Ikke Boernelakrids!

Happy Day!  A packet of fun and yum from Denmark!!!  I don't know how it happened, but since living there I have come to love their candy (the bitter salt licorice) as much as ours.  Candy that isn't just sugar disguised as fruit is a nice change.  Don't be fooled- I love American candy plenty too.  But, yum, this stuff!
I got some at Christmas that I have been rationing so it will last a while.  Then, this week I got another bag!  WOW! Some things about cancer totally rock.  (all the nice things people do for you)
You know what I really love? The package.  Read closely,  it says: "voksenlakrids - ikke boernelakrids" (Grown-up licorice - not children's licorice)  LOL!  I wish they would write this on the gum I keep in my purse.  I really HATE it when a new pack of gum opens up and all the pieces disappear.  At least the package stays so I can be sure I am not crazy.  I really did buy gum.

Today, the oncologists office called.  They wanted to reschedule my appointment for next week to today because they thought I was late getting my treatment.  I was surprised, because I am pretty careful about scheduling appointments.  I make sure I am aware of when it should be and then make sure the scheduler has the right day picked.  I figured we just messed up, maybe there was a fifth week in the month or something.  I made the switch.  When I had a moment at work to look at the calendar I saw the changed appointment was actually wrong; the original date was correct.  I call the office back and had them return the appointment to the correct week and time.

I don't know why this doctor's office staff has so much trouble.  They really do miss some of the smallest things month after month because they run on auto-pilot.  Many faslodex patients get treatment every 3 weeks, but mine is every 4 weeks.  So, they mess up.  They forget there is a port and they send the wrong phlebotomist out for a blood draw.  I just keep correcting them because I believe this is a good oncologist, but if I weren't having a good experience with her, I would be outta there!

I must admit my posting have been less frequent and less open lately.

I am trying to get psyched up for my next round of treatments and tests.  I have a couple of things scheduled next week: an MRI and treatment.  I will be scheduling my next PET/CT shortly there after.

I don't love the whole of the process, but I look forward to getting the test results right now, because I believe they will be good.  I want to know how much progress we have made and where we expect to be in another 3 or 4 months.  I feel like we are making some real progress.

Today I am grateful for: Candy that tells kids to stay out! Weekends! Warm lavender baths! Dental floss and minty toothpaste!

Love Ya,
Kel