Hurricane Irene and Radiation Treatments

I don't know what it is with natural disasters! While we came out of Hurricane Irene's visit relatively unscathed, our lovely Vermont is reeling from the devastation of the floods that the wicked witch brought.

I was able to have my 5th radiation treatment on Monday. The machine was up and running although the therapists were backed up. I was forty-five minutes late getting my treatment and I was a little annoyed because I had already planned an outing to Party City with Sarah to pick up supplies for her birthday party. I hate being thrown off my schedule.

We got most of what we were looking for and I cooked a lobster dinner and was able to enjoy that. I'm noticing some odd shifts in my taste again. I have to keep an eye on this!

I also exercised like a maniac and was able to stay on the elliptical for 40 minutes but my hips complained about it the next day.

On Tuesday I had a regular visit with my oncologist Dr. Schaffer. Everything is looking good but my potassium level is still too low at 3.2. It needs to go up to 3.5. I've been taking my potassium pills every other day, I guess now I have to be sure to take them everyday. I also told Dr. Schaffer that I had ordered emu oil. She laughed and told me that I had to check with Dr. Trivette. Yes, yes, I went ahead and ordered it because it seems like it is a multi-purpose oil that will do anything from relieving joint pain, keeping your skin soft to growing hair!

I figured if Dr. Trivette nixed the skin lotioning part of it, I could still use the emu oil to grow hair, fill in the rest of my eyebrows and that one little clump of missing eye lash. But he did not pooh pooh the idea when I saw him on Wednesday. He said that I could go ahead and use it and if it works he will recommend it for the rest of his patients.

I did not get my 7th radiation treatment because the machine was broken and so what will happen is that I will get an extra treatment tagged onto the end. I am now scheduled to finish on Oct. 12 instead of Oct. 11. I can live with that.