11: Flying home

When someone is told they have Breast Cancer usually they break down and cry. You have your moment, then you have a choice. You can either feel sorry for yourself and allow yourself to get depressed which compromises your immune system which could interfere with your healing process. Or you can choose to SURVIVE!!! I will fight this! I have not however had that moment where you just break down…………..super glad it did not happen on the plane flight back to Maui! That would have been bad.

I was right back at work on Wednesday the 26th. I had already made an appointment with my primary physician it was on Thursday the 28th….which couldn’t come fast enough. I did attempt to make an appointment with Medical Oncologist office on Oahu, however without a referral they would not schedule the appointment. I understand that, but it was worth a try. Originally I was told that new patients could not be seen till the end of September!!!! In the meantime my co-worker Carolyn uploaded all my CD’s with my studies from the Cancer Center. She also scanned all the reports, then proceeded to electronically Beam them to the Queens Radiology in Honolulu. The following day I know that they accepted the images because they called and asked that all reports be faxed over.

After receiving my referral from my primary doctor, I reached out to Dr. Pearce and asked if I should wait till the end of September for my first appointment with the Medical Oncologist? Again, very fortunate to have connections, because I received a phone call from the Oncologist’s Office and they gave me an appointment for September 3rd! Flight arrangements have been made………….I will soon know when the treatment will begin.