There is always fun stuff happening at the cancer center. This morning the parking machine was broken and I was not aware of it and paid twice. I thought it did not work the first time, but it was not printing a receipt. I went in and told the volunteer receptionist and they said that they had informed security, but nothing was done about it yet. During this whole time you could hear a dog barking incessantly and you could see that someone had brought in their small dog. I am not a pet person, nor am I against them but it seemed a bit odd that someone thought it would be a good idea to bring in a dog that loudly barks all of the time. If you had a dog that is well-behaved I can understand it, but it seemed a bit odd to bring a loud dog to the appointment. They were on the Chemo side so I walked away from there and went to the radiation side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think that I have gotten use to the energy fluctuations over the course of the day now. The mornings I am fine, then a lull and then recovery. If I talk too much during the lull period I get a bit of nausea so I need to make sure that I am aware of that. My fatigue is difficult to manage at those times and I need to actually rest. Today is a bit longer of a day as I need to speak with my oncologist. It is more of a formality than anything, but it gives him a break. If I actually needed something then I would text or call him. I had to wait an hour before I saw him. He had a student with him today and the student asked if he was going to record the session and he said no. Most of the time we talk about randomness and then a couple minutes of whether I am ok or not. Last night in a chat with my sister Mel mentioned that she was glad that I was not having a pity party and that I did things around the house as best as I could. So my oncologist wrote me a letter saying that I was not to do any housework and she had to cater to all of my needs. Bring me slippers, breakfast in bed and I have sole control of the TV. He ended that this was a medical order. I am not sure if Mel is going to follow the doctor’s orders. Any fatigue that I have will be attributed to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am glad that I have such a good relationship with my oncologist as there is no stress or pressure when I see him. It is like visiting a friend in the hospital and I am sure that it is nice for him to have a break and he can chill a bit. My appointment time for tomorrow has been changed to the end of the day. I enquired why and I was told that out of town patients are prioritized in the morning so they can get home early. I am ok with having it once in a while in the afternoon but think I will be exhausted tomorrow. Tomorrow will be a take out dinner kind of a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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There is always fun stuff happening at the cancer center. This morning the parking machine was broken and I was not aware of it and paid twice. I thought it did not work the first time, but it was not printing a receipt. I went in and told the volunteer receptionist and they said that…<\/p>\n