The First Oncology Appointment

Well I finally got my letter in the mail today and I will meet with the oncology doctor on March 10. That's just two weeks away people!

The antibiotics seemed to take care of any infection that might have been brewing but they didn't get rid of any of the fluid that was built up. I couldn't get an appointment through the office so I went to the hospital and I was lucky that Dr S was working emergency that day. He syphoned off 200 ml of fluid! It didn't hurt, in fact I didn't feel a thing. It was completely painless and didn't get sore the next day either. On Tuesday it was 9 weeks since the surgery so he said he would call the cancer clinic next week if I still didn't have an appointment.

The fun just never ends.

I still have quite a bit of fluid built up and it seems to be getting worse instead of better. I had to put the compression sleeve back on this morning since my arm is also starting to swell. Dr. S has me back on antibiotics and if it isn’t improving in a week I have to go back and get it aspirated. He said not too worry, it won’t be that bad. That’s easy to say when you are on the giving side of the needle! Actually I’m sure it can’t be any worse than anything else I have been through lately.

I got a package of information from the cancer clinic today. Still nothing about an appointment with the oncologist though.

Still in Limbo

I called the cancer clinic this morning to see if they could tell me how much longer I will have to wait. She said it depends on a lot of things like whether they have all your reports and the availability of physicians. She did look up my name and said that it was good news because I am at the referral stage. So that means I am in the queue and they will call me as soon as my name comes to the top of the list.

Other than that I feel great. I’m keeping busy, staying out of trouble and doing my exercises every day. I will post as soon as I get more news.