Busy Week

So I haven't posted in quite a while....it's been a very hectic week. On the non-medical side I went away for an extended weekend with a great group of friends. We headed to Kelowna on Thursday night and came back to Calgary Sunday night. The weekend was great, very relaxing. Lots of great food, sun, company and a little bit of wine. It was really good to get out of the city again. I felt like I could be somewhat normal, and with my new hair (I broke down and bought a wig even though I said I never would) I felt like I looked like a normal person.

So far this week has started off quite busy too. I went into the school yesterday to say hello to some teacher friends who are actually back in the classroom today with the kids. At first it was really nice to visit, but by the end I found it really hard as I watched all the other teacher rush around to get ready for the first day of school, exactly what I was doing last year and what I would be doing now if all this hadn`t happened.

Last night we got the keys to our new place and began to move in. With my brother`s wonderful help we moved all our furniture and big stuff last night and then today I have been making small trips back and forth with my car getting all the smaller stuff. It is really nice to feel like I have a fresh start in a new place, that doesn`t hold all the reminders of the first few months with cancer.

I am very happy that I have had a busy week with all this stuff as there has also been a few things going on with my illness that have me appreciating distractions. About a month ago I started having very mild headaches. At first I really didn`t think anything of it as so many chemicals and medications have been pumped into my body lately who knows what kind of side effects could happen. Well at my last oncologist appointment I mentioned this to the doctor. She didn`t appear to be worried but said that I could go for a CT scan of my head just to rule something serious out. It has really freaked me out that she thinks there is a possibility that there could also be something in my head. So on Wednesday of last week Steve and I went to Canmore for this scan. Yesterday I called the doctors office as I had heard nothing and said that I was really worried and was hoping they could give me the results ASAP so I could stop worrying. They gave me an appointment for next Tuesday....grrrrrrr!!!! I guess they can`t tell you anything over the phone, but it is so frustrating that they totally seem to disregard the emotional or stress side of having cancer. Do you know what it is like to wait for two weeks to find out if the cancer has spread more than originally thought? Please don`t worry too much those of you reading this, my headaches are almost non-existent and I am told it is very unlikely, I am just a bit of a worry-wart so I tell the doctor every little thing that I feel. Also, I finally got a call yesterday (after a bit of harassment) to let me know that I am scheduled for surgery on Friday September 3rd. This is good, as the 1st was the earliest possible day I was eligible for surgery, so they are making sure all my treatments have a very small gap in between. I am not too worried about surgery yet, and hopefully won`t be. I just want to get it over with so that I can move on an adjust. I know it will be hard but there are a lot worse things in life, so lets just get it over with!