Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Dec 6, 2006 14:22:47 GMT -5
Busy busy week. Yesterday Mark and I met with the surgeon for his stomach 'scope. He will be having that done this coming Monday in St. Marys (at least we don't have to drive all the way to Michigan this time). Today we met with the radiation oncologist for close to an hour and a half, discussing treatment and the effects thereof. I am in the state of information overload at this point. She said though that the graft area looked like it was healing well BUT she will not do radiation until it is completely healed, so I have been granted a reprieve of a month to six weeks before I will get the treatments. I will have 34 treatments, once daily for five days out of the week for about 6 1/2 weeks. I was also told that I will also probably sustain even more permanent hair loss due to the intensity of the radiation she will have to use. She did mention that there are partial wigs that can actually be glued down semi-permanently though. Maybe that will be an option once this is all over. My next appt. is January 10th. At that time she will assess the graft and see if she can get things started.
I went back to work yesterday. I held up pretty well, but I was sure tired by the end of the day. I work tomorrow too, and Saturday.
I went back to work yesterday. I held up pretty well, but I was sure tired by the end of the day. I work tomorrow too, and Saturday.
