Scheduling Mayhem!
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Julie Barrett
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Time for another episode of Medical Mayhem!
Actually, things are calming down. Not that my blood pressure agrees, but maybe after I get some sleep.
Let's cut to the chase, shall we? I have a port implantation scheduled. Sorta. First it was one day, then it was another, due to ever-shifting surgery schedules. It's not just the surgeon. It's scheduling the facility and making sure there's enough staff. Lots of moving pieces.
Anyway, we're set. I thanked the surgeon's scheduler profusely as I know she worked hard to find an open slot so I didn't have to change my chemo start date again.
Actually, this schedule is pretty convenient as I'll not be having infusions Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks, and FenCon should be the weekend before an infusion, which gives me hope I can have the energy to work the con and do programming, if they'll have me this year. (Wait! Aren't I on the committee? Yeah, but I'm not in charge of programming.)
I've mentioned before (I think) that I've got to find the humor where I can. One of the chemo drugs is called flourouacil, or -- wait for it - 5-FU. I *think* that's going to be in the home part of the infusion, so if someone gets rude and insistent on knowing every detail of my meds, I can just leave off the "5."
Also, I won't have to reschedule my PCP appointment. She's going to just have to deal with the anticipatory high blood pressure, though.
And it's off to bed. Let's hope the dreams aren't as anxiety-inducing tonight.
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