Monday, August 20, 2012

today is my 'hurry and get all my non cancer related appointments made' day

I have skipped out on getting my teeth cleaned in almost a year- oops!  I had seen my oral surgeon the beginning of summer and he reminded me to make that appointment- but then I felt the lump and my whole life seemingly went down the drain.  Well, I really need to get it done before chemo because my mouth needs to be in good shape.  Here is the sucky thing- I have either a cracked tooth or a cavity that is really bothering me- just started last week.  I don't have time for this crap!  Now I need to call the dentist and get an appt ASAP! 
Then there are my feet.  I have had some minor problems with a toe that seems to get ingrown even though it doesn't look like it.  It never bothers me too bad, so I try to ignore it.  Sometimes it gets infected but then it gets better.  Yea, I should probably have had that looked at awhile ago, but the last ingrown tonail that I had 'fixed' the guy totally deformed my nail and it is terrible so I have really wanted to keep my other foot 'good'  Well, now of course my foot has been bothering me a bit and seems like it might have a tiny infection going on.  Obviously I can't have that going on while doing chemo and knocking out my immune system- So I need to find time to have that looked at as well.  I just really REALLY hope they don't have to do any type of surgery on it.  
Also- I need to call and have my surgeon see if she can get me into the lymphedema specialist.  I may not have it, many of the things I have going on very well could be post surgery swelling crap- but I would still really like to get in with them and see what they think, and maybe be more prepared to prevent it?  I don't know- I just feel like I may as well see them!  Not like I am doing anything else these days...
Later this week I have some bloodwork and my bone scan.  Initially I was not worried but now the more I have had time to worry since surgery, I have been thinking about how it DID spread to my lymph nodes, and it DID get into my blood.  Shit!  What if it did make it somewhere else????  Yes, yes, I know- stop worrying, that is what chemo is for, bla bla bla.... It doesn't help- I still think about it.

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