The Next Step - October 26, 2009

Today I made an appointment with the radiology oncologist for two weeks after the last chemo appointment. This is the next stage of the protocol for me. An acquaintance of mine, who went through this whole process a few months prior to me, said that when she came to this juncture she felt unsettled. When I asked her why, she really could not explain. She said that perhaps it was the fact that this part of the process was unfamiliar to her. I thought it sounded unusual at the time but now, I must confess, I feel the same way. I have become so accustomed to the routine of chemo that something like radiation seems a little unnerving. It requires that I be at the radiologist’s office five days a week for six weeks straight. I am still trying to figure out how to manage this, exercise, work, and manage all the other aspects of my daily routine. There will also be a new set of side-effects to combat with a whole new alternative medicine protocol to incorporate into daily life. Here is something even stranger... I have become accustomed to my medical oncologist. I think I will actually miss him. After all, it took awhile to "break him in" so to speak, but please don’t tell him that. Anyway, although I am sure I will figure out how to work all this into a daily schedule, at the moment, it seems a little overwhelming.