk

No Stipend Day

Morning pain: 1
Afternoon pain: 1
Evening pain: 1

Breakfast:
Cheerios and bagel
Milk, Chamomile Mint tea

Lunch:
Plain cheeseburger and french fries
Water

Dinner:
Filet mignon, green beans, corn on the cob
milk

Cleaning House

Morning pain: 4 (pain killer)
Noon pain: 1
Afternoon pain: 3
Evening Pain: 4

Breakfast:
Eggs and toast
Chamomile tea

Lunch:
Vanilla cake (prepared by Kate)???
Milk, and water

Dinner:
Angel hair pasta w/garlic, olive oil, basil, grilled shrimp
Water

Movie Night at Dave's

Cindy cheated today, and a result, she had pain at night. She went to Dave's movie night to watch Star Wars. Dave organizes the movie nights for the entire neighborhood. He projects the movie outside in his yard.

Morning pain: 0
Afternoon pain: 0
Evening pain: 3-4


Breakfast:
Bowl of honeynut cheerios

Lunch:
Bowl of honeynut cheerios

Afternoon:
Ice tea???

Dinner:
Humus, pita bread, Mozarrella cheese
Pear and blueberries
White wine - Zinfadel

Sam's Birthday

Today was Sam's birthday. It was celebrated at her grandparents.

Morning pain: 1
Afternoon pain: 1
Evening pain: 1

Breakfast:
Honeynut cheerios
Milk, vanilla tea

Snack: twizzlers

Lunch:
Bowl of Italian wedding soup


Evening:
Crab cake, broccoli, corn on the cob
Vanilla caramel ice cream

Allentown Orientation

Morning pain: 1
Afternoon pain: 1
Evening pain: 1

Breakfast:
Toast with butter, and honeynut cheerios
vanilla tea

Lunch:
Hamburger, french fries

Snack:
blueberries

Dinner:
Pasta with garlic, butter, and olive oil
Glass of milk

Today was a much better day. Because Cindy can have good days, she is making an appointment with the doctor to see if the operation is really necessary.

First day in Philly

We think that the dinner triggered the IC.

Morning pain: 0
Afternoon pain: 0
Evening pain: 4 and nausea

Breakfast:
Cheerios

Lunch:
Cucumber sandwich, butter cookies, water

Dinner:
Shrimp, scallops and white fish (from home)

Last day in Austin

Went with the girls to the Go-Karts in Round Rock. Cindy flew back to Philly at got there very late.

Pain levels 0

Breakfast:
Eggs, bacon, pancakes (blueberries) from IHOP

Lunch:
Penne, cheese pizza, water (at Go-Karts)

We went to see the house at Belterra again with Luis.

Sunday - 2nd day in Austin

Today we kept on looking for houses. We went to see Belterra with Luis. Cindy was not too excited about the house. The community was nice.

Pain levels: 0

Breakfast:
Egg and bacon tacos from Taco Cabana.

Lunch:
Cream corn, brisket, sausage, bread,BBQ sauce (Rudy's)
Water

Dinner:
Fajita, rice, tortillas, beans from Taco Cabana.

Cindy Arrives in Austin

We picked Cindy up at 11:00 AM

Pain levels: 0

Breakfast:
1 egg, grits, ham, a bisquit, and tea (Cracker Barrel)

Dinner:
Pasta, Shrimp, garlic bread (brick oven)

We went to see Highpointe by Pulte in front of the Polo Club. Cindy loved the community. We had Anna and Gaby with us.

Coming from Pittsburg

Cindy flew to Pittsburg on Wednesday and today she came back.

Pain levels: 0-1
Lunch:
plain chicken, water, potatoes

In-service Day

Morning pain: 2
Afternoon pain: 2
Evening pain: 3

Breakfast:
Little waffle
Tea
butter toast
bowl of cheerios

Lunch:
Watermelon
Blueberry
Honeydew melon
Lettuce

Dinner:
10 oz ribeye
Steamed vegetables
Plain salad

Traveling to Midland Day

Cindy flew to Pittsburg for a staff development conference.

Morning pain: 2
Afternoon pain: 1
Evening pain: 1

Breakfast:
Special K

Lunch:
Bagel, 1 hard-boiled, watermelon

Dinner:
Hamburger with mushrooms (marinated in oil), american cheese, french fries
Vanilla milkshake
bottle water

Trip to Lancaster Orientation

Today Cindy rode 90 minutes going, and about the same coming back to enroll kids in Lancaster. We think the drive did not help, and in addition she tried a blueberry muffin from Wawa. We don't know which one did it. She was also very stressed out.

Morning pain: 0
Afternoon pain: 4
Evening pain: 4

Breakfast:
Frosted miniwheats

Drive:
Blueberry muffin from Wawa (???)
Chamomile tea

Lunch:
Plain grilled chicken with mozzarella on a roll.

Dinner:
Pretzels

Cindy needs to eat more.

Movie night - Mama Mia

Today Cindy went to the movies and saw Mama Mia. She liked it a lot. She went with her kids, her dad, mom, and grandma.

