Chemo is supposed to get more difficult each time, but this last one was a piece of cake. I have a bit of numbness in my fingers and toes (this is normal), but other than that, none of the expected pain happened. Weird.
Today, I’m in for a bone scan to make sure no cancer has spread to my bones. Because the type of cancer is as aggressive as it gets, my oncologist wanted to monitor me closely to be safe. I went in at 10:00 this morning to get injected with radioactive dye, then I left to get some work done from the car, and drink my coffee. I’ll be going back shortly for the actual scan, which will take about 30 minutes.
The scan itself is pretty boring. They will restrain my hands and feet so I don’t move and mess up the image, then the machine will make a very slow pass over my entire body over about 30 minutes. If there is any cancer in my bones (hopefully not), the radioactive dye will collect there and it would show up on the scan. The scan also picks up old injuries, so I had to give the tech a list so they know what to expect on the scan.
Other than that, I have a couple of meetings later, and I’ll probably watch Game of Thrones this evening.