Latest Oncologist Appointment

I saw my regular oncologist today for the first time since mid-May. After the exam he said things seemed to be going well so far. He will schedule a CT scan prior to my next apointment next month so we will then see how things are REALLY going. He was happy to hear my energy level was close to normal. And I am pleased that I am done with treatment issues until after my niece's wedding in August. Eight months ago I wasn't even sure I would be able to attend.

CyberKnife is done

I got a call yesterday afternoon wanting to reschedule the procedure to 10:30 this morning. Fortunately that worked for me. I took a couple of ativan since I was expecting to be on the table for 1.5 hours. They take the time to make you very comfortable, turn down the lights, put on your favorite music, and away you go with this robot kindof "dancing" around you, pausing occassionaly to deliver a short zap. The machine is much quieter than a standard radiation machine, so that was nice. I might have fallen asleep but because it was zapping around my eyes I would get frequently flashes of bright light. Then after a while my lower back started hurting. We finished 30 minutes early since I stayed so still, they were able to move quickly. The tech called me the "zen master" of lying still. I was a little dizzy when they sat me up, but I also get dizzy when the dentist sits up the chair after a cleaning. :)

They said the most comment side effect is fatigue for a couple days. I feel a bit out of it now, but I'm sure that's the ativan. One good thing about leaving it at the end of the day -- had I done that -- is that I wouldn't have to be functional. Now I have an afternoon of work ahead of me and I'm not feeling that sharp mentally.

UPDATE: I ended up going home about 4pm yesterday. Instead of perking up like you would expect with the ativan wearing off, I got more and more tired. I fell asleep on the couch watching the 5pm news and went to bed for a couple hours. I woke up tired but was able to stay awake until 10pm. Feeling a little tired still this morning, but nothing like yesterday afternoon. We'll see if I crash this afteroon like I did yesterday. Fortunately I have a 3 day weekend to recover. Might have to do alot of napping. :)