Pain level morning: 0
Pain level afternoon: 0
Pain level evening: 0.5

Breakfast:
frosted miniwheats
Milk

Lunch:
Hamburger
Water

Dinner:
Potato soup
Water
Popcorn at the movies

Ocean City Beach Day #2

Morning pain: 1
Afternoon pain: 0
Evening pain: 0

Breakfast:
Bacon and egg
Wheat toast
Chamomile tea

Lunch:
Grilled cheese sandwich (American cheese)

Dinner:
Grilled shrimp with garlic
Mashed potatoes
Broccoli
Ice cream (caramel vanilla - Hersheys)

Day at the beach (Ocean City)

Today Cindy woke very early at 6:15 AM to go to the beach. Jorge (in Mexico) exercised and went to Jaques summer house (Cocoyoc). Cindy felt the effects of KFC.

Morning: 4
Afternoon: 3
Evening: 2

Breakfast:
Frosted miniwheats
Eggs

Dinner:
Waffles and ice cream (vanilla bean from Edys)

2nd workout day

Morning pain: 0
Afternoon pain: 0
Evening pain: 0.5

Breakfast:
Waffles with maple syrup and butter
Chamomile tea

Lunch:
Granola cereal

Dinner:
KFC chicken (?)
Mush potatoes
Corn on the cob
Milk

Today Cindy had a good day, but she is definetely not eating well. She needs to eat more, and also she had KFC which is not sure if it is ok for her. She is being lazy.

XXX French Creek Pool Day

Today was a picnic day for Cindy at French Creek. She drove 1 hour on the way, and 2 on the way back because of traffic.

Morning pain: 0
Afternoon: 0
Evening: 0

Breakfast:
Waffles with maple syrup and butter
Vanilla-chamomile tea

Lunch:
Cheeseburger
blueberries
vanilla cupcake (homemade)
Marshmellows with cream cheese
Water

Snack:
Milk

Dinner:
Lettuce with olive oil and garlic salt
Pear
cup of blue corn chips (Organic)
water

Today was a great day for Cindy.

XXX Pre-op Test

Today Cindy for the pre-op and she came out in flying colors. The doc said that she had a heartbeat of an athlete. This pre-op is for the cystobiopsy on August 28th. Her friend came one week ahead of time.

Morning pain: 2
Afternoon pain: 4
Evening pain: 4 (Urelle)

Breakfast:
Granola cereal and milk

Lunch:
Peas with butter
Water

Dinner:
Pasta with broccoli
Salad
Vanilla oreos (she said she's had them before - I don't remember)

Pool Party

Morning pain: 0.5
Afternoon pain: 0
Evening pain: 3.5 (fine until going to the bathroom - Jorge woked Cindy up)

Breakfast:
Toast, butter, and blueberry jam
Chamomile tea

Lunch:
Granola cereal

Dinner:
Cheeseburger
Cheesecake
Water
1/2 a glass of white zinfandel

Cindy usually gets temporary pain after going to the bathroom.

Reading the Last Lecture

Today Cindy spent the afternoon at her parents, and she read "The Last Lecture," on the porch. Jorge picked his girls up at the airport in Mexico City, and got his glasses, and blackberry. He also canceled his Sprint Cellphone

Pain level in the morning: 1
Pain level in the afternoon: 2
Pain level at night: 0.5

Breakfast:
Toast with blueberry jam and butter
Chamomile tea

Lunch:
Mozzarella and turkey sandwich (Boar's Head) prepared by Cindy
Water

Snack:
All natural granola with almonds

Dinner:
Shrimp, scallops, and talapia cooked in butter and garlic
Watermelon
Water

Today was a much better day for Cindy. Jorge loves her a lot, and misses her a lot. He cannot wait to see her.

Back from Grey Wolf

Morning pain: 0.5
Afternoon pain: 3-4
Evening pain: 1

Breakfast:
Cream cheese and cinnamon bagel

Lunch:
Nothing - potato chips
Chamomile tea

Dinner:
Hamburger and 1/2 corn on the cob
Water

Nausea is gone.

Grey Wolf

Morning pain: 4
Afternoon pain: 3
Evening pain: 3

Breakfast:
Bagel and cream cheese
Water

lunch:
Cinnamon bagel with cream cheese
Water
prelief

Dinner:
Prime rib plain
rice
plain shrimp
sparragus
Dish of vanilla ice cream.

Cindy went to Grey Wolf, driving 2 hours. She was celebrating the girls' birthdays with her friend Cheryl, Danielle, and Jessica.

Blue Jean's Day at the Office

Morning pain: 3
Afternoon pain: 2
Evening pain: 4
Nausea

Breakfast:
Toast with butter and blueberry jam
Chamomile tea

Lunch:
Grilled chicken sandwich with cucumber, and American cheese (subway)
water
prelief

Snack:
1/2 of a pear

Dinner:
Plain pasta with butter and garlic bread
Water
Milk

We are starting to get suspicious of the chicken sandwich at subway.