Teacher calls from school. Davina has forgotten her glasses. Sorry but she's picked the Wrong Day! I not only needed to see Nice Rads-Onc lady but I also had a scan to do. Really bad timing!
I saw Rads-Onc lady first.
I assured her that it was going well, and that it didn't hurt. Still. She wasn't happy with it.
She's going to change some things. I'll explain. First, it's 25 sessions of Whole Boob, followed by 8 sessions of targeting the site of the tumors. She's going to stop the Whole Boob sessions and jump right into the targeting area ones. Then, after 8 of those, I'll do the rest of the Whole Boob blasts.
I misunderstood a bit. I thought she said that she would suspend all treatments for a few days, to let my left side heal, and then do double duty. I didn't get it. No, same schedule. It only really changes for them, not me.
The idea is that while they're zapping a smaller area, the bigger area can heal a little. I didn't realize they could do this.
She also wasn't happy with my choice of creams and ordered what I thought was something new but what I already had. Sigh. Doesn't smell and nice!
Then I had to go for a scan (third time whipping off my top that morning, not including my nightgown to shower this morning). It was a similar session to the first one, where they marked a bunch of stuff and had me go through a different machine. It was quick, 5 minutes I think. No injections.
I asked if the fact that I had two tumors changes anything. She said they'd treat it as one big site, not two separate ones.
It really doesn't bother me. It looks worse than it feels. I sent a picture to my sister who was not impressed. I have a feeling that they're jumping on this because of what might happen in the next couple of weeks. With some reading, I kept seeing that the effects build up and that the end can be bad, even if the first three weeks or so are fine.
I didn't leave till 10:30am so it took up most of the morning.
I saw Rads-Onc lady first.
I assured her that it was going well, and that it didn't hurt. Still. She wasn't happy with it.
She's going to change some things. I'll explain. First, it's 25 sessions of Whole Boob, followed by 8 sessions of targeting the site of the tumors. She's going to stop the Whole Boob sessions and jump right into the targeting area ones. Then, after 8 of those, I'll do the rest of the Whole Boob blasts.
I misunderstood a bit. I thought she said that she would suspend all treatments for a few days, to let my left side heal, and then do double duty. I didn't get it. No, same schedule. It only really changes for them, not me.
The idea is that while they're zapping a smaller area, the bigger area can heal a little. I didn't realize they could do this.
She also wasn't happy with my choice of creams and ordered what I thought was something new but what I already had. Sigh. Doesn't smell and nice!
Then I had to go for a scan (third time whipping off my top that morning, not including my nightgown to shower this morning). It was a similar session to the first one, where they marked a bunch of stuff and had me go through a different machine. It was quick, 5 minutes I think. No injections.
I asked if the fact that I had two tumors changes anything. She said they'd treat it as one big site, not two separate ones.
It really doesn't bother me. It looks worse than it feels. I sent a picture to my sister who was not impressed. I have a feeling that they're jumping on this because of what might happen in the next couple of weeks. With some reading, I kept seeing that the effects build up and that the end can be bad, even if the first three weeks or so are fine.
I didn't leave till 10:30am so it took up most of the morning.
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