finding chemo

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so, chemo day #2 is over.
lee went in like a lamb and went out like a lion.
no nausea, no adverse reactions (besides her insides dying), no problem.

Like the little yellow port sticking out like a tiny marigold?
I like the pink bra peeking out from the zebra top and cleavage.
So did the maintenance guy.

The woman is taking serious style to the 12th floor.
And the 12th floor is impressed, people.
Duly impressed.

So, some of you thought that the PETscan was today.
That’s not the case. It’ll be in around two and a half weeks,
right before her next chemo dump.

But……we met with the oncologist today and he looked at Lee,
felt her up a bit, and said that he was “very encouraged”.

I don’t think he’s as smart as everyone else thinks he is.
I’ve been very encouraged after feeling Lee up a bit
for over 11 years.

That said, he said that he can’t imagine that the PETscan isn’t going to show improvement
across the board (I like calling Lee’s body “the board”).
If you could see her abs, you’d know why.
Anyway, they’ve been wrong about stuff before, so we’re definitely not
bouncing around the room, but how can you not feel good when
the lymph nodes on her neck are invisible now and there’s no more itching?

He also said that he ran a test that he never told us about to see if she had this other form
of lymphoma that’s hyper aggressive and requires less successful treatment
because it’s usually in the central nervous system…..and it came back negative.

Glad we didn’t have the stress of even knowing it was a possibility.
Maybe all the tests should be like that.
That’s what everyday life is like.
You usually never know when you’ve been saved,
when you’ve avoided disaster,
when you’ve escaped
by the nape of your neck.

You just do.

She just did.

Finding chemo turned out to be rather lovely.
It’s funny, because it got horrible reviews.

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