The Ball is Rolling

I am amazed at the this system we are working in. We met with a brain surgen yesterday morning- he was really nice, patient and efficient. The ball is rolling.

Step One
Apt with brain surgen to zap that thing in the head. ASAP

Breathe!

Step Two
Call Chemo Dr. and set up an apt. for the beginning of treatment- ASAP

Breathe

Step three
Make apt with radiation Dr. for after the zapping (I call it that because there has to be some humor in life- this is serious shit man!) and for radiation of the total brain after chemo and brain zapping.

Breathe.

This brain surgen was a little surprised that we have been shuffled around and that treatment has not started yet. Of course he didn't want to disrespect others- I understand that- but 'disbelief' was a word that I kept thinking when I was looking at the Dr. looking at our file.

My father and I have a sense of relief, the heaviness is off our shoulders now, It was a good walk down the hill after the appointment yesterday- the color came back into my dad's face and well I could tell he was relieved. The ball is rolling,

Step Four
Make sure I have my spare bedroom set up just in case we need to move dad in for a little while.

I guess things will change now once things get started. I don't think that I am prepared for what is next to come- I will have no choice to be!!!

The Dr. explained to us that the type of cancer dad has is in fact SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER , In fact the treatment will not be that different from the other type of cancer of the lung according to this Dr. As for the PET scan we are waiting for- (the dr. called to verify if there was a request in, yes, "but we are looking at JULY" - Dr.R, the brain surgen doesn't think that we need the PET scan before we start treatment because by that time the cancer could spread somewhere else. And the chemo and radiation will have killed the cancer anyhow by then.

Why haven't we started treatment yet, is still a mystery to me- I am just the daughter of the patient, not a Dr.

We have rid ourselves of a slew of Dr's. and are left with just three. Dr. P the oncologist, Dr. R the brain surgen and Dr W the radiation.oncologist. I have confidence in these three gentlemen. Most importantly - so does my dad.

Once again our family and friends have come through for us- in little ways- and that is a huge comfort to the both of us.