Meet The Team

 

My Radiation Oncologist (on the end next to the woman) is Dr. B  and B stands for Best!

My Medical/Chemo doc is the red-head with glasses, Dr. C  and C stands for Cheerful!

These teams exude compassion, knowledge and genuine concern for me and all other patients; I know I've seen it first hand.  These are not perfunctory doctors, these are the kind of doctors everyone should be blessed to have as his/her caregivers.  As soon as one walks into either clinic it is evident my health is important to them; I'm not on some factory assembly line.  Cancer is very personal, each treatment is specific to each patient.  I am so grateful God placed me into the earthly hands of these doctors.

My radiation treatments are taking longer these days and there's good reason for this:  my monster is shrinking so a new set of xrays has to be taken each time before radiation to make sure I don't get zapped in places I don't need it.  Dr. B looks at the xrays then tells the techs where the adjustments are needed.

The radiation is kicking my butt, folks and also my teeth.  This week I'll be looking into how we can get the dental issues addressed; the sooner the better as I have 3 teeth (all on the top in front) ready to fall out.  Besides I don't need to get an infection right?????  After all, I've ONLY got cancer, so no need to get sick with something !!

I've at least got temporary medicaid and was able to set up transportation appointments for the rest of the week. (and those folks at transport could use some empathy skill training, sheesh) Tomorrow is also Dr. day and I'll be having an exam (oh fun, not!) but I do understand why it's necessary.  I'll just load up on 'happy pills'.

I've been truly exhausted today so I will post this earlier than usual.

When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.
Winnie the Pooh