I really had my mind set on getting a lot of packing done today but I ended up being extremely dizzy all day long. Each time I got up and walked, the room would spin and I'd have to stand still and hold onto something until it subsided. I wonder if it's the Xeloda pills? I also noticed that the pills are making my mouth feel so dry. It lasts for several hours and then goes away, but by then it's time to take the second set. I take two pills in the morning and two in the evening. I think those are the only side effects I'm having right now.
My radiation treatment today went fine, didn't take too long. Another friend came by this afternoon to buy my Elliptical Trainer and my 9-foot Christmas tree. I'm trying to sell all the things that I can't take with me when we move. Plus I could use the extra money. She liked them but couldn't get them into her car and planned to come back on Saturday with her dad's truck.
I noticed that I've hit my out-of-pocket maximum on my health insurance. Too bad this cancer didn't get caught earlier in the year for that reason alone! But I'm calculating the days of my treatment and seeing that it's definitely feasible for me to have my colon surgery before the end of the year. With 28 doses of radiation, then waiting 6 weeks, that puts me at December 15th. If I can get the surgery before the new year at least it will be paid for! I hate that insurance always changes with the new year. And as usual, premiums are going up, co-pays are going up, and deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums are going up. It's so unfair. It makes it so you can never get much advantage. By the time you're close, it's the end of the year. And the raise I make each year gets eaten up by the increase in my insurance premium! It's so frustrating. I am definitely going to talk to all my docs on my cancer team and make sure they get me scheduled for surgery and out of the hospital before the end of the year.
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