Sassafrazzled

just another day at the office

Just like any other busy executive, I have a suit (loose shirt, loose pants, and pretty undies), a briefcase (a bag filled with books, magazine, gameboy, water), and appointments throughout the day. Today I had three meetings. The first was at 9 am in the chemotherapy unit. This was my first time with chemo, and I was impressed. They provided me with my own private room, complete with reclining chair, tv, a choice of juices, and cookie delivery. I was also wrapped up in heated blankets and a colourful quilt, and felt so pampered that I almost asked for a margarita and a manicure. After a few tries, the nurse finally found a vein in my hand that wanted to co-operate. Apparantly, my veins are cosmetically beautiful, but aren't IV-friendly. Finally got a good drip going, and I was out of there by 12:30.
My next meeting was with my doctor and nurse, who I check in with every Tuesday. They also gave me my MRI results, which I think were good. I have the kind of cervical cancer that grows outwards and not inwards, which is good. So my tumor is just dangling there. Like an outie. But apparantly that is much better than if it were growing upwards and inwards.
Also, the MRI showed that there was no involvement outside the cervix, which is also really really good. It might even mean that I am a Stage 1b2, instead of 2b2, but I forgot to ask whether or not that is the case.
The one piece of maybe bad news, was that one lymph node showed up being a bit bigger than the others, but it was borderline abnormal, and didn't show up on my CT scan, so it might not be anything at all. If it is something though, it will just get zapped with the rest of it anyway.
I then had my 5th radiation treatment, and called it a day. I was home at about 5, so put in a good full day at the office.
Now I'm exhausted, and am just thankful I don't have bills to pay and mouths to feed...xoxo

posted by Stephanie @ 6:12 p.m.