Doctor visits. Week 2

I officially started my second week of treatment, which is actually Tuesday not Monday.

I met with the radiation oncologist on Monday and the chemo nurse practitioner on Tuesday. They were checking up on how I am doing. So far everything has been going well. My blood work looked good. The radiation oncologist says that the ‘burn’ on my bottom should start around the 4^th week, and continue for a week or two after the radiation is over. Everyone is different though, so maybe earlier, maybe later.

I have noticed that every time after the radiation treatment that it sort of ‘stirs things up’ for the rest of the evening. It is nothing horrible, but is a little uncomfortable, which might be more of an issue when I have a sunburn down there.

Greatland replaced my chemo bag today, so I am full up for another week. They time it just right. I started with 500ml and it was down to 10ml by the time it got replaced.

I still have problems with batteries only lasting a day. It gives a little beep when it gets low, and has an alarm when it dies. I have not let it go that far until this morning. The alarm clock went off, I hit snooze, and 5 minutes later there’s another screeching alarm. I pulled my ear muffs back and sure enough the battery was dead. Greatland showed me today that if the hose gets pinched it also lets out the same squeal. So there are no worries about knowing if there is a dead battery or a pinch on the line.

Blizz and Meow go in for their annual checkup tomorrow. Let’s hope they get a better bill of health than I did!!!