Are you getting tired of me yet?

Daily posts! This is a first!

I arrived 10 minutes early for my radiation treatment yesterday thinking they may be on time since it was so early. I waited 15 minutes past my appointment time and then was shown in. Everything was going well through the first half of the treatment and then the attending physician (Dr. Yamada was not available) disappeared before approving my images. Apparently, the techs set up the machine and take an image of the tumor, and then a doctor views that image electronically and approves it or asks for an adjustment in the table. Once it's approved, the treatment begins. Well, I laid there all alone in that room for at least 20 minutes with no one saying anything. Since I was already anxious about making it out of there by 11 so I could catch a noon bus back to New Jersey, I finally reached a slow boil and starting calling out for an update. After several minutes of "hellos," the tech finally came into the room (from I know not where) to update me on the lack of approval.

In the end, it worked out and I was out of there by 11 -- although they did try to stop me on the way out to see a doctor (it would have been nice if they had informed me of that ahead of time), but I said "Not today" and continued on my way. I made it back to New Jersey in time for Ed and I to have some lunch before heading over for my Zometa treatment. Nothing spectacular there since there is no pre-medication needed, although I took an Ativan to prevent nausea since I suffered from it so badly after the first Zometa treatment. Once home, after a hot cup of tea and a half-hour of news, I was asleep before 6 p.m.

Nothing adverse to report this morning other than a slightly upset stomach. The steriod really bothers me so I've been taking 75 mg of Zantac usually at night to fight the sourness. No nausea today, which is a good thing, since I'm back in the city for work and my final skull treatment at 1:15 today. I'll also find out today what time my pelvic treatment will be on Monday. Since it involves set up, I'm assuming I'll be stuck with a 2, 3 or 4 o'clock slot, which will make for another long day.

The nurses at the chemo facility yesterday told me that the fatigue will likely increase next week before tapering off, so they recommended against doing anything but resting. So, looks like no housecleaning for me (bummer :) ) and we'll be laying low for Thanksgiving. I think we'll just cook up some spaghetti and sauce and open a nice bottle of wine and maybe watch a movie or two. What I'm looking forward to right now is no alarm clock tomorrow morning. Oh joy! Oh rapture! Let's see how long I can sleep...

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and thanks, as always, for your support and caring.