Chemo Treatment 7 of 8

Another chemo treatment done…one more to go. Today’s treatment went smoothly; I slept through a good portion of it.

The Clinic is actually in the midst of a pilot project using patient pagers that I spoke of earlier. It was so nice to be given the freedom to walk around while waiting to be called in the Chemo Suite. If all goes well, the pagers will become permanent and will be used for the doctor’s clinics too.

It’s amazing how many people they see in the Chemo Suite everyday; they estimate it be around 100 people. In a week, that’s 500 people!!! Keep in mind, these are only the outpatients and don’t include any children so the real number is probably double. Frightening numbers.

I wasn’t surprised that Sean developed a suspicious rash on his back; because after all, it was chemo time again for me and that’s the only time my kids seem to get sick. I took Sean to St. Joe’s Urgent Care Clinic last night but turned around after they told me there was a 5 hour wait. The nurse there checked the wait time at the Children’s Hospital, and they were up to a 6 hour wait!!! So, this morning Steve took Sean back to St. Joe’s when they opened and discovered that he has Shingles, which is from the Chicken Pox family. Sean had Chicken Pox when he was 3 months old. The doctor explained that the virus remains dormant in the body and can reappear in the form of Shingles at any time and for no particular reason. For me, it means taking extra precautions to make sure I don’t get Shingles.

Never a dull moment at The Groves.

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