Good Check-ups

Mr. Fixit has now seen the oncologist and the cardiologist and has had the echocardiogram and more blood work.

The cancer guy (as we refer to him) cut his chemo med dosage in half. He said it should help with the side effects. I questioned whether it could lessen the effectiveness, but he said something to the effect that I shouldn’t worry about it. Uh-huh. Mr. Fixit also talked to him about the neck/throat pain he has been having. The doctor said he had never heard of that particular side effect with his medication. (I am more than a little worried about this. He has hoarseness and a cough.) He (the doctor) didn’t offer any suggestion as to what it might be. Mr. Fixit has a scan later this month to check on the lung lesions. (Lesions? I have this weird aversion to saying the dreaded “C” word. I had a hard time naming this journal.)

We saw the heart guy yesterday. He said that everything looked good. In fact, he said that the “echo” looked better than it did a year ago. He wasn’t too concerned either about this unstable  heart rate (which has, since the digoxin, has settled a bit) or the possibility of stroke. The nurse practitioner at his office was ready to admit him into the hospital when she saw the heart rate jump. Big difference of opinion, I guess.

All in all, things seem to be going a little better although Mr. Fixit is still uncomfortable with some of the annoying digestive system problems. He gets a little depressed and testy.

Tip of the day: Keep copies of all paperwork including appointment cards an memos. When they tell you to bring your meds and insurance cards, drop the appointment info into you pocket even if the appointment has been confirmed.