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well, today’s oncology appointment didn’t happen. no, no, not by my choice!
the new office actually called us yesterday afternoon asking to reschedule because someotherdoctor’sofficewhoshallremainnameless did not send the requested files. apparently we are required to use their super special records request form.
seems like perhaps they just wanted to get us on the phone so they could hear for themselves that in fact, no, we won’t ever be going back there, and yes, it’s just because we really don’t like them anymore. um, i mean, “it’s just too far.”
as much as this ostrich has enjoyed her view of the sand for the past two months, tomorrow i’ll be getting my head back in the game. i have an appointment with a new oncologist.
i love my original oncologist, but he’s in northern virginia and that’s finally become a point of contention. my transplant oncologist, however, is the one who sent me looking for the nearest sand pit, and truth be told, a new oncologist. i really just could not deal with his callousness, nor step foot into that mcghetto hospital one more time, though i imagine anywhere i’d gone for the transplant i would now loathe.
phew!
thanksgiving was amazing, but now that all eighteen of our guests have finished the two turkeys and our four houseguests have safely returned home to their own, it’s back to regular life here at chez nugget.
yesterday, i painted the laundry room restoration hardware dusk in anticipation on the arrival of our dryer from lowes. they keep calling us to postpone. damn it, i need that freaking dryer and it had better show up today! the ceiling will be graphite. i also painted the linen closet on the second floor dusk.
our mattress is scheduled for delivery today as well. no more sleeping on the twin mattress on the floor in the middle of the california king frame, fun as it’s been and all. (and no more couch or guest room for nugget daddy.)
today is moving day! well, moving out day. we’re finally saying goodbye to tiny apartment. bye! thanks for the small, cramped, carpeted memories.
today is also chemo day. i’m getting dose #12. it was supposed to be my last.
tomorrow, the movers will unpack at the house. grandad will pick up tantie from the airport. crate and barrel will deliver the informal dining room’s table, chairs and bench. and with any luck, lowe’s will finally deliver our dryer.
all of our days seem jam packed like that right now. they’re exciting times. they’re also stressful and tiring. like chemo, i’m looking forward to the end of what feels like a marathon. i’m looking forward to regular life.
just a quick post to say we finally closed on our new house! we’re looking forward to installing lighting and bath fixtures, having appliances delivered and putting up paint swatches today. i really need to get back to sleep!
okay, actually eight isn’t enough as i’ve got four more chemo doses to go, but lord in heaven i am soooo over this shit.
i’m fat – newsflash – some people actually gain weight during chemo. thanks for that warning. someone please mail me a mumu because that’s all i’m going to fit in at the end of this.
i’m tired of this nasty taste in my mouth. i mostly drink carbonated beverages now because the bubbles help mask any strange flavors.
i’m exhausted and i can never get a good night’s sleep anymore. last night nugget slept with her grandmamie though, so i slept with prince lunesta.
my face and neck are now turning a lovely shade of red for the first few days post chemo. what makes the red man red? i guess it’s chemo.
the neuropathy is causing me to drop things. most unappreciated was the bowl of chicken tortilla soup in tiny apartment’s dining room/library/office which is oh so pleasantly carpeted in beige.
here’s yesterday’s chemo self-portrait. i think i like this one best because you can’t see my hair. when i look at it i just see me.
you can check out the real world page for the hair update. i shave it every week or so because while it is still growing, only about half of it is. so, no, i don’t want to let that half start growing out into a lovely head of string hair.
here are the latest new house photos. the fireplace mantle and hearth are in, and the hardwood flooring was going in on my last visit.
these two photos are a follow-up to my last post about the shake. i got a lost of questions about that!
tomorrow, nugget and i are off to orlando to visit family and make her first trip to walt disney world. i am beyond excited. she just understands that she’ll get to see minnie’s, er, “mimmie’s” house, and girl loves her some mimmie! mimmie loves you too, nugget!
now they have the right shake on our house
(also, jenny’s podcast: http://www.myspace.com/oncemorewithfeelingcast)
it’s difficult keeping up with a toddler all day. it’s really difficult when you have cancer. we have to start doing something different, for everyone’s sanity. sure, people come to help, here and there, but it isn’t enough. there are simply too many days when i can’t manage on my own. we’ve got to find a solution.
we’re working on plans right now, plans for our house, plans for our lives, plans for my treatment. it’s challenging figuring out how all the pieces of each individual puzzle are going to fit into the big picture.
we have to start splitting our time between here and there, “here” being where we live and “there” being where we will live. down there we’ll be with my parents who will help with nugget and nugget daddy won’t have to “commute” two and a half hours. i’ll be able to keep an eye on the house construction and bring a steady flow of coffee and doughnuts to the site. up here i’ll continue with my treatment at my oncologist and we’ll keep nugget happily enrolled in her gymboree class.
tomorrow is my birthday. so come life, let’s see what plans you’ve got for me this year.
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