After working for half day, I went in to see Dr. Neal yesterday and to also get my chemo Gemzar treatment. The results of the latest brain MRI shows that the one tiny spot that they saw in the beginning a year ago and again in Sept FY11, has now grown into a 3 mm spot. So, Dr. Neal has me scheduled for a Cyberknife radiation procedure to zap away that tiny spot away. The actual radiation procedure will probably a few seconds but Dr. Neal says the prep work to get my head and all the imaging done to narrow it down to the one exact spot will probably take awhile, probably a few hours of prep work. At the same time, he also put in a request to radiate the one spot to zap on the dull bone left hip area that I've been nagging about. We're not even sure if I can get it done on the same day since it's 2 completely different areas and so will find out more from the radiologist next week or so.
This cyberknife procedure is supposed to be a quick, painless procedure and the side effects are minimal. But, any kind of radiation to the brain is always scary and comes with some risks. I'm a little nervous about it but hope it'll go smoothly.
It was also nice that my good friend, Ramona was able to come with me too. She's been an amazing friend and supporter and I really appreciate her friendship, care and concern. I'm always glad to have her come for company and for a carpool buddy. Time flies when I have company along to chat with and for moral support. I did get my 6th round of Gemzar chemo yesterday.
Work is coming along
I've been back to work for almost a week now and I'm glad to say it's moving along very well. I'm actually enjoying being at work and it's nice to sort of focus on something else besides cancer. The first couple days was a little hard getting used to getting up early, the commute, traffic, getting used to new faces, new procedures, but now I'm starting to settle down and warming up to the familiar routine of work again. It's still a bit early to see how I'll fit in and learn all there is know about the systems, procedures and compensation plans. But so far so good and it's sort of nice to "forget" that I have cancer for a few hours of the day. And I'm working Part time for now, like 30 hours a week for now until the end of March.
Other than work, I'm feeling good and the kids are doing well. They've somehow gotten used to me working very easily and smoothly. I do miss them while I'm at work but it's nice to have some time to "myself" for a few hours..Lots of Love.
This cyberknife procedure is supposed to be a quick, painless procedure and the side effects are minimal. But, any kind of radiation to the brain is always scary and comes with some risks. I'm a little nervous about it but hope it'll go smoothly.
It was also nice that my good friend, Ramona was able to come with me too. She's been an amazing friend and supporter and I really appreciate her friendship, care and concern. I'm always glad to have her come for company and for a carpool buddy. Time flies when I have company along to chat with and for moral support. I did get my 6th round of Gemzar chemo yesterday.
Work is coming along
I've been back to work for almost a week now and I'm glad to say it's moving along very well. I'm actually enjoying being at work and it's nice to sort of focus on something else besides cancer. The first couple days was a little hard getting used to getting up early, the commute, traffic, getting used to new faces, new procedures, but now I'm starting to settle down and warming up to the familiar routine of work again. It's still a bit early to see how I'll fit in and learn all there is know about the systems, procedures and compensation plans. But so far so good and it's sort of nice to "forget" that I have cancer for a few hours of the day. And I'm working Part time for now, like 30 hours a week for now until the end of March.
Other than work, I'm feeling good and the kids are doing well. They've somehow gotten used to me working very easily and smoothly. I do miss them while I'm at work but it's nice to have some time to "myself" for a few hours..Lots of Love.
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