The day after my chemo, I have an appointment with my thyroid dr. I have not seen him since I was diagnosed. I feel kind of weird going in there because I am pretty close to him and I know it will upset him to see me sick. He always asks about my kids and tells me about his. He is always very good to refer me to doctors that he would be comfortable sending himself or his wife to- he just always looks out for me. So, I tell him about the breast cancer thing and that radiation is most likely coming up, he was very concerned about that. Radiation can actually cause other types of cancers. I knew this but being reminded of it made me kind of nervous. One type is thyroid cancer- not really a big deal- if you have to get cancer- thyroid is the way to go! I had a scare with that over a year ago I told him at this appointment that I sure did wish that I had just ended up with thyroid cancer instead because that would have been so much easier! He encouraged me to see a radiation oncologist that he knows for a second opinion. I am not sure I will do it or not though-I think I will be okay with what they other radiation dr recommends, especially since it HAD started to spread when they did the mastectomy. As for the thyroid part of my appointment- all the questions he normally asks me, he couldn't because chemo makes your body all messed up (like hot flashes, tired, etc)! haha! So, I made an appointment to see him again in 6 months.
Thursday evening, my friend Janice decided to bring by some gingerbread cupcakes- they had maple frosting. WOW!!!!! They were so good. And I was so glad that I got them on a day that I could actually eat cakey stuff :)
Friday was a busy day. Cameron had his Christmas party at school. I told him I would come because I haven't been to anything at the school all year long. I knew I was pushing it though because friday is the day I start feeling 'off'. I was able to help some, and get a few pictures. His teacher was really glad to see me there- she knew about my 'situation' and she sends notes home with Cameron occasionally, wondering how I am doing- so it made her happy to see me doing well. While I was there, I went to the lost and found to make sure we weren't missing anything. The lost and found is scary and germy. I try not to take any breaths, certain that I will catch some sort of infection. I don't find anything that is ours- so I then slather up with a hefty dose of hand sanitizer that I brought with me just for this purpose!
Then, I had to show up at the clinic to get my fluids. Jim came with me, since it was only supposed to last an hour. He was bored out of his mind- and we were only there an hour! I got a chuckle out of that. The time went by quickly and we were able to leave. No more appointments till after Christmas! yeah!
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