Besides the radiology and chemo work coming up, I still had a few other doctor follow-ups.
Monday the 22nd, I had an appointment with my Urologist. He'd had me take a Prostate MRI but he never got back to me with the answer. I pulled up in front early.
I got lucky and actually got to see the doctor instead of his assistant. We discussed the MRI and he said that things looked much better then they did after my last biopsy. I felt good when I left.
One less thing to worry about.
Thursday the 25th I was back at the Radiologist's for a test run. They bolted me down to the table and ran through the sequence. My head is bent back at an angle and I have to gulp down my saliva. Near the end something went wrong and I started to cough convulsively. They came right in and got me up to where I could breathe again.
I decided to stop at a couple of libraries on the way home. Coming out of the Iselin Branch, I saw this guy across the street.
It looked like he was trying to get into his car through the passenger side window. Must've locked his keys in. Sorry.
Friday the 26th, I started the chemo. I was told that the first session would take 2 hours and the subsequent ones would be an hour. They forgot to mention the amount of time it takes to set up. Then there's the blood work that they do and I have to wait for the results. Then there's the Benadryl drip that takes 20 minutes. Then there's the Magnesium drip that takes an hour. Then, assuming the meds are there, the Nurse has to find another Nurse to verify that I'm the guy whose supposed to get this med. Here's where the 2 hours comes in. I was there at 8:45and left at 2:15. At least I got a free lunch.
Tuesday the 6th, I had my radiology treatment at 8:15 then drove down to Shoprite. I picked up some grapes for my Granddaughter and a large Iced Tea at the Dunkin Donuts kiosk. I ate a yoghurt in the car, picked up the paper, the drove down to do some babysitting. I pulled up out front and watched this one guy taking apart a sidewalk.
One guy!
Thursday the 8th, I stopped at Shoprite again (it's becoming part of the routine). I didn't even get out of the car, just ate my breakfast. That's where I saw this guy.
I watched him for a while but couldn't figure out what he was doing. I had babysitting to do so I drove away.
Thursday the 15th, the sky clouded over early. There was snow coming later on. In the parking lot I noticed this school bus.
This is one of my pet peeves and I was tempted but the haze would intensify the Flash and draw too much attention.
Tuesday the 20th, I had a follow-up with the oncologist. Everything looks good.
So far, due to the treatments, the hair on my chin is gone. My throat is sore and I'm having difficulty swallowing anything hard. The doctors both mentioned a Food Tube at the beginning of this whole process and I think I'm gonna talk to them about it tomorrow.
Once more down the rabbit hole.
