Hey Everyone...just wanted to let you all know what is going on with my pops. Today was the first day of radiation, tomorrow the chemo starts. So now the journey begins, and the unknown is yet to come.
First day of radiation went well for him. During the treatment, he feels nothing. All he does is lay on the table, they strap his head down with his custom fitted mask to make sure he doesn't move. It takes like maybe 30 to 45 minutes, and thats it. Today took a little bit longer at the appointment because we had to meet with the doctor...and nurse to go over the skin care, and what to expect throughout this course and we were given tips and preventative things.
I can't decide if its a good thing or bad thing that we started asking the doctor more questions. It makes me a little bit more nervous now. The part that is unsettling is that when we ask what we should anticipate...as far as this radiation and chemo helping, and the answer we continue to get is "Well this is really an unusual case" So its like we aren't getting the answer we want to hear...and basically I feel its because they don't know. The docs make it sound like this type of cancer...and where he has it, and how unusual it looks...that they don't even know what is going to happen. They hope that the treatments will help...but they don't sound too convincing.....I hate to sound so negative about it, but its hard to keep a positive attitude about this! I want answers....I wanna know...but the thing is......only God knows what is going to happen. As my dad says, "We will take this one day at a time, its all we can do".....and I'm trying to keep that in mind.
I think what makes it worse is too see how nervous he is. When he gets nervous he gets excited about things and just wants to go go go go go, take care of this...take care of that. Its like he has all this adrenaline just running thru his veins and wiring him up....and thats how he was alllll day. I can also tell his nerves are working on him...cuz we went to Sizzler for dinner...and he only had ONE plate of salad...anyone that knows him....will find that unusual! ha ha.
Well...on a more positive note, God was really looking out for my parents on this one, they qualified to be put up in some apartment housing for a very low price. So that most definatley beats paying for a hotel 4 nights a week. This one bedroom apartment is perfect...and its theirs for 7 weeks. Its completly furnished.....full kitchen...comfy couch...aka my bed for the week! ha ha. Its got a tv with DVD and VCR...(i know...who uses those things anymore? ha ha) The only bad part is...but not complaining, no cable...no internet! ha ha. But.....they get the basic channels....thats all they need...plus they will bring some movies up here to watch....and we went to ATT today and bought one of those Aircards with a plan which gives them internet access where ever from the laptop.....hence the reason I'm sitting here blogging right now! ha ha
So tomorrow is a new day, we'll get up...go to radiation, and go see the chemo doc and he will get his first dose of chemo too. I'm sure all will go well. Side effects to any of these treatments don't happen right a way...its a progressive process....so ONE DAY AT A TIME...we'll do this!
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