Second cycle completed

It's hard to believe, but I've finished the last treatment of my second cycle. On Monday, I will have my CT scans, and on Tuesday we'll find out how many more of the evil doers have bitten the dust. That will be followed by the first treatment of the third cycle. After six weeks, I'll be scanned again.

Treatment on Tuesday was fine, although the wait was too long again. We arrived at 7:45 and didn't get into the chemo suite until almost 11:30. No matter what we do to try to speed up the process, something gets screwed up almost every time. Once we waited two hours, but every other time it has been 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours. What a total waste of time. If this keeps up, I'll likely start coming back to the office after my meeting with the nurse or Dr. K and let them call me when my meds are ready. Sitting in the waiting area is booooring.

Other than continuing to cough, being tired as I try to get back into the swing of coming into the office daily, and fighting a vaginal infection, I'm feeling pretty good. My Zometa treatment was cancelled last week due to snow, so I'll be going to the NJ facility for that on Friday. Later this month, I'll have my 6-month brain MRI and see the radiation oncologist. I also have a follow-up appointment with my pulmonologist later this month. We'll discuss how the various medications are working on the cough (not so much) and see if there are any options left.

There is no snow in the seven day forecast. Hard to believe after all the storms we have experienced this season. Spring is right around the corner, but I wouldn't put it past Mother Nature to have another one up her sleeve. Even though I really like snow, I'll be very happy to see the flowers this Spring!