Long Day

Dang, it's amazing how long a quick, 7:30 radiation treatment and a 9:00 "how's it going" doctor appointment can take.

Not sure how but radiation was running behind -- at 7:30 in the morning -- and we didn't get out of there until 8:15 or 8:20. So instead of First Watch, we had McDonald's for breakfast so we could get to my 9:00 Doctor Appointment on time. Needn't bother. That went exceedingly slow as well.

But, we did finally get to see the doctor, get a few questions answered and, according to the MRI results from yesterday, the tumor is shrinking so that was good news. Lymph nodes haven't changed much but they weren't expected to. While there they suggested I get a Flu Shot and a Pneumonia Shot so I did -- right then and there. Well, sorta right then. That added an extra 45-minutes to our stay.

But, I'm now vaccinated and have a nice sore shoulder for my effort. From the shot, though, not from everything else.

The MRI also showed that there are no structural problems with my neck/nerve thing. They've concluded my left shoulder problem is Shingles. Looking closely at my neck he found what he thought were signs of Shingles that we had probably mistaken for Radiation effects. In any case, he thinks the Shingles are bugging the group of nerves under my left collar bone and that's the source of my problems. So, I guess we have a culprit and it seems under control with the pain medication, we just need to get them fully placed under thumb.

For the first time the skin on my neck is really starting to feel and look funny. It feels "thick" or leathery to me all the sudden. I guess I knew it was coming.

Tired, tired, tired tonight. Hopefully that will translate to a good night's sleep tonight.