Today is Thursday, January 15th and I have received nine radiation treatments and 11 oral chemotherapeutic (Temodar) treatments with few if any side effects. I consider myself fortunate to have not experienced side effects.
We have settled into a routine. We leave the condo at noon each weekday and arrive at the hospital around 12:35 PM giving us plenty of time to walk from the garage to the radiation oncology check-in area. My appointment each weekday is at 1:00 PM although the exact time varies somewhat. Usually, the treatments take about 15-20 minutes each day. One or two days a week they also take some extra images for Dr. DeMassi to inspect. We normally pack up and leave the hospital around 1:45 PM and get back to the condo by 2:30 PM unless we decide to do a little shopping on the way home for food or other stuff. Then it's a little rest and dinner comes up pretty soon which is usually order-in, walk to a restaurant, or Patty will cook a light meal. My Compazine goes down at 9:30 PM followed an hour later by the Temodar.
Tomorrow (Jan 16th) I will have an appointment to find out how my blood counts are holding up (hopefully OK) and we will make a short trip back to our home in Indianapolis for the weekend before returning to Chicago to start another week of treatments. This will make 2 full weeks finished with 4 more weeks to go in this initial phase. Then I should get 2-3 weeks off with no treatments at all at which time we are planning on spending 1 week or more in Fort Myers, FL.
Phil - Marcia and I want to let you know that our thoughts and prayers are with you for a full recovery.
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