Back from Cancun and a CT scan....

Brenda and I returned from Cancun this week. We spent last Friday night in Atlanta after eating at a South African restaurant with some of our Hooligan friends. After a great meal and some sleep, we were off to Cancun.

Our 4 star hotel turned out to be the worst we have every stayed in over our many travels through the Bahamas, Mexico and Caribbean. We got to the hotel, the Great Parnassas around 6:30 PM, checked in and were told the hotel was over booked and they were sending us to a comparable resort, the Great Solaris. Come to find out this is a 3.5 star hotel....

After the taxi ride, unloading the luggage and checking it with the bellhop, we proceeded to the front desk. I presented the certificate from the Parnassas. We were promptly told there was no rooms here either. Needless to say we were fit to be tied. The Manager then sent us to the GR Solaris where we finally got a room sometime after 9pm.

Sunday we returned to the Parnassus to check in, we had a room, woo hoo! After getting to the room, we noticed the A/C was not working. The bellhop told us they are working on the A/C and it should be fixed within the hour. So off to town we went.....

Back to the room around 10 to still no A/C. I am so furious. Brenda called the front desk to tell the staff. A person was sent to check on the unit. He said he fixed the unit and the temp will drop within the hour..... We waited and the temp actually went up. At 11pm room temp was 81 degrees!

After more complaining we were sent to a room with 2 twin beds and no jacuzzi, quite a few rooms below what we payed for. Needless to say the A/C worked and we were both beat. Bright and early we were both back at the front desk. After speaking to the front desk manager, we were upgraded to a different suite. Finally something was going our way or so we thought.

After getting into the room, 2 hours after we told it would be ready, the room was good. We went back to town and arrived back late. Both of us were ready to soak the night away in the jazuzzi(be quite Michelle!) After getting the tub full, adding bubble bath and getting in..the tub was broke! One more call to the front desk and someone was sent to fix the tub....after that we were both fed up and just went to bed.

The next day, we spent the day at the beach and pool, so relaxing. We came in around 4 to get ready for dinner. Brenda jumped in the shower and no cold water, only scalding hot water. One more call to the front desk. We were told that they were coming to check. After an hour I called back and was told that there was an issue with the cold water system. I blistered the guy for being lied too and not told this an hour ago. Later that night, the jacuzzi was just what we needed. Learing from experience, we checked and it was broken again, one more call to the front desk, some one was there quick and fixed the tub.

These are just the big issues we had, I will not bore ya with the small ones. Needless to say our travel agent, Vacation Express and Elite Tours have all filed a complaint with the hotel. I will keep you guys posted on the out come....

Other than the issues with the hotel, we had a great time. Both of us needed some time away just relaxing and this vacation accomplished it! I do have a few pics and I will get a few posted up soon.

Now for some GREAT news. I had a CT scan today and 4 lesions in my liver shrank by more than a third. Keep in mind, there were 6 to start with, nothing was seen on the 2 smaller ones. The nodules in my lungs are stable and not growing. This is nothing but answered prayer. We both thank God for answering this prayer.Keep in mind this is without Avastin, I should be back on it in maybe 4 weeks.

Round 7 went well today and after meeting with the Onc, I am now a candidate for RFA as long as the shrinkage continues. Thanks you all for the prayers, calls and emails.

Believe,

Kevin