I had my first appointment with the Radiation Oncologist today, but I didn't really find out much. Apparently, it take multiple appointments before you can actually start radiation therapy. Today was my "pre-consult". Wednesday, I go back in for "consultataion and planning", then sometime next week I have to go in for "pre-Therapy targetting"(which takes 2-3 hours), and then finally the day after that I will start the actual Radiation Therapy. My regular oncologist had told me the radiation side-effects would be "mild." Apparently, that's only compared to the chemo side-effects. The radiation side-effects are nasuea, vomitting, loss of energy, chest pain, heartburn, and difficulty swallowing. Wheee......
People on airplanes are really funny, I guess funny and weird. I sat next to a lady on the way back from New Jersey who was upset that the guy in front of her had leaned his airplane seat back all the way. She proceeded to, I kid you not, shoulder block the back of his seat repeatedly. When the guy gave her a dirty look, she claimed she was just trying to get something out of her bag and didn't have any room. She then proceeded to continue to shoulder block the back of the guys seat. When he turned around and asked her to stop, she lays into him on how rude it is to lean your seat back all the way on an airplane. I guess it might be but is shoulder blocking the person in front of you not?
Our next fun air traveler, was the lady sitting right behind me on the same flight. She was sitting in the aisle seat and fell asleep with her head and half her body hanging out in the aisle. Well let me tell you from experience, anything you hang out in the aisle, gets nailed by the drink cart, no exeptions. Which is exaclty what happend to this woman, WAM! Drink cart to the head. Now, really the stewardess should have been watching, and not hit the poor woman in the head with the drink cart. I'm sure it hurt. The weird part of this whole incident is that the woman begins to scream and cry like a small child. No swearing, no coherent speech, just crying her eyes out and repeating "You hit me." over and over. The woman had to be at least 50. I thought she might be "special" but after a few minutes she recovered and it was pretty obvious she wasn't. It was the weirdest thing I've ever seen.
Then on the way home last night, I hear this from the seat in front of me.
"Mom, where do they keep that bag you throw up in?"
(laughing)"Uhmm Why?"
"Cause I'm Gonna need it!"
i liked the shoulder blocking lady. that's pretty funny. none of the planes i've ever been on have been that entertaining. usually they're uncomfortably quiet and very cold.
People can react very oddly when woken up suddenly... she was probably still half asleep.