Chemo/Life Update
Fresh when it gets here from
Julie Barrett
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Today was chemo day. I want to give a shout-out to the staff at Texas Oncology Plano East for the wonderful treatment. There a huge practice (this is just one of many locations across the state), but they don't treat their patients like numbers. My doctor is great, and the chemo staff is awesome. Can I take one of those chairs home? A heated, massaging recliner with USB ports? Nice!
Now the less awesome but still not bad: My blood work continues to improve, to the surprise of my oncologist. But hey, it was so messed up before there was probably nowhere to go but up. He would like to do another PET scan at the end of December. When all this started he said there would be some scans over the course of this, just to monitor things. Not worried. I do have one question, though. When they give me the radioactive isotope, can I upgrade to a better superpower? Nausea isn't a good one. I suppose my insurance wouldn't cover the upgrade, though. ;-)
That's the bad. The nausea, and now the changes in my taste sensation. I had to be careful in crafting that last sentence. If I had said "lack of taste," some people would start wondering if I was decorating my house like the Oval Office. As much of a disaster as this place is, no.
I knew the job was dangerous when I took it.
I'm off to bed. No alarm, but I expect I'll be up early anyway. A good side effect of all this is that I'm sleeping much better, though I still have my nights sometimes. The evening nausea drugs do make me drowsy, though. (For those who missed that memo, they're schizophrenia drugs prescribed off-label. At least, that's what they want me to think! [grin]).
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