Monday morning I got up early and went to the United Way Touchdown breakfast at the Ambassador. I try not and miss this event, for any reason. It was nice to sit with my co-workers and look around the room and see so many familiar faces. The goal was met and we all cheered as we know that all of that money will be well spent for those in need.
On Tuesday I had an appointment with my family doctor to fill out a form for work. He started out asked me why I had been to emergency twice in one weekend. He frowned when I indicated that I had called his office twice and and left messages but no one called me back. I sure miss my old family doctor! It used to be when you had a doctors appointment, the doc would sit with you, ask you questions and spend time suggesting avenues of treatment. Not now, its in and out as fast as you can. I am surprised that my new doctor even remembers my name. I wonder if OHIP will allow me to look for another one?
On Wednesday, I went and picked up my friend Colleen, who attended my physio appointment as well as my radiation appointment with me. Usually I am the only one in the waiting room who attends their appointments alone. This was because I was going after work and then Billy was picking me up. Now that I am home, I have been driving myself in. There have been people who have offered to drive me in for my treatments and wait for me ... I may be taking them up on this offer now. I hope they dont change their minds. It just seems like a waste when the treatments are only 30 minutes in length and takes loner then that to drive in there.
I started this blog yesterday, and I am so glad I went to my staff Christmas party last night. I was able to cut my own meat, and although i wasn't able to dance, I had a great time; I even won a gift basket full of goodies. Since I started physiotherapy on Wednesday, I am able to cut back on the pills I was prescribed. I am also gaining the use back of my right arm. What a relief as I was seriously thinking that I wasn't going to get better! So even though the rotator cuff is aggravated everyday during treatment, it seems like the exercises that the physiotherapist has given me are what I needed to help eliminate the pain and regain mobility.
I have now completed 12 radiation treatments....only 13 left till I ring the bell. I met with my radiation oncologist today before my rads today and he is very pleased how my skin is reacting to the radiation. It is just getting a bit pink, not even close to looking like a sunburn. Apparently I must be doing something right, or all those years of topless tanning is paying off!
My son called me the other night to see how I was doing; when he mentioned that him and Jacob were playing dress-up, I was almost scared to ask...but of course there were pictures:
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