Checking in at the doctor

This is the third time they have accessed my port and each time they have had a different person access it.  The first time one of the regular oncology nurses did it and I didn't feel a thing.  Last week a surgery nurse accessed it for practice and had someone talking her through it.  Today a home health care nurse was doing it with another nurse talking her through it.  I hope it isn't someone practicing every single time I go in.  I get worked up enough in anticipation.  I don't need another reason to almost pass out!

My nurse evaluation was FAST today.  The doctors were in Sioux City and my blood levels were GREAT! Following my super efficient nurse evaluation, I showed the social worker some hats that I would like for her to order.  She then had me help pick out some other winter type hats.

Tomorrow Ryan will run me to Spencer to pick out a wig.  I woke up this morning and the back of my head was hurting where my hair had been smashed against the pillow.  My knowledgeable, retired, oncology nurse mother told me that is what it feels like before you hair falls out.  Sure enough I had a huge wad of hair collecting in the drain this morning.  Good thing the people in our family have thick thick hair, so you can't tell yet that I have been collecting wads of my own hair out of the drain!  Don't feel sorry for me, though.  I knew this would happen.

On a happy note, today marks the 10 year anniversary of Ryan proposing to me.  Wow!  I can't believe it has been 10 years!  For better or worse I couldn't ask for a better person to be by my side through it all!