I had my very first Oncology visit today. The doctor is really nice and I think we talked about all the major concerns. They are going to have me do some more labs, a PET CT scan (they use special sugars and a big machine to get images of the cancerous cells in my body), an Echo (heart ultrasound) to see how strong my heart is, and a bone marrow biopsy. This will help them decide which stage my cancer is in and how long and what type of treatments to use. There are some scary possible side effects, and some temporary inconvenient side effects caused by the treatment. One thing that will change after chemo starts is in the next few months my hair will fall out.
I don't mind losing my hair, but as long as I was going to lose it I figured I may as well have some fun with it first, so my awesome Aunt Katie cut it for me. We saved my ponytail so I can donate it because my hair was pretty long and it may as well do some good for someone. I'm enjoying my fun short style now. :) My nephew Parker came along and he got a hair trim too.
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