eye eye captain

Thursday.

I have to see the ophthalmologist as well as the radio treatment today but I will have to wait 2 hours for the eye appointment. Why don't they just call it the eye doctor rather than follow the latin language.

I give the appointment letter to the receptionist.She says you have 2 appointments today, 1 for the consultant and the other to the registrar. No wonder I got 2 letters. Never mind.

She didn't give me back the letter. It was lunch time. 30 minutes later the clinic door opened and we all went in. Everyone placed their card and letter in the box and I thought the receptionist would pass mine automatically as she had kept mine, nope. I was the last to be called after the nurse asked what I was doing here. System break down. I had guessed as much.

I knew I was going to have to read the eye chart and my eyes were blurry. I tried to relax and try to get them clearer but it was not to be. The left eye was blurry but I was able to read all the letters but the right eye was bad. Only half way through, what to do.

Then another wait to see the doctor, a loooong wait.

Finally it was my turn. I see the doc, mention the new growth, also mention the the double vision had gone when I looked up. He said that was good, so things are getting better? What can I say, calm before the storm?

He asks how do I take things, I say 1 day at a time. Do you have any questions? I ask how the radiation will affect the eyes, he says things will go dark. (Hmm the other doc says things will go white.) Guess it doesn't matter, I won't get to see things anyway. I can't remember if I asked how long till the radiation effects vision as I don't recall an answer for it. I think he did mention depending on how much dose was applied. Sounds like a politician, never the answer only excuses.

Well, see you in 2 months.

stones don't roll uphill

The nurses arrange to see the doctor the next day. I really wanted to mention my new neck growth and try to get it treated at the same time as the other neck growth before everything starts and cannot change. Fortunately the doctor says that it would be possible to alter the treatment area to include the new growth. The treatment was such that a large area is initially treated then it is narrowed around the growth after 2 weeks or so. She said they can alter that and keep the area wide.

I ask about the MRI scan I had on the 5th. She says that it's not here and ask where it was done. I say PRC. She calls them and say it will get here later. I really wanted to see the results as I had not taken my steroids for a couple of weeks and therefore either the tumour has shrunk or my brain has. But it was not to be and I will have to wait til next week.