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November 21, 2007

Pre-Thanksgiving Present

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Well, today was my monthly visit with my oncologist. It is usually on Fridays scheduled before one of my chemo sessions. But since of Thanksgiving, I needed to see the doctor today. Then my chemo was still scheduled for this Friday. Well, of course, things didn’t go well.

First of all, let me say that today I felt better than at any other time since I started chemo. I was looking forward to seeing the doctor and then driving to my in-laws for Thanksgiving. Since the trip is over 150 miles and it was raining cats and dogs, we wanted to get going as soon as possible. Well, when they took my vitals, I was running a fever of 100.7. Boy was I in trouble with the nurses and with the oncologist. The doctor wasn’t pleased that we would be driving for a couple of hours and I had to do some convincing on how well I felt. She canceled Friday’s chemo since she won’t be in to check on me. So, I have the oncologist again and chemo next Friday. Now, if they had just let me reschedule today’s oncologist visit like I tried to, then I probably wouldn’t be facing another appointment next week. I also probably wouldn’t be looking at a bottle of antibiotics that cost in excess of $100 for 7 pills.

Of course, this could be something more serious than the normal excess temp I run in the Fall due to my allergies. So we will have to see.

By the time we got through at the medical center and got the prescription, it was too nasty to drive down to the in-laws. So, unless my temp starts exceeding 101 and I get to have Thanksgiving in the hospital, we are driving down early tomorrow morning. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

One interesting thing, the oncologist has postponed the big testing (CAT, bone scan, etc.) until after another round of chemo.

Posted on November 21, 2007 at 4:03:44 PM by Carol ( Pre-Thanksgiving Present, 3 comments)

Carol, I’m so sorry to hear you’re having a rough time of it. That just sucks. Fevers suck. Cancer sucks and if it were a person, I’d probably want to kick the s**t out of it. I’d even let you get in a few jabs. LOL!

Well, sweetie, I hope the fever goes down and that you make it to your in-laws. But if not, I’m sure you’ll make the best of it.

Hugs…Grace

Posted on November 21, 2007 at 11:05:16 PM by sky

I just read your blog and was so sorry to read of your fever, I know it really suck when you have plans and something precents it. My prayers are with you and I wishyou well.
Hugs,
Patty

Posted on November 22, 2007 at 6:35:08 AM by ibpatti32

I hope you are feeling better today and you got lots of sleep last night. Hope you make it to your in-laws for thanksgiving. If you are not feeling well though don’t push it. Keep us posted. ;-)

Posted on November 22, 2007 at 7:25:54 AM by jill