The Book Babe Speaks

I know it has been a while since I posted, I have been having some crankiness, and there have been some incredibly dramatic (not really but I pretend) things that have happened since my last one.

So I had to get a CT scan last Monday as I have been having headaches and my oncologist wanted to make sure everything was ok. They had to access my port first which is always a chore, my port is deep and so far only 3 people have been able to access it without causing me tons of pain. Stupid whatever… Anyway, I ended up passing out in the waiting room after they accessed the port. It was very exciting for everyone who was not me. I was told not to eat or drink anything, including water and I am sure that caused the passing out. The nurses were all very sweet and I got immediate attention. Passing out will do that… But the scan that was supposed to only take like an hour ended up taking around 4. Very fun. Luckily I was with my Super Awesome friend Mary and she always makes everything better.

Then yesterday, I had to take my cat, Malkovich (as in Being John), to the vet hospital cause he was acting all weird and stuff, I won’t go into gross details but it turns out that he has crystals in his urine, very common for male cats but also pretty serious according to the vet. By the time the vet came into see him, he was in a lot of pain and yowling and I was sort of traumatized by it. The yowling caused the vet to rush him to the back and put him under sedation and give him pain killers. More drama. He is still there and not doing all that great. He is not horrible, just not all that great. I am hoping that they are not going to have to keep him overnight. I have never had to leave a cat at the vet before. It is a tiny bit scary actually…

I have a question for any cancer survivors who read this: Does it ever get any easier? I keep thinking that dealing with all the blood draws, the needle sticks, the poking, the appts, the medication, the nausea, the exhaustion etc. will get easier. It is exactly like having a full time job and I keep thinking I will get used to it but so far, not so much. It is super annoying! Grrrr Stupid cancer…

I am finally starting to feel like a human being after the last treatment. Which means that I can concentrate a bit longer so have been able to read for longer periods of time. Am currently reading the latest in the Sookie Stackhouse series. Very fun adult vampire books. Also finished an advanced reading copy of a book called When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. I wish I had finished it sooner, it was super good! It is one of those books that is merely good until you get to the end and then the ending makes it great. It was just so good, I recommend it to everyone.