A Pleasant lunch instead of Chemo

Early yesterday morning we drove to the Providence Hospital for a consult with our oncologist prior to the scheduled chemo. While the oncologist was totally impressed with the rapid recovery after the radiation and the surgery on my hip and leg, she was not totally convinced that I was free of any infection, and wanted to wait a week before the next load of chemo. So chemo was rescheduled but that fortunately still gives a week for recovery before the first of the summer guests will arrive: my brother Hendrik Jan will fly in on June 10th on the direct flight from Amsterdam. After some more chest x rays (by now I glow in the dark), we had time for a lovely lunch with Bonnie and Sara in downtown Portland.

Lovely lunch companions downtown Portland

After lunch we went to surgeon's office to have the staples removed (it is no longer needle and threat but ordinary staples just like in the office). The surgeon was equally impressed with the rapid recovery and told us to skip the next appointment which would normally take place after a month. So far so good!