So I thought "gee I am doing 30 minutes on the treadmill each morning so I must be getting better!" That was between chemo sessions 2 and 3--as soon as I did session 3--that whole theory was shot to hell. The cumulative effect of the drugs is beyond nasty--hard to breathe after each minor task--up 3 flights of stairs to the office? Remy pushes me up from behind--talk about loyal employees :-) But still could not stand to miss time with my fabulous friends and family and all those who support me. Called the administrator at Rush U Hospital and told her I need to set up a meeting on the last chemo treatment Jan. 5th--one thing is for sure-no matter how much hype or commercials you see for all these hospitals and how they work in "teams" etc.--not happening! It's like pulling teeth to find out basically what comes next, how long will it all take, what long term drugs do I need, etc. What I have discovered is each doctor has a job to do and when they are done GOODBYE--you just move on to the next one-and there are some long term effects that they do not worry about as long as they just get their job done--anyway that's my take. Demand to coordinate and to be HEARD! My friend Bob Golant showing me support by wearing my wig at Xmas!!! hmmmmm-who looks better? Happy New Year ALL!!
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