Wednesday, April 13, 2011
UPDATE 4/12/11
Hey Cary, here at Cancer Treatment Center of America in Zion, IL. Wow...the patient care is phenominal!!! We are assisted by someone every step of the way. A white limo awaited us at the airport and that kind of service has continued. Met with one surgical oncologist yesterday. We will meet with him again once all info to him and he can make full assessment, which is done with another oncologist. All vitals taken yesterday and final scan done today. Met with Mind/Body therapist, nutritionist, naturalpath today. We have free day tomorrow and hoping to venture out and do some exploring. Meet with oncologist and team on Friday and will get assessment and treatment options then. When you meet with the oncologist you always meet with the team; nutritionist, naturalpath, physicians asst. Great food in cafeteria, 5 star chefs running the show. Lynelle is doing pretty good. Was hard after meeting with Dr yesterday as brings reality of situation to surface along with fears. Her pain level pretty consistant at a 4, ibuprofin reduces to 1 or so. She gets pretty tired around 2 or so. Nutritionist said is normal and they have ways to improve as did the mind/body therapist. I got tell ya, for one dealing with this kind of challenge, this IS the place to be. They put the patient first and make sure you are well informed about everything, though mostly about your diagnosis. Hope you can use this info for the blog. Will get you more after Friday k?
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Hey Lynelle--I am so glad to hear that you are at CTC of America. I have heard wonderful things about them, both in the care they provide physically and the caring they provide emotionally. It sounds like you are also given the information you need to really be in charge of your own care. That is fantastic. I know, from experience, that it can sometimes seem like everyone but you is in charge of you. Hope you are able to have some fun there too, along with the tests and pokings and proddings! : ) Everything here is the same old same old. Change is the one constant and we are scrambling to keep up with all the changes. Take care my dear. You remain in my prayers always.
Kathy DeWispelare
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