Re-scanning

Today was quite a day.

First, the sales team on my current proposal decided we really couldn't bid on the contract as specified by the RFP. (Financial issues)  Always a relief, even though this one was going fairly smoothly. I spent some time drafting a no-bid letter.

Then, out of the blue, the IT guy for my office calls -- I have to bring in my old laptop TODAY so he can pick it up tomorrow and get the data on it swapped to "my" new laptop, as the warranty on the old one has expired. So, schlep through the Route 1 traffic and back, because I also had to be at the radiology clinic early. Why?

RE-SCAN! This means I am nearly done with the whole-breast radiation and the physicists need to plan out the targeted therapy. I also saw the nurse and the doctor, picked up some different pads and bandages and goop for keeping the radiation burns to a minimum, and waited for more than an hour because the radiology team was backed up. Oh well, it just meant more knitting got done on my last hat.

The doctor and the nurse have no idea why I'm cold. The nurse suggests the anemia; the doctor, a hormonal imbalance. This actually makes some sense, as I was just starting the hormonal part of menopause when all this cancer business began. (Long story, but in essence I went through the physical part of menopause early due to a medical condition; but this left my ovaries intact and functioning, and they are just now starting to conk out.) And also, all my friends who told me they had cold issues are close to my age, or were when they had cancer. I will be asking the PCP about this.

And the cavity where the Lump was removed has really shrunk! The doctor is quite impressed with the surgeon's work. According to everyone, my skin looks "great -- considering..." which is the best it seems I can hope for.

This was a lot more driving than I have done recently, and through some difficult traffic, so I arrived home fairly beat. Fortunately, there's always pizza.