Autobiography of an Author (Me)
Copyright© 2014 by Stepdad
Chapter 5: Where Do We Go From Here?
As I start this chapter the date is August 31, 2014. I have noticed a new development in my battle. I got up and combed my hair and, as expected, the comb came away with a moderate sized clump of hair. I can see it now that I am going to save some money at the barber shop. Also I am going to look like Telly Savalas. Kind of a sexy looking guy according to the girls.
Tomorrow is September 19, 2014 and I am going to meet with my oncologist's assistant to talk over the new formulation for my chemo therapy. Hopefully this batch will be gentler than the last assault.
September 19th and I met with my oncologist's assistant this afternoon. She laid out the new chemo regimen. It involves two new (to me) chemicals. One is Docetaxel solution and the other is Irinotecan Hydrochloride solution. She told me that they work together to attack cancer cells but as a side effect they also attack healthy cells so I should expect some complications. She gave me the list of possible reactions and cautioned me that they don't all happen to everybody. That was a relief but still leaves open the question of which ones I will have to endure. I mentioned to her that I have no symptoms from the cancer. Everything bad that is happening to me is because of the treatment, not the disease.
After the meeting with the assistant I dropped by the scheduler's group to set up the dates for my chemo to start back up. My favorite girl there told me that the infusion area is booked solid for next week so the soonest I can get in is on the 23rd. We also set up my next appointment after that for the 30th. The doctor's assistant is going to meet with me again then to see how the treatment is going. The plan is to have treatment two weeks on and then one week off. She told me that the week off is to allow my body to recover a little bit.
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