Since my last post, I had an appointment at Northeast Urological so I could provide a urine specimen. This was needed to ensure that I had no bleeding and to clear me for my treatment. Pretty routine at this point. I was told I could come in any time from 8AM to 3PM.
Monday September 19th was a gorgeous day. I hoped to be at the office by 11:30, so I left the house at 11. Well something was causing traffic to be heavy, so a 12 minute ride turned to 25. Gee, just in time for the train to close the road. Not one but two (one North; other South). This made my time be later.
Got to the office and it was 11:57AM. Saw a sign that said, closed for lunch 12 to 1. So much for planning. I decided to try a Roast Beef sub from a place across the street. It was OK, but I still had 45 minutes to kill. So I listened to the radio and decided to stand at the door at 12:55PM. To my surprise, the door was already open but the lobby was full. I waited to see the attendant. Checked in, filled the cup then left.
Not that I was worried, but my tests are done by Quest Diagnostics. I have an account with them and I usually get notified that I have test results. Never got a notification and when I logged on to my account there were no pending tests. Hmmm!
Fall 2023
The sun rises later and then sets earlier. Temperatures are crisp and we've had way too much rain, but time marches on.
Today, I started my next round of maintenance BCG. This consists of just three doses (over the next three weeks). I'm scheduled for my next in-office (look/see) cystoscopy on November 22nd (day before Thanksgiving).
Once again, I arrived to a full waiting room. There were signs saying there were new people in training. [Maybe they can have coverage instead of closing for lunch?]. Like most trainees, processing was slow, but I was early today. After check in I was told to provide a specimen. [I didn't even want to ask the new person why my last one seemed to be among the missing.]
I didn't wait too long before being called. After verifying my identity, I was shown to a familiar examination room. I heard a knock on the door and Michael popped his head in and asked if it was alright to have a nurse in-training come in. "Sure", I said.
So the trainee did all the work and Michael coached her. She did well. So well that she had completed everything faster than I had anticipated.
Got home and marinated for the two hours. The last 10 minutes are very uncomfortable. I took some Azo to help with the burning. Other than my feeling cold and lack-luster, this recovery is pretty much like others. I did end up turning on my heat. I couldn't take a 60 degree house any longer.
So, I'm just taking it easy today. Hope to be back in business tomorrow.
More to come!
