Hello friends, as you know from my past post, I was supposed to start chemo today. SPOILER ALERT- I did not! Greg, my mom and I got up early, piled into the car, and drove to the breast center on the UES (yes, that's what they call it). They make you do a finger prick to test your blood count, and then the oncologist examines you. My doctor was concerned that my abdomen was still bugging me from the fertility treatment. Surprisingly, she hadn't had many patients who had done fertility preservation prior to starting chemo. So to be extra cautious, she called the OBGYN, and had me do a second EKG and an X-ray of my abdomen. Meanwhile, Bela, my MIL, surprised me and showed up to hang with us, which was very sweet. Waiting on all these results took a while, so G got some sandwiches, and we hung out in the waiting area. Here we are waiting for the phlebotomist*:
Long story short, the doctor wanted to give me a few more days to recover from my procedure. So we're on for Monday instead! I'm slightly annoyed because I just wanted to get the ball rolling. But in the end, I'm glad that I have a few more days to rest, and I appreciate how thorough the doctors are. Really am seeing the best of the breast! Oh, and because I already checked-in with the doctor, I can actually do my chemo treatment in Brooklyn on Monday, which is great. It'll be much closer to home, and my dad and Jeremy will be around too, so we'll have at least one more competent player for Sushi Go Party, an excellent card came that Jer sent us. If you haven't played, you gotta come by!
*Maybe only Brig and Em will get this, but I finally understand what Taysha does!
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