8/10/21

It’s Tuesday afternoon. I got a few things accomplished today. I got my appointments on Tuesdays to be back to back, so I do not have to sit in the waiting room for an hour and a half between them. The pain doctor responded to my question about why the back stimulation  rep had not contacted me and he said I should hear from him shortly. The office called back and asked me if I’d heard from him. I said no. They said they were going to call his office again. So, at least someone is working on that and I may have an appointment soon. I contacted my surgeon with questions about my elbow. It has hurt since the day after surgery, so my radiation oncologist told me to ask her about it. They have been in touch with my physical therapist and together they will figure out something by Friday. We’ll see. I also got an appointment with an ophthalmologist at the main hospital at the end of this month. I have a little bumps growing inside my right eyelid, and they are  extremely annoying. I rub my eye all day. I’ve had them for weeks, but I just got an appointment to check those out. They said it will take two hours. Gads.

Radiation went fine today and I saw the oncologist, too. She said everything looks good and asked me if I was able to find the burn cream. I laughed, and told her, I did eventually. She said I will begin to burn next week and to be prepared for it. I asked her why they were giving me radiation under my clavicle and she said because that is typically where my type of cancer goes next. They will be trying to nip it in the bud, so to speak. My sixth week of radiation, I will be getting extra bursts. One at the site of the tumor, and the other under my clavicle. My vocal cords may be affected, so not to worry. 

I was supposed to have three appointments today, but one called early this morning to cancel. They rescheduled it to Thursday. Employee error. Oh, well. I’m pretty used to that by now.

Despite the old saying, “don’t take your troubles to bed”, many women still sleep with their husbands.

Today, the devil whispered to me, “I’m coming for you”.

I whispered back, “bring pizza”.


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  1. Shelley RenakerAugust 11, 2021 at 3:02 PM

    Hey, Patty...your last one reminded me of one I saw earlier today:
    The devil whispered in my ear, 'you're not strong enough to withstand the storm.' Today I whispered back to the devil, "I AM THE STORM."

    It's good...but I think I like yours better...it's got pizza. ;o)

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