This morning is my "consult" (whatever happened to the word "consultation"?) with Dr. Lee, my radiation oncologist. Another smart, likable woman who explains things well.
She and Dr. Orwoll, my oncologist, haven't talked yet, but Dr. L puts a call in to Dr. O while I'm there. Unfortunately, Dr. O isn't in, but it's good to see that my docs are all eager to communicate with each other. She tells me that the "balloon-in-the-boob" radiation treatment can be done before chemo, which is one of the things Dr. O wants to find out. That's good news, as the balloon method is much more focused both physcially and temporally.
Tomorrow I see my psychiatrist and get a vacinnation for Herpes Zoster, aka Shingles. I guess it's fairly common to get hit with it when fighting cancer, and the cancer itself, and then the treatments, muck around with your immune system. Since my diabetes and arthritis already do that, I think it's a good idea. Weird process though--I have to get a prescription from my internist, and then get the shot at a pharmacy. Go figure. I may also call my surgeon and oncologist to see if they've talked.
Wednesday is a bone density scan, a nuclear bone scan, and an x-ray or two. I will probably take the day off from work rather than running back and forth.
As always, I'll keep you all posted!
She and Dr. Orwoll, my oncologist, haven't talked yet, but Dr. L puts a call in to Dr. O while I'm there. Unfortunately, Dr. O isn't in, but it's good to see that my docs are all eager to communicate with each other. She tells me that the "balloon-in-the-boob" radiation treatment can be done before chemo, which is one of the things Dr. O wants to find out. That's good news, as the balloon method is much more focused both physcially and temporally.
Tomorrow I see my psychiatrist and get a vacinnation for Herpes Zoster, aka Shingles. I guess it's fairly common to get hit with it when fighting cancer, and the cancer itself, and then the treatments, muck around with your immune system. Since my diabetes and arthritis already do that, I think it's a good idea. Weird process though--I have to get a prescription from my internist, and then get the shot at a pharmacy. Go figure. I may also call my surgeon and oncologist to see if they've talked.
Wednesday is a bone density scan, a nuclear bone scan, and an x-ray or two. I will probably take the day off from work rather than running back and forth.
As always, I'll keep you all posted!
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