This afternoon I was given a lesson about Chemo by the Nurse at the oncologists. It was a surreal experience because it is all in the form of talking but in one week it will be a reality. We went over all the side effects and the medicines we need to get in order to battle them.
We saw the treatment room which was surprisingly friendly! They make it very comfortable and user friendly with WiFi and areas to eat and drink. If I had to do these treatments, this will be a nice place to spend the time.
We did receive some not-so-good news... the meds they wanted to use are not all available. It was the A-C-T cocktail but the A of it has been taken off the market at the moment and is unavailable at all the area hospitals. There is a medicine in the same "family" that has research to show it has results just as good as the A in the combo.
It was wonderful to have my mom say how much she liked the staff and the atmosphere at the oncologists office. The best compliment was that it was so me. The people involved in all my steps have been so important to me and have put a mark onto my path. It is so important for me to have positive, sweet natured people walk with me.
I did get some very encouraging news by the nurse. She does not see any reason I should not work throughout the treatments. I will have to be very diligent with the hand sanitizer and washing my hands BUT all should be fine to keep teaching. This is a huge weight off my shoulders! I will have lots of appointments which will have to be made around my schedule but that has been doable!
Life is a beautiful gift we are given!
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