September 29, 2023
David had a patient education appointment that provided lots of information and what to expect with chemotherapy. It was a lot of information to absorb and we have a ton of reading to do.
A LOT OF A LOT(-d)
One day you get a port, the next day you get a couple portfolios of several stapled together pages, a lot of forms and tables, a lot of information spoken clearly and kindly, and a little tour of a place you’ll become very familiar with over several visits.
I can’t describe what it’s like to even begin to absorb this information. It starts with just the understanding that it’s happening. Then you catch on to some of the repeated warnings of side effects. Maybe you try to scribble some notes or make some marks on the paper, but eventually you succumb to the fact that it’s a lot, it’s really a lot a lot. If you’re lucky like me you have someone else there to help get some of that information and again if you’re fortunate to cross paths with the right people giving you the information you realize that they’ve been pointing it out to you in what they’re giving you and that you don’t have to remember it right now. So eventually I just took a deep breath and tried to let it all in. Lots of chemicals would be going into my body. Several things would happen, some good, some less good. There were things I could do to maybe lessen the less good ones, other times basically it was just gonna suck (my words). Overall it was the best way to treat everything that had spread along with the part I was concerned with before. Everybody was gentile, kind, and understanding. By this point I was floating more than standing like I had been before. I knew I’d get my feet back under me at some point, but for the moment the only thing I could really do was to float and let myself be guided along.
HOBBIES OF THE MOMENT: old TV game shows