Oh thank goodness it's Friday, and I can sleep as long as I want tomorrow...after getting up to pee, of course.
I took doughnuts, Krispy Kremes, in to the radiation team. Sam was very excited. I am so glad. I wrote a note on top of the box to everyone.
SO...turns out I have TWO more treatments...just Tuesday and Wednesday. They I see the oncologist on Friday and find out why I am not yet scheduled for the PET scan. Insight Imaging called the other day, and I got so excited, thinking it was for the scan. *sigh* It was for my 6-month mammogram, from the other radiologist. Maybe I'll start to feel a little better by Tuesday. After a full week of nuking, I feel sorta crappy.
I decided today that my Facebook account would be for being funny and/or making fun of other people (who, of course, deserve it), and for life-threatening drama, folks would have to come here. 2 minutes later one of my sadistic acquainances asked how to get here...haha.
Working on a puzzle, which seems to be keeping my interest a bit. Thank goodness. But then the stupid cat jumped on it...it was salvagable, but geez; we covered it up and everything!!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Radiation Station
Ok, it rhymes...
I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the people at the radiation office. When I first started going, while an in-patient at the hospital, there were John and Sam. I was wheeled down on a gurney (that's what they do with in-patients) and therefore had to get from gurney to radiation platform-table-thing. They slid me over on a back board, and then when it was over, reversed which was higher and slid me back. I'm not a small person. I was a bit nervous about being dropped. Sam let me hold on to him and they promised not to drop me. And they didn't.
My first full week after release, they were both there. John always held out both hands to me to steady myself, and they were both always in such good spirits. Sam always has a hand squeeze or a shoulder pat for me. He has no idea how much that means.
The third week (I guess this was when everything kept breaking down) I came in on the ONE day it worked, and John was not there. I found out he was only filling in for someone who was on vacation! I was very sad. He made me feel so safe and secure, and ok.
I still have Sam, who also makes me feel safe and secure, even though he often has to see my big white ass when I get off the table to pull up my pants. The other day, I started crying a little at the end. He saw and said, "No need to cry; we'll be here tomorrow!!" haha. What a guy.
These two people are examples of the cream of the medical field crop. Thank you John and Sam for being there for me!
I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the people at the radiation office. When I first started going, while an in-patient at the hospital, there were John and Sam. I was wheeled down on a gurney (that's what they do with in-patients) and therefore had to get from gurney to radiation platform-table-thing. They slid me over on a back board, and then when it was over, reversed which was higher and slid me back. I'm not a small person. I was a bit nervous about being dropped. Sam let me hold on to him and they promised not to drop me. And they didn't.
My first full week after release, they were both there. John always held out both hands to me to steady myself, and they were both always in such good spirits. Sam always has a hand squeeze or a shoulder pat for me. He has no idea how much that means.
The third week (I guess this was when everything kept breaking down) I came in on the ONE day it worked, and John was not there. I found out he was only filling in for someone who was on vacation! I was very sad. He made me feel so safe and secure, and ok.
I still have Sam, who also makes me feel safe and secure, even though he often has to see my big white ass when I get off the table to pull up my pants. The other day, I started crying a little at the end. He saw and said, "No need to cry; we'll be here tomorrow!!" haha. What a guy.
These two people are examples of the cream of the medical field crop. Thank you John and Sam for being there for me!
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