This journal is to organize and keep my thoughts from initial surprise (shock) of being told I have a giant mass on my left kidney, through the emotional ups and downs involved in dealing with what I'm facing today as I unwillingly become a cancer survivor.
Feeling some anxiety today
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Surgery is two weeks away and my pre-op appointments are tomorrow. I'm starting to feel anxious...
I've been at City of Hope waiting to get a bone scan and a couple of CT scans. Got here at 8:45 and got the nuclear dye injection for the bone scan at 9:00. Talk about customer service! My appointment was 9:15. In what universe do you actually get in for a doctor's appointment sooner than your scheduled time? But now I'm getting a call from my gastroenterologist's office to schedule a virtual appointment to discuss the results of last week's capsule endoscopy. What did she find that I don't want to hear? Guess I'll find out in a couple hours.
NOTE: I originally wrote this to post back on my birthday - 1/12. Today is 1/29. I got lazy and stored this away as a draft, but then forgot it was there!. So, I'm posting it today. Has it really been 5 months? Yeah. Kind of blows my mind. It's one week shy of 5 months since surgery for something I never thought I would need to face. The last time I left a note here was a couple of days after my first immunotherapy session. A lot has happened since: On the medical front: Two additional immunotherapy sessions with the only side effect being some itching. Blood work and labs that seem to show that my body is adjusting to life with one kidney. Creatinine is higher than normal, but trending in the right direction. Dr. Pal says this is normal. CT scans (done last Wednesday) that came back clean and showing no evidence of metastasis. On the life front: I've been back to work since November 18th. Meh. It was much more fun with the two "B"s - baking and boring. There has ...
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