New doctor, new facility, same treatment

I met with Dr. Greenberg on Wednesday and if I asked you to imagine a cool doctor, she would fit that description. She seems laid back and unconventional, she's quite chatty, and she doesn't seem to mind being simply a facilitator of Dr. K's plans. I asked her why Dr. K might have decided to switch to Doxil, which can cause serious side effects including an allergic reaction to the drug and/or hand foot syndrome, which is when the skin on the patient's hands and feet during red, feel like they are burning, and the skin peels off (lovely, huh?), when I didn't think we were really sure that the Gemcitabine was no longer working. She called Dr. K and they decided to give Gemcitabine another round to see if it has any effect on the main tumor (I suppose we can definitely consider that one a tumor).

After several fits and starts, none of which frankly gave me too much confidence in this new facility, I had treatment this morning. I think the staff there and I have come to an understanding that I know what to expect and that I'm "on my game" as one of the women put it to me, so I'll be keeping an eye on everything to make sure there aren't any problems. The best part is that it's in-network, so my treatments now cost $20 a week. Woo hoo!

Right now I feel pretty good, although I'm starting to fade a bit. We got home around 1:30 and I've been working on the computer since then, so I think it's time for a rest after the market closes. I tried to get all my summer clothes out, the rest of the clothes from our trip put away, and all the other miscellaneous stuff sorted and organized yesterday afternoon since I didn't know how I would feel today. I'd like to get out and do some weeding tomorrow (my onion plants are being taken over) but we'll see how I feel and how hot it is.

Have a wonderful weekend!