Day One of a very long week is winding down. Appointment with Dr. K to discuss the next 18 weeks of treatment. We set up all of the dates and that gives me a small measure of relief. Or control. Or, shall I say, apparent control.
Three vials of blood given. Another ode to my beautiful veins. Apparently, I am the dream destination for any needle or IV. Big, healthy veins. Who knew they'd become such an attribute?
Met with the fantastic Patti at her home salon and found my new hair. She was so sweet, clever and helpful. Her specialty is working with cancer patients and she made my day. She'll customize the wig, making the hairline natural and give me the gift of not looking too different.
Also, we made a startling discovery: I don't have an abnormally large head after all! My head circumference is actually a little smaller than average although my forehead is bigger. Much bigger. I have a Five Finger Forehead as opposed to the normal Three Finger Forehead.
We also ordered a piece that is made to go under a baseball cap or hat and be cooler and super-realistic looking. I think that I'll be going the scarf route for teaching yoga. Now, I need to find some cool Hawaiian print scarves and learn how to tie them. Don't have a clue....I also need some assistance hat shopping!
I left Patti's feeling a little lighter. What a blessing. One less thing to stress over.
Three days until the first "C" treatment. All filled with appointments. I'm not going to list out the rest of the appointments leading up to 8am Thursday morning. I'm going to practice taking this day by day.
Tuesday is Liver biopsy. Maybe. If the head of Interventional Radiology can find the teeny liver spot on the CT scan, he will attempt the biopsy. I hope that he can't see it because I really am dreading them digging into my liver. My friend Angie is coming down from Hollywood to take me to the hospital and I hope we get to leave early, go for a hike and eat a yummy dinner instead. A girl can dream.
What started out as a challenging Monday ended on a positive note with Todd cooking me a healthy, delicious dinner. Even though he is in trouble for not finishing his broccoli.
Claire, I have your hats covered if you tell me what you want. xoxo, S
ReplyDeleteSending positive vibes for you on Thursday! I pray and hope that it is as uneventful as my mom's treatment...back to work 4 hours later...she just keeps on keeping on :) I know you will do awesome because you have the power and energy to channel that for yourself use it and remember positive thoughts yield positive results xo lisa (hayes) Chmael
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