Local Plan in Place!

I always need to start off with a smile…I had to pull down a dirt road to take this picture just a few miles from my house on the way to meet the radiologist today. There were lots of low-lying clouds by the mountains but there was a ray of sunlight trying so hard to break through. These are Joe signs for me…bright rays of sunlight coming through clouds. It is hard to see, but there was a solid ray of sun peeking through and shining on the snowy mountain.

I met with my oncology radiologist today. He did his residency at the Mayo Clinic and worked with my sarcoma specialist 20 years ago. We both agreed he is a great guy, so that was a nice start to the meeting. The local doctor agreed with what the radiologist at the Mayo Clinic said last week, so we are going forward! I actually have an appointment tomorrow morning to get mapped/simulated. They asked me to have a full bladder at first so they could do the mapping and viewing with the tumor raised up more, and then I willed be asked to pee and then they will do the same with an empty bladder to see how my vital organs in the area lie whether my bladder is full or empty. We will have to replicate that every time I come in, so everything is the same every time. Tomorrow’s appointment will involve tattooing (if my others are not in the right place anymore). I was marked and went through this process 6 1/2 years ago but at the last minute they decided to do chemo instead. Tomorrow’s appointment should take 60-90 minutes. They will take about a week or so to create a plan and then hopefully I will start going to daily treatments the week of May 11th. Everyone was very nice and allowed for my many questions. I will meet with the doctor or a nurse practitioner every Wednesday after my treatment to make sure my symptoms are being dealt with. The doctor was excited about my trip to Africa and stated I should be less tired by that time and may still have bowel irritability issues, but that they would help me medication-wise to deal with that. So onward we go! To tomorrow and getting a schedule!