Summer returns!

It's a beautiful day here in the Big Apple -- sunny, temperatures expected to reach the low 80s, blue skies. It's a shame I have to be looking at the day from inside the office, but it's a huge improvement over the deluge we dealt with on Friday going to and from chemo. The skies opened up as we left and we probably received at least an inch of rain that day. The winds were almost tropical force at times, which made for a tedious trip, but otherwise, my treatment went well. My hemoglobin dropped from 11.9 to 11.5, so I received another shot of Arenesp as a last booster prior to surgery. We'll see how well it worked when I go back for my Zometa treatment on the 25th.

I'm a little concerned that I am being passed off to a new doctor at the NJ oncology facility. As you may recall, I originally met with Dr. Greenberg, who is very quirky but whom I liked very much, but she is off on Friday when I usually have treatment. I was passed to Dr. Windsor, with whom I have developed a solid relationship over the past year. They recently hired a new doctor and I've seen her twice now. I was very disappointed on Friday because I had some issues I wanted to discuss with Dr. Windsor, but he was at the hospital doing rounds. I don't know how I'm going to resolve this issue, since I usually can't do treatment on Thursdays when Dr. Windsor is always on the schedule (unless I'm working from home). The new doctor may be very competent, but I feel as if I have a history with Dr. Windsor and I am loathe to "start over" with someone new. We'll see what happens.

I have scans on the 17th, which I will review with Dr. Flores when we meet with him on the 23rd. I'm putting together a list of questions for our meeting, and I'm starting to stress a bit about this upcoming surgery. I'm sure my mind will be eased once we meet, but I must admit that if there were any logical reason for avoiding this surgery, I would. However, there is no logical reason at this point, and I'm hopeful it will bring me relief from my cough.

Have a wonderful week!