Long Day and Exhausted

Boy oh boy what a day. I got up early and got ready for the day. Had breakfast and physical therapy was here at 8:30. We did some bike exercises and other things and it ended at 10am. Got some rest and had a small lunch. Pick up was at 11:30am. I was transported for my MRI appt. All good. Got an IV placed and waited for the MRI. Sat and waited to be lifted to the MRI bed. No worries there, they used a hoyer lift to move me to the bed. I still can’t stand without using a walker to stabilize me. So I am moved over to the MRI bed and we begin. Laying flat is so painful after the fractures, plus the hard plastic did not help. An hour goes by and then I am off to an X-Ray appointment. They slide me over to the next bed. This wasn’t too bad. X-Ray didn’t take long at all. Then I am lifted back to my wheelchair and I’m all done. This was about 3:15pm. Long day. I call for transport and I’m expecting a long wait, he was there quick like 15 minutes. Back to the rehabilitation facility.

I’m now sore and in pain from the MRI table/bed. I asked when my therapist was going to be there for afternoon therapy. The CNA said they mostly left for the day. I was scheduled at 2:45pm, this obviously was too late now for therapy as it was now after 4pm. My nurse came in and I asked fof some pain meds. My back was killing me. I took my meds and started to rest. No rest for the wicked, one of the occupational therapists showed up and was ready to take me for therapy. I explained to her how I was feeling and asked if there was any way to either postpone therapy for the day or just do some bed leg exercises. She said that would be fine and we just did some bed exercises. We chatted between exercises about her fondness of Costco and her love of baking sourdough bread. I told her my sister-in-law made a killer jalapeno cheddar loaf, my fav. I finished my therapy and rested.

I got impatient for results as this would be my first MRI since stopping the chemo pills. I checked my oncology app and read the report. STABLE!!!! I was ecstatic! Stable, I couldn’t believe it. I had been praying for weeks for a good result. My prayers and my family’s prayers were answered. No mutations, no growthe. Stable! Thank God. I was so happy. I texted my wife immediately. She said she was crying and ruined her makeup, haha. I texted my family with the good news as well. Wonderful!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Bruce