Time Flies!

I am posting this breast cancer awareness pic today before it gets too far into the new month! I meant to post it in October! I can’t believe it’s already November! am finally having some time to write after my last chemo appt. When I was getting my chemo and immunotherapy, I got dizzy and remained dizzy throughout my entire treatment. My nurse took my vitals, and everything looked OK. On the way home, we stopped at a Chik Fil A drive thru for a chicken sandwich. I discovered my throat was swollen, and I couldn’t get anything but liquids down my throat. It stayed swollen for a few hours. It seemed like an allergic reaction. I have been on my chemo and immuno for four years. Could I suddenly develop an allergic reaction? I let my doctor know about what happened. I didn’t hear anything from him, so now I’m nervous to have my next infusion. Will it happen again? I’ll let my nurse know what happened last time before we start.

On another note, I’m frustrated that it’s taking so long to get a call about setting my next scan up. I called to set it up, and the authorization hasn’t gone through yet?? I’m not sure what the deal is yet. With metastatic cancer, you should have scans every three months, and I am well overdue for a scan, so it’s frustrating waiting to be able to set one up. I’d like to have one as soon as possible so I am not getting the results just before Christmas, my favorite holiday.

I am also thinking of switching my care to closer to home, in the same county. It’s been four years of travelling an hour or more to get to treatment. It’s getting to be wearing. I have an appointment with an oncologist down here in a couple of weeks. I’ll keep you posted. And I’ll let you know if I get my scan scheduled.

Just a little update between chemos! I’ll let you know how the next infusion goes from chemo on Wednesday! 🫣Stay safe and healthy, everyone!