Radiation/injection update
Well Friday didn't go quite as expected either. I went to the local pharmacy to pick up my prescription on Friday. To my surprise it was over $1200. This made me wonder if they had filled the prescription correctly. The pharmacist said she would call the doctor to confirm it but that if I took the prescription out of the store I couldn't return it. That wasn't a chance I was going to take. As the doctor didn't call back, I didn't get my injection on Friday either.
Friday's radiation went well. I went to the simulator for about 45 minutes and they re-did my markings. Now I have green and black Jiffy marker on me. Thank goodness they didn't have to make any new tattoos. Then I went to radiation. It was late in the afternoon and they were behind. I waited 45 minutes until it was my turn. The markings all lined up this time. The room where they do radiation is called a vault. The walls are about 8 inches thick. When they are ready to turn the radiation machine on the technicians leave the room. I can hear the door close with a loud bang and then I am left in the room all by myself. You have to wonder how safe it is when the technicians seal themselves off like that. I lay there wondering if I should be closing my eyes for safety. You don't feel anything while radiation is on. The machine just makes a buzzing sound. My skin is a little pink afterwards but no pain.
Monday morning I checked with the pharmacist and she still hadn't heard from my doctor. I went to the Tom Baker for my second radiation treatment. They touched up my green and black markings by adding purple. I am quite a sight. Radiation was on time and went smoothly. Afterwards I had radiation school to learn what to expect.
Then I went to track down a nurse about this Zoladex shot. I explained the situation and was told that my doctor was away sick. Guess she found a place where there were germs. So I hit the Internet. I have found out that I can have a 3.8 mg shot once a month for $450 or a 10.4 mg shot every 3 months for $1200. I also only need the shot to work for 2 months because I have my surgery on June 2. Now I just have to see if the doctor thinks the same. I am stressed about this whole situation because I can just feel my ovaries pumping out estrogen and turning the cancer cells on. I know it is all in my head but that doesn't help me sleep at 3 am.
Saturday Rylie and I did our 6 km walk. It went well although it was windier than expected. We did get it done in 60 minutes.
So that is about all that is new.
Bye for now. Love Carolin
Friday's radiation went well. I went to the simulator for about 45 minutes and they re-did my markings. Now I have green and black Jiffy marker on me. Thank goodness they didn't have to make any new tattoos. Then I went to radiation. It was late in the afternoon and they were behind. I waited 45 minutes until it was my turn. The markings all lined up this time. The room where they do radiation is called a vault. The walls are about 8 inches thick. When they are ready to turn the radiation machine on the technicians leave the room. I can hear the door close with a loud bang and then I am left in the room all by myself. You have to wonder how safe it is when the technicians seal themselves off like that. I lay there wondering if I should be closing my eyes for safety. You don't feel anything while radiation is on. The machine just makes a buzzing sound. My skin is a little pink afterwards but no pain.
Monday morning I checked with the pharmacist and she still hadn't heard from my doctor. I went to the Tom Baker for my second radiation treatment. They touched up my green and black markings by adding purple. I am quite a sight. Radiation was on time and went smoothly. Afterwards I had radiation school to learn what to expect.
Then I went to track down a nurse about this Zoladex shot. I explained the situation and was told that my doctor was away sick. Guess she found a place where there were germs. So I hit the Internet. I have found out that I can have a 3.8 mg shot once a month for $450 or a 10.4 mg shot every 3 months for $1200. I also only need the shot to work for 2 months because I have my surgery on June 2. Now I just have to see if the doctor thinks the same. I am stressed about this whole situation because I can just feel my ovaries pumping out estrogen and turning the cancer cells on. I know it is all in my head but that doesn't help me sleep at 3 am.
Saturday Rylie and I did our 6 km walk. It went well although it was windier than expected. We did get it done in 60 minutes.
So that is about all that is new.
Bye for now. Love Carolin
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