DRUGS

Saw the onc today. First chemo appointment is Tuesday, Sept. 18th at 9AM. She said the first four appts should only take 2 hours. She gave me three scripts; Advaran to help me sleep, a creme to numb the chemo port in my chest, and another drug to help with nausea after chemo starts. Eh, at this point I'm just ready to get started. I'm the only person on the bc message board that is looking forward to going bald. The nausea I could do without, but some folks have told me that they were just fine. Cross your fingers for me!

I'm also have second thoughts about reconstruction. I was due to see the PS next week for my first fill. But I changed it to a consult instead. I may have the expanders removed and consider reconstruction in a year or so after radiation. It just depends. I like being flat, but I'm not sure I want to be concave. I just don't think I can live with these expanders for a year. They're too hard and uncomfortable and I'm having an awful time sleeping. Hopefully this Advaran will help with that. Still I'm going to look at other options.

Last Saturday me and my friend Lisa went to see Broken Stone (BROKEN STONE ROCKS!!) at a benefit at the firefighter lake club. Here's a picture of us having an AWESOME TIME;



Notice my white knuckle grip. That's because my expanders were bugging the hell out of me. Still, it was GREAT to get dressed up (yes, that's dressy - I have eye shadow on for god's sake!) and get out of the house. As always, the band did a great job, and let's face it. The bass player is freakin' H O T.

So I'm sittin' there listening to the guys, and this tall cute fireman walks up to me, gives me a hug, and asks how I'm doing. I was like, !??? "Fine, how are you?" Later another cute fireman comes up to me and starts talking and kisses my hand and tells me he hopes I'm doing OK. !?? Later another cute fireman (are you noticing a pattern here?) comes up and starts talking to me and later dances with me. At this point, I'm thinking to myself, "CANCER ROCKS!" Turns out Jim told the guys he worked with and they told two friends, and so on, and so on, and so on. Hey, whatever works. BRING ON THE HUNKY FIREMEN.