Not going as smoothly as planned
Things haven't gone as smoothly as I had hoped. My Zoldaex shot was supposed to be on Tuesday but the docotor was running so far behind that she said to come back on Thursday before radiation. Then on Thursday the doctor said for us to up pick up the written prescription from the Tom Baker, have it filled at our local drug store, and then come back to the Tom Baker to have the injection given. The drug is rare enough that it had to be ordered, so as of today I am still without the shot. I will try to get it done tomorrow.
Then there is radiation. Last Thursday when I had an appointment with the radiation simulation machine. They use it to do all the marking and tattooing so the real radiation techs know what to zap. So yesterday I went for my first treatment using the actual radiation machine but they couldn't line up those simulation markings so no treatment. So today it's back to the simulator to get re-marked and then try to have the first radiation treatment after that. Another day totally used up accomplishing very little.
On the plus side my hair is growing back. It is slow but I am sure that the fancy, expensive shampoo is having amazing results. Maybe soon I can go without my bandana. I will need to have my hair colored first.
I had a good start back to my walking schedule. I hadn't walked for the last couple of weeks. At first my excuse was that I was feeling bad after chemo and then it was bad weather. But I walked 3.5 km on Tuesday and 4.5 km on Thursday. Saturday I am supposed to walk 6 km. I will have to take the van to meaure out a 6 km trek. Rylie is enjoying this training schedule.
I have also started some drugs to help with the hot flashes. They are supposed to take a month to work. I look forward to the first sleep without a hot flash.
I just received a phone call that I can have my injection at 1:30 this afternoon. Hurray!! Imagine cheering to have a needle. So today my schedule will be 1:30 injection, 2:15 simulator and 3:12 radiation. And I wonder why I don't get anything done at home.
Time to go. Bye for now.
Love Carolin
Then there is radiation. Last Thursday when I had an appointment with the radiation simulation machine. They use it to do all the marking and tattooing so the real radiation techs know what to zap. So yesterday I went for my first treatment using the actual radiation machine but they couldn't line up those simulation markings so no treatment. So today it's back to the simulator to get re-marked and then try to have the first radiation treatment after that. Another day totally used up accomplishing very little.
On the plus side my hair is growing back. It is slow but I am sure that the fancy, expensive shampoo is having amazing results. Maybe soon I can go without my bandana. I will need to have my hair colored first.
I had a good start back to my walking schedule. I hadn't walked for the last couple of weeks. At first my excuse was that I was feeling bad after chemo and then it was bad weather. But I walked 3.5 km on Tuesday and 4.5 km on Thursday. Saturday I am supposed to walk 6 km. I will have to take the van to meaure out a 6 km trek. Rylie is enjoying this training schedule.
I have also started some drugs to help with the hot flashes. They are supposed to take a month to work. I look forward to the first sleep without a hot flash.
I just received a phone call that I can have my injection at 1:30 this afternoon. Hurray!! Imagine cheering to have a needle. So today my schedule will be 1:30 injection, 2:15 simulator and 3:12 radiation. And I wonder why I don't get anything done at home.
Time to go. Bye for now.
Love Carolin
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