We met with Kim our Dental Assistant who made sure the dental trays for the fluoride fit ok. She showed us how to do the treatment. Every night for 4 minutes…for life. I was going to take a picture for our journal with the trays in. She knows Ken is a Montreal Canadiens fan from our 1st visit so she grabbed a Toronto Maple Leafs flag for the picture! She said that’s why she put him in the little kids’ room! We met Dr. Soskin again while we were making our next appointment. She reminded us about the nausea side effects and to take the pills they give us no matter how you are feeling because it’s easier to stay on top of it that way. We’ve heard that a lot!
Then we only had 10 minutes to get all the way across the hospital for chemo training. Our facilitator Peggy was there too. The room was full of people just starting chemo or a few weeks in. The chemo nurse Jeannette did a great presentation and they gave us a booklet with the do’s and don’ts to follow. I tried to keep a straight face during the sexuality topic when the older gentleman across from us made some funny comments to his caregiver with him.
After that, Peggy took us to the chemo department where you get your treatments. It has some nice big windows so we won’t be stuck inside without a view all day. Then, we stopped at the pharmacy. It’s right beside the chemo department. We picked up the fluoride for the dental trays ($25. for 3 month supply) and a drug to be taken with chemo (Emend) for nausea…3 pills $110.00! The pharmacist told Peggy she had ‘no orders’ for Monday and that she should talk to Dr. Kuruvilla. We weren’t sure what they were talking about. As we were leaving the parking lot Peggy called and told us that they had booked our 1st appointment for the 28th in error. It didn’t give them enough time to do the radiation planning from the ‘mask/mri’ day. So our new start date is Monday, December 5th. We were all psyched up for Monday to get the ball rolling and shrink Teddy. But, it was nice to have a half normal week with no medical appointments and to spend some time letting the events of the last 3½ weeks settle in.
Please let us know if you need anything! We are right next door! We are always thinking of you both!!
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