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July 3, 2006

Routine Treatment, but . . .

Our lives are dominated by routine and it's interesting how we treat changes in our routines. I remember at GE when computers were introduced into our work, a big change in routine. The older employees balked at using them, but eventually had to "get on board". Of course when they found out you could play games on them it helped. After 10 months of treatments I have, of course, developed several routines. With 5 CT Scans I know that routine as well as the nurses who do it. At the clinic, the routine of the same staff treating you has been disturbed twice now with a change in Nurse Practioner. This last one has the personality of a rock. Don't even know her name. The nurse treating me has changed again with a new young nurse. She has been "out of routine" on all 3 treatments she has administered. The first time she forgot to take my BP and Temp. every 15 minutes of the experimental drug until the last 15 minutes. The second time she made herself a little chart so she wouldn't forget. I was napping but she didn't wait the hour between drugs. This past week she waited 30 minutes between drugs. I haven't said anything, but maybe I should. I haven't noticed anything different in reactions. Getting off the routine topic and on to the continuing saga of hair loss. I have a new conclusion. I did not lose any hair until the chemo treatments ended. I thought I just lost part of the hair on my arms and legs, but now it is near 100%. It's funny because the new hair was coming in while the old hair was still falling out. My arm hair is growing fast and I think the hair on my head is finally starting to grow a little again. I've lost some hair under my arms so I don't know if all of it will be replaced. I can't see that very well. So, things are pretty routine, but it does seem there is always a new twist somewhere. Until next time, good health to everyone.

Posted by Robert on July 3, 2006 5:02 AM | DIGG | del.icio.us | furl