Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Do you think they read this??
Thursday at 2pm is the childrens service at the temple. I had asked for an earlier appointment on that day from the first day of radiation. Since I have the fist appointment they can make it any earlier. When I went into the office yesterday they said that they will start 15 minutes earlier so I will have enough time to get there. That was the first really kind thing they have done. :)
Update about radiation
I will fill you all in on our weekend once my pictures from this weekend finish downloading.
My fatigue from last week was due to my blood being bad. I went yesterday for another CBC and I will have the results later today. I was feeling pretty awful yesterday so who knows how it will be.
I noticed on Friday that I am having trouble swallowing. My throat does not hurt at all, everything just feels like it gets stuck. I googled it and it can be caused by radiation however most of the docs say it isnt. We had dinner on Saturday night with Julie and Mitch. So as much as I hate asking him work stuff when he is off I figures what the heck. He checked my throat incase I had a bad post nasal drip and I had a slight one however nothing too bad. So he said he has another patient who has breast cancer and has the same issue. Yesterday when I went to get my treatment I told them about it. They said it could be but most likely not. I have never had an issue before so how is it not related to the radiation? I meet with dr M today and I will bring it up to him. On a positive note I am eating very few solid foods and a lot of yogurt so maybe I will loose this extra 20lbs with out much effort on my part.
Now back to the unorganized office. When the office manager gave me my schedule on Friday she starred Tuesday and wrote will change due to doctors schedule. So as I was leaving yesterday I asked what time I had to come in on Tuesday. The office mgr said one like everyday. I said ok but you said Tuesday would be later because I had to meet with the doctor. She said back to me "you saw the doctor today". I said no I did not, should I go back and get undressed? So she got up from her desk in a huff to find the nurse to see what is going on. When she came back she said "he will see you tomorrow (Tuesday)." great what time? She looked at the schedule and said 2pm. Ahhhhh. See how this could drive me insane? I am fine if you change things around however they need to tell me.
The actual act of getting radiation does not hurt however my skin feels like it has a sunburn. I still do not have feeling where my actual surgery was however they are radiating more than that. My armpit really hurts and so does my back, neck and behind my left ear. Oh well.....
My fatigue from last week was due to my blood being bad. I went yesterday for another CBC and I will have the results later today. I was feeling pretty awful yesterday so who knows how it will be.
I noticed on Friday that I am having trouble swallowing. My throat does not hurt at all, everything just feels like it gets stuck. I googled it and it can be caused by radiation however most of the docs say it isnt. We had dinner on Saturday night with Julie and Mitch. So as much as I hate asking him work stuff when he is off I figures what the heck. He checked my throat incase I had a bad post nasal drip and I had a slight one however nothing too bad. So he said he has another patient who has breast cancer and has the same issue. Yesterday when I went to get my treatment I told them about it. They said it could be but most likely not. I have never had an issue before so how is it not related to the radiation? I meet with dr M today and I will bring it up to him. On a positive note I am eating very few solid foods and a lot of yogurt so maybe I will loose this extra 20lbs with out much effort on my part.
Now back to the unorganized office. When the office manager gave me my schedule on Friday she starred Tuesday and wrote will change due to doctors schedule. So as I was leaving yesterday I asked what time I had to come in on Tuesday. The office mgr said one like everyday. I said ok but you said Tuesday would be later because I had to meet with the doctor. She said back to me "you saw the doctor today". I said no I did not, should I go back and get undressed? So she got up from her desk in a huff to find the nurse to see what is going on. When she came back she said "he will see you tomorrow (Tuesday)." great what time? She looked at the schedule and said 2pm. Ahhhhh. See how this could drive me insane? I am fine if you change things around however they need to tell me.
The actual act of getting radiation does not hurt however my skin feels like it has a sunburn. I still do not have feeling where my actual surgery was however they are radiating more than that. My armpit really hurts and so does my back, neck and behind my left ear. Oh well.....
Does anyone know what today is?
Come on guess??? Anyone ??
Today would have been Jessie's 9th "gotcha day". As I made coffee this morning and got Maddie her milk it hit me. It has been seven months and I still miss her.
Today would have been Jessie's 9th "gotcha day". As I made coffee this morning and got Maddie her milk it hit me. It has been seven months and I still miss her.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Radiation
It's going. I wish I could be more positive about it however I find the whole process annoying. The office just does not seem organized to me. I do not know what my next week looks like until The Friday before. If I try or want to tweak it they look at me like I am asking for a million dollars. They also do not have morning hours. I would so love to get this over with early so I have the rest of my day. Today for example, the office is doing a software update so they need to be done with all patients by 3pm so yesterday they asked if I wanted to come in at 8. I said yea!! I was in and out and home by 9. So much better now I have the rest of the day to do what I want. Only 21 more treatments to go.
Is it nap time??
It is 9:40 am and my house is trashed. I'm not sure what has gotten into Maddie the past two days but she is super busy and crazy. Wednesday we took her for her two year old check up. She is in the 75th percentile for everything. She weighs 28lbs and is 34 and a half inches tall. The doctor was very happy with everything.
I have so much to do today around the house. I started an ironing project yesterday and hope to finish it today. I was also planning to do more laundry however they are flushing the hydrants in my neighborhood and our water is brown. Oh well.
I have so much to do today around the house. I started an ironing project yesterday and hope to finish it today. I was also planning to do more laundry however they are flushing the hydrants in my neighborhood and our water is brown. Oh well.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Fatigue
I feel pretty beaten down. However they keep saying if I keep pushing I will over come the fatigue. I just wonder when.....
iPhone app
I found out a long time ago that If you schedule an appointment at Quest and do it online they will have to take you over someone waiting. This is great for inpatient people. Now quest has an app to schedule appointments. So sad that I am excited about an app to schedule blood work. Now if there was an app that did a CBC that would be awesome.
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