Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[Alaskan]

Well, finally did it and met my new oncologist yesterday. It was so very hard to say goodbye to the onc I was with since 2007 and the one who literally saved my life, twice, but it was time. The whole pandemic mess had him thinking of retirement (which he was well in the bracket already) and the long trip to see him was getting hard on the DH. There was now a cancer clinic with a hematology oncologist covered by my insurance way closer sooo. The new onc is a nice guy and very competent but when I told him about being 5+ yrs in TFR (treatment free remission) I thought he was going to have a heart attack! He immediately announced that he was not a fan of CML patients going TFR. (I took part in the original clinical trial) Oh crap! That's tough. I've been doing fine not taking chemo drugs for years with no reason I should go back on those nasty things so as long as my tests keep coming out good, I'll just keep popping in every six months for your nurses to do their thing, I'll say hi so you can get your big bucks from my insurance, and we'll get along just fine. I haven't told the DH about this yet, he's such a worry wart.

Yeah... I worry too..... I would maybe make you get checked out every 3 months.

Sounds very similar to my deal; not currently on chemo or radiation. Go back in 6 months.
Not sure I'd opt for chemo again; one doesn't to be any more effective than the other, and the after-effects are a lot easier to deal with. We'll see....

Yeah. Chemo and radiation can have whopper side effects... hard at times to decide the best course of action.

I am glad you are doing well at the moment.

 

[HomesteaderWife]

@Alaskan - The pond at my grandmothers was stocked primarily with bass, not sure of the species exactly but always made for great fishing. I believe there were a few bream in there too

 

[HomesteaderWife]

@WVduckchick - thanks for having me!

 

[HomesteaderWife]

@sourland - glad to be here.

 

[room onthebroom]

Hi Pert! When’s your special day? Happy upcoming or belated! I’m sitting in the airport starving so I’m not gonna scan for cakes. I’m sure Natalie will share.

 

[WVduckchick]

Hi Pert! When’s your special day? Happy upcoming or belated! I’m sitting in the airport starving so I’m not gonna scan for cakes. I’m sure Natalie will share.

I think it was the 13th, but not sure.

Have a safe trip!!

 

[Alaskan]

Major toothache - two messages left - no return call - went to office and stripped my gears before entire staff. They saw a side of me that none could imagine existed. Not proud - I apologized.

Is it all taken care of now?

 

[Ladies-Eight]

@Alaskan - The pond at my grandmothers was stocked primarily with bass, not sure of the species exactly but always made for great fishing. I believe there were a few bream in there too

@HomesteaderWife

Welcome to this thread. Pull up a lily pad and enjoy everyone.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ponders Good evening to one and all!

Had an appointment today in Jacksonville.

That ruins the whole day.

Have a great evening!

 

[sourland]

Is it all taken care of now?

On antibiotics, taking Advil - still hurting. Infection is in a root canal/crown that he did 9 months ago. No problems post the operation, but it's hurting now. Good news is that Maggie is rapidly recovering from her surgery.