Post-Op Appointment II

Saw Dr. McNicoll again this morning. We went over what to expect from the next few weeks of radiation treatment. He stuck the scope up my nose again, examined my jaw and neck, and other than the fact that I should pay more attention to my arm wound, I'm recovering nicely. He still hasn't made it to Cole's when the Hawks play on Wednesday nights yet. He gave some lame excuse about he and his wife helping their kids with their homework on weekdays, blah blah blah (just kidding).

Today was chock full of activity. Dr. McNicoll in the morning, lunch w/Big Eric in Chinatown, stopped by the office to check 1 1/2 months' worth of email (189 messages!), then Cole's of course for dinner. Eric and I had a 2 1/2 hour lunch at this dimsum place, so I actually had time to eat a decent amount of food. At Cole's I had my first corned beef sandwich in I don't know how many weeks and caught up with John, one of the regulars who I hadn't seen all summer. So between the eating and the talking all day, my tongue is all tingly and fatigued. Feels reeeeally wierd.

Dad got out of the hospital yesterday afternoon. The doctor said it was angina. He's doing fine now.

My radiation simulation appointment is early Friday morning. I'm supposed to bring the mouthpiece Dr. Soltani made along with me. I expect they'll tattoo the area in my mouth their targeting for radiation, fit me for some kind of mask (I heard that somewhere, but I forget where), and schedule my radiation treatments for the next six weeks. I'm ready for it, I guess. The last six weeks since the surgery went by pretty quickly. Let's hope the next six weeks move just as fast.