CT Scan Update: Well Maybe Not...

I was supposed to go see the radiation oncologist today for a check up. They were going to use the scope to check things out (have I mentioned how much fun that is?) and go over the CT Scan I had on Monday. Well... things didn't quite work out. I showed up at 2:00 for the appointment and the doctor wasn't there. Apparently my appointment was for 1:00, not 2:00. Normally I am pretty good about keeping a log of these things so I was trying to figure out how I made the mistake. What happened is that when they called to reschedule appointment two weeks ago I answered the phone, first mistake, and it was right about at the end of the at home chemo treatment. I vaguely remember something about the timing of the appointment and them mentioning the doctor had to leave at a certain time. I think what happened is that I wrote down 2:00, the time the doctor had to leave, and not 1:00 the appointment time. Now the appointment is scheduled for next Wednesday. While I am a bit disappointed in not getting the CT Scan results I am OK with having the scope delayed a bit. This is the test where they start a probe up my nose and work it back to the throat. All of the areas that are still tender. The last time they tried to do this they couldn't make all the way back there. My view is having another week to heal up before the test works for me. (Really... its a fun test... everyone should have one. ) :-)


All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Go

So here I am, on the other side of town and nowhere to go. For those of you not familiar with Ithaca the other side of town is all of 10 minutes away. I had a need to pick up a item at Lowes and decided to head over there. It was mid afternoon so there wouldn't be a lot of people around and generally I am good for 2-3 hours mid afternoon these days so I figured why not. As expected the place was pretty much empty. I picked up the one item I needed and then proceeded to wander aimlessly around the isles just looking at things for awhile. Its been around 6 months since I have been in a hardware store. For those of you that don't know one of my hobbies is wood working. I also like to do home improvement projects. Going 6 months without stepping into Home Depot or Lowes is like being in exile. It took a lot of restraint not to want to buy half the stuff in the store. I did pick up one or two more small item. What I did do was just wander around to get some ideas for things I may do this summer.

Most of the time when I go to a store its with the intent to get specific items. Its normally on the weekend and I just want to get in and out of the store. Its not often that I just take a look around to see what else they have. For example Lowes has a much better selection of wood glues that I would have thought. (Yep... just look at all the useful information you get from this blog) And of course I did have to take a few minutes to browse through the tool section.

So while I may have made a mistake with the doctors appointment the afternoon wasn't a total loss. I did get to go on a field trip to a hardware store. That was definitely a worthwhile way to spend the afternoon.

I probably will not do another update until next week after I get the CT Scan results.