First things first. I called the paging operator yesterday before I left for SCCA to lodge a complaint about not getting a call back. I spoke with Patient Relations who will also pass this issue to the "Quality Liason and M.D. Coach" person. Dr. Calhoun did tell me that the paging operator would page the resident, who would page her and she would then call me. Obviously this did not happen and whether the fault lies with the operator or the resident, I do not know.
Dr. Calhoun determined that I have a mild infection. She put me on a 7-day course of Cipro and seems confident that this will clear things up. After that appointment, I had my blood drawn. By the time I was done, I was very late for my oncology appointment and ended up waiting almost an hour before I saw my oncologist.
Dr. Rodler and I spent a lot of time talking about what chemotherapy will entail and the different choices I have. There are not a lot of choices for women with early stage breast cancer, as far a chemo drugs go. I will most likely join one of the research studies we talked about. It's a Phase II, non-randomized trial, and I'm pretty comfortable with it. There are a lot of tests and appointments I have to do in the next 2 weeks though, including:
1. MUGA scan to check my heart pumping function
2. CT scan of chest and abdomen
3. Bone scan
4. Nutrition consult
5. Placement of a port-a-catheter. I will get this done on the day I start chemo.
6. Lab work
I also need to get a consult for a wig, which I think I can do at UWMC.
Is it any wonder I woke up at 2 am! At least I feel better, physically that is.
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