SassySheDevil
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Some more updates. After discovering that my Oncologist couldn't get me in for a month, I've been chasing down ways to get in sooner and decided to go back to the first Oncologist I met. He is at a hospital a little farther away, which was why he wanted me to go closer to my home. But I really liked him and many of the other parts of the team involved are at the hospital. I wanted my care team to be in one area if possible. So, this guy agreed to take me back, but admitted that because of my healing wound, we can't start until it is healed as much as possible because once I start chemo, that will basically stop the healing process. I have an appointment on the 9th to get that last wound check up and hopefully the final clearance for chemo. I will go in soon for my port so I am ready, and chemo will start October 17th.
Close to the month mark but at least this doctor feels involved and is my concerned with making sure I am as strong as possible for this. Chemo will basically be every 2 weeks and it will be about a 5 hour day. I will go home with another bag that will infuse for another 46 hours. They will have me come back 2 days later to have it removed for the first 2 times and teach me how to take it off myself for the future.
It will be very aggressive, and I get the feeling I will struggle a lot through this. I will definitely lose my hair this time. I will possibly end up with the Picc line and feeding bag again because one of the meds is common for mouth sores.
I weighed 136#'s this morning. Before going into surgery, I was 154#'s. So, they are obviously worried about me losing more weight.
Close to the month mark but at least this doctor feels involved and is my concerned with making sure I am as strong as possible for this. Chemo will basically be every 2 weeks and it will be about a 5 hour day. I will go home with another bag that will infuse for another 46 hours. They will have me come back 2 days later to have it removed for the first 2 times and teach me how to take it off myself for the future.
It will be very aggressive, and I get the feeling I will struggle a lot through this. I will definitely lose my hair this time. I will possibly end up with the Picc line and feeding bag again because one of the meds is common for mouth sores.
I weighed 136#'s this morning. Before going into surgery, I was 154#'s. So, they are obviously worried about me losing more weight.