01/12/09 - Monday

Well, well,

It started slowly, this day. Lots of ennui,en we sat. And sat. Shopped upstairs for snacks. Started to get irritable listlessness, frenzy re: unfinished calender for Dr. Cross.

But. Suddenly it was time to leave for the 2 PM progress appt. Calender still not done (to our satisfaction) so notes made re: info he might need; symptoms occurring during this "first round of chemo". (Runs 2 out of 3 wks so she's off this wk)

We were on time; Leenie signed in @ 2:05 PM. Then we sat. And sat. And went uptstairs shopping for snacks. One hr. & 45 min. later, Leenie approached the crackerjack receptionist, reminded her that she signed in for a scheduled appt. w/ Dr. Cross @ 2: 05 PM and what the Hell!!

OOOPs. Lots of scurrying; what's her name? Doctor who?
Did she sign in? etc.

Then a frenzied worker bee escorted us to Dr. Cross' examining area, muttering the while about checking the shedder, caqlling ahead to Dr. Cross, etc. . .

And Leenie announces as a tata to the waiting room, "I don't think I heard an apology, did you?" We were ushered right in to the examining rm ("You've been sitting too long!") Soon Dr. Cross came in, apologized for Leenie's incarceration in "Reception" and got down to the business of how she is doing.

He's not a cartwheel kind of guy, but in his measured, dolcit tones he allowed as how,she hadn't had any bad, untoward effects from the chemo, her blood work was fine (what one expects) she seemed less lethargic (she is) and his plan was to start round 2 next week. The mass on he left scapula was smaller so the disease = not progressing and she has no nesw symptoms. The only pain is in her right arm (wakes her up from sleep) which is from tbhe radiation of the lg mass which also destroyed the brachial plexus in that arm.

He answered questions (she'll have her blood work the afternoon before chemo AT VIRGINIA BEACH GENERAL - WALKABLE - AND HER THERAPY THERE AS WELL WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE IF THE STRONGER, 2 DRUG TREATMENT HITS HARD, SHE'S CLOSE TO HOME)

"Please call me ANY time for ANY thing. I'll see you next week. . ."

Se was tired but took a short nap. Then went to the computer, changed her email address, prin ted out her contacts & cancelled her phone.

She's back and hungry b/c then she had a nice portion of blackened chicken Alfredo to complement the 1070 cc's (almost 2 liters) of fluid she had already had today.

Lookin' good . . .

Lorane

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