A New Development

Well, there has been a slight change in my treatment plan and it is all good. When I was first diagnosed I had a difficult time getting into an oncologist at Swedish Hospital. Therefore I decided to stay with Overlake. A friend referred me to the Seattle Cancer Treatment Center so I visited them for a second opinion and was impressed. A last minute development happened and I was able to meet with Dr. Saul Rivkin (oncologist) at Swedish and was even more impressed. So Swedish it is! I will be in communication with my naturopath doctor and taking supplements and getting acupuncture throughout. Now it is full steam ahead… My Hickman Port was installed yesterday which is not a fun procedure. I’ll spare you the details as you can go to ask.com if you want to know more but fortunately they gave me happy drugs during the procedure or I would have freaked out. I’m officially tired of being in pain and poked with needles. Chemo starts tomorrow (Thursday) and I’ll have treatments through the beginning of September. So next time you see me I’ll have long thick brown hair. Ya, obviously not my own ;).