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| notice the sign on the door~lol |
This weeks schedule included a visit to the clinic for chemo. It proved to be an interesting appointment. The clinic is a satellite office connected with Childrens Hospital and Baylor University in Houston. They have been sending in a visiting Pedi Onc Professor from the pool of Dr's over the past few months since the Nurse Practitioner left her post with the local clinic. Jethenro's last two lp's have been performed by these visiting physicians. I observed the doc and was very impressed with her technique and bedside manner. I learned that ALL was her specialty, and we had a good conversation on where we have been and what to expect in the future. I had read recently some discouraging statistics about reoccurring cancers and organ failures in later life. She assured me that those statistics did not include ALL patients. She was impressed with Jethenro's over all health, and that he was heading into the medical field of study in college.
A little chuckle we had was that the nurse almost sent Jethenro home without giving him VCR(chemo through his port) and de-accessing his port. The visiting physician does her lp routine a little differently than the regular docs, and this threw the nurses routine off also. I wished i had my camera ready when she realized the mistake.
And the sign on the door made us laugh too. The clinic is set up in a temporary location while the regular clinic location is getting a face lift. Jethenro was the 'office manager'. I asked the nurse if that gave him the authority over the nurses...and their mistakes. We have grown to respect and interact freely with this medical team.
Whatever way you want to look at it~ Jethenro has one more lp behind him, and one less to endure. Looking forward to the end of all this chemo.
