Wednesday, August 22, 2007

My Chin is UP!

On Monday I was good to go. So far that day I had a short outpatient procedure to put in a port. The port was left accessed by my surgeon for chemo that day. I had already eaten lunch and took my anti-nausea drug an hour before treatment was to begin. As I sat in the oncology waiting room with my mother and husband, my cell phone rang. It was my oncologist. They decided to cancel treatment for the day.
port


My treatment was canceled because my amazing oncology staff was able to work their magic and get me an appointment with an orthopedic oncologist in Akron...a specialist. It turns out I have some sort of bone lesion in my right hip. We do not know what kind of lesion it is....and it is best to rule out metastatic disease before treatment begins. The chemo treatment for metastatic cancer is completely different than what we had originally put in place.

On Tuesday I went to the specialist and guess what? Another biopsy is in my future...hooray! I look forward to getting in touch with my oncologist today to see when chemo will really start. I am not so worried about results either way. I will deal with whatever comes, however the anticipation is enough to drive a person mad!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

It seems that you may be needing more flowers in the near future. Tell Scottie they will be in his name this time :) I love you! Oh and if you are on crutches for awhile Bobby and I will come over and cook dinner for you and Scottie one night...if you like it maybe more than one night :)

Anonymous said...

Since I want a healthy "max" you won't have to worry about me cooking for you --- but I 'm flying up in a couple weeks to give you a "hug".

Uncle john

Anonymous said...

Max~

I'm glad you came over tonight to "hang out". I hope it took your mind off all you've been going through if only for a short time. It was good to see you laugh. Thanks for calling me to help get me off the phone and putting the pictures in the mats. It would have been nice to be able to do them all. But, you can't put a 16 x 20 mat in a 12 x 16 frame and the 8 x 10 mat doesn't fit in an 8.5 x 11 frame. Duuuuuhhh. Good thing I don't teach math. :)
Looking forward to seeing your IEP list along with mine. I'm just saying.......

Chin UP!!

Love Nicolle

Anonymous said...

okay max...
i read your blog and i can tell you're an educator and someone with a healthy sense of humor! Just a vote but i think you actually look more devine with short hair.
glad to see you mentioned The Gathering Place. i hope folks ask you "what is that"?!?
i'll continue following the saga in whatever fashion i can.
just remember the saying..."just when the caterpiller thought the world was over, it became a butterfly"!
eileen

Anonymous said...

You've got a GREAT attitude, Max!
Keep thinking POSITIVE thoughts!!!

If you're looking for a semi-funny movie about b/c-- you might want to check out Why I Wore Red Lipstick to My Mastectomy. It can be downloaded from iTunes, originally on the Lifetime Channel.

I like the Cancer Sucks link, by the way... :-)
You gotta keep your sense of humor!
Thinking of you...
VP