All Around Town

Today should have been uneventful. A quick trip to radiation Rx-a nice rest in the linear accelerator, and on my way home. Well, we are starting to realize things are just not that easy for me. I have been complaining of severe pain from this port since insertion. I knew I had to address it today. After radiation, Kara, Karlynn, Kenzie, & I took a chance and drove down to the lung center at Jameson. Of course, it was closed today, but as we wandered around, we met the surgery supervisor-a real stroke of luck. She checked my port for me and we became more convinced, it was not right. She tried to call a few general surgeeons to take a look, but they were all in surgery. She said she would put me on the schedule immediately, working around my radiation times. She was wonderful, but I had other plans. I wanted to come back home to Northside for this intervention. I had to drive back to cancer care to check with oncologist if power port could be replaced with a mediport. Then, I had to go to radiation oncologist to see if any problems with placement so as not to interfere with radiation. They were emphatic about not removing any markings, so whoever my hike nurse is....look out on the prep! Next, a call to the original surgeon in Pittsburgh. Then I called NSH surgery, they hooked me up with Dr. Smith, off to his office to fill out paperwork, and be examined. So, guess what, yet another surgery this Thursday for repositioning of port ,or removal of and insertion mediport, and probably evacuation of hematoma. Dr. Smith is graciously working around my radiation schedule. So,Thursday morning, up & out of the house, get irradiated, off to NSH for a little surgery. No Canfield Fair Thursday night. My fair-going is getting seriously curtailed this year. But, I did get the OK to go from both oncologists as my counts are good and I am staying strong. As I said before, just another bump (inconvenience.) These little things can't be allowed to win & get me down. I'm stronger than that. Linda