The Waiting is the Hardest Part - old post

The Waiting - Tom Petty 

- Sorry....repeat...I was just correcting this one and it popped to the front of the line.


There is a bit of a song lyric theme there starting here.   This one courtesy of Tom Petty.

One of the things that is holding up my treatment is a CT scan.  Found out that it's not scheduled until late February so that means, no treatment until March.   Yup - 4 months since I got serious with my GP about the lump.    Urrrrggghhhh!   I want to take control of this but my lack of a medical degree kind of limits how much I can really do.   I'm in pretend doctor mode.  Found myself stepping out of my range of expertise this morning when I was reading BCCA chemotherapy procedure protocols for physicians.   No, not the patient guides but the physician guidelines.    Yup, I was way out of my league there.  Time to step back.   Learned a lot but I am not sure it is even relevant to me.

Now that I am feeling almost healed from the surgery and post surgery infection I am ready to get into the hard core treatment.    Still weeks until that comes about though.  Seems unbelievable but I appreciate that there is an order to all of this.

So I am going to dedicate my energy to fitness and healthier eating.

Fitness - I need to restore what I lost while going through the surgery recovery and establishing a routine that will carry me through the next months.   Starting with a long walk on the seawall tomorrow.

Healthier eating - Going to follow the wonderful recipes in my Cancer Fighting Kitchen recipe book - Thank you Nancy.   The kids are on a health routine as well just naturally - more trips to the gym, running and walking.   I even bought chia seeds the other day.   I figured that if I fail my healthy eating goals I can always slather them on some old clay pots and sell them as chia pets.  

This whole thing must be contagious because I found the dog gnawing on the kale I was storing out on the deck.   He was pretty happy when I gave him all the rough stems I cut off - too tough for my smoothies.  New age dog eating home cooked food and raw kale.    Only in BC!