Heading on a Roadtrip

Anybody ever took a good old fashioned Road Trip with friends? They are great, a couple of days to get away from the office and just hang out with some guys. Tomorrow, I am going to St. Louis with Adam, Tim, and Daniel to see Hillsong United in concert at the Fox Theatre. I have been wanting to see them perform live for a long time but they hardley ever come to the United States. (they are from Australia.) Hillsong is responsible for many of the current worship songs most us sing in our churches. It should be agreat worship experience. I look forward to hanging out with the guys doing guy stuff and probably having an extroadinary amount of inappropriate converstations (odd since we are going to a christian concert). We are also going to play golf on Wednesday morning before we come home. Please pray for safe travel for us all.

Now, on to my health update. I am doing very very well. Last Monday, I saw my nephrologist for an update on my kidneys. The whole point of the chemotherapy is to fight the nephritis from the Lupus and avoid a transplant (much to the liking of my twin brother Adam, who's kidney is earmarked for me if I ever need it). My labs that were drawn for the appointment came back excellent! My CD3 and CD4 counts were normal as well as my blood compliments. My creatine (kidney function) was almost normal which its not been in a long time and my protein filtration is better! To sum it up, the CHEMO IS WORKING! Also, I have been experiencing very little pain in my joints and have had a good amount of energy. The only issue I am having is with my weight. Now I know you all probably don't think Im fat but my doctor said I need to lose 10-15 pounds. The problem is that I am still on a very high dose of steroids so I stay hungry all the time. I guess I need to learn some better nutrition rather than sprinting for the Totino's Party Pizzas.
Well I hope each of you have a fantastic week and I will blog soon to update you on our trip to St. Louis.
God Bless
Kyle