Neither Sleet, Snow Nor Icy Streets....

...Shall keep us from Joe's radiation treatment.  Joe learned yesterday that his trip to radiology would be at 10:15am today rather than his usual 7:30am appointment due to impending bad weather.  We left the house around 9:20am this morning and finally got to Duke around 9:55am (it's normally only a 15 minute drive).  Listen to the experts and tv news anchors: Stay home unless you absolutely have to venture out.  We slipped and slid all the way here...well maybe not all the way, but leaving the neighborhood, down Woodcroft Pkwy, Hwy 55 and the Durham Freeway.  The roads around Duke were ok so at least it wasn't nasty the entire way.
They called Joe to go back for his treatment promptly at 10:15am and so I am alone in the waiting area right now.  There is something to be said for coming for his treatment at a different time than normal.  There are different people in the waiting area for a change.  Coffee is hot, but no cookies!!!!   We will be here for awhile today since Joe will have his appointment with the doctor after his treatment and that usually means a little wait. Since we are here later than normal, I am assuming that the wait may be a little longer than usual.   The two televisions in the waiting area are non-stop weather coverage.  Thank goodness for the laptop..and facebook.
11:15am - called to the back exam room where first Celia, then the resident and then Dr. Czito came in to examine and talk with Joe.  Everything appears good.  We did have a couple of questions about some red areas that have appeared on his torso and a dark area that has appeared on his lower lip.  The doctor said the red areas on his torso are very common with the radiation and the dark spot on his lip may be due to the chemo.  He advised us to monitor the lip and if any more spots appear to let them or Dr. Zafar know immediately.  Dr. Czito wants Joe to also start taking Nexium to help with the irritation that can be caused to the stomach by the radiation & chemo.  So we get to add another medication to the regiment.  Isn't that thrilling..... We were out of there very quickly and came on back home, slowly, to warm up and spend the day relaxing.  First up: clear out as much as possible on the DVR.