Hi Folks,
It's time for tests and doctors once again. Once again I can feel a bit of apprehension beginning to build. On Monday I go to the Portland, Or. VA hospital and wait to be called for an IV insertion and possibly another nasty contrast drink (I don't always get a drink). If I am lucky and the lady (she'll likely call me Laurie as I told her last time) that does the IV is working, she will draw the blood for my lab tests. Otherwise I'll have to have it done after. Then it's another wait to be called for the CT scan. After this there will be about an hour maybe more for my visit with my oncologist for the verdict. Good or bad I look forward to my visits with her. Today will be done in girl mode for the first time. It will be another thing on my mind to worry about. But hey I'm full time, right!!??? I have to do it sometime. Still it's waiting rooms full for the most part with men. It's people working there that I see almost every time I go that I recognize but do not know. Once I get to my oncologist it will be better. She will be happy to see me as myself for the first time. She knows because I told her six months ago. She was one of my very successful reveals. But I still will be wondering what the verdict is going to be this time. She has already had to tell me I was going to die twice. When she did, it was like a punch in the gut to me, but I felt sorry for her having to tell me. It isn't pleasant for either of us.
Whatever the verdict I still have one more appointment to go to. I've made an appointment with my gender therapist to talk. It's been over two and a half months, maybe three since I saw him last. I thought it time I told him how my road trip went and about my being full time now. I'm not sure if there will be other topics but those two might give us enough to talk about. We'll see.
Tuesday is my appointment with my regular physician. He should have gotten the results of my T and E labs by then. I'm curious what those results will show as it may mean changes in my HRT meds. My T was up from 70 to 200 last time and my E was 154. He told me he wants me over 200 for E. I am hopeful he will do something about both. But I'm not excited about the possibility like I was last time when he doubled my Estradiol.
On a lighter note:
Today was laundry and due to my sister's health I had assume the duties of laundry lady. in the past I had done her clothes and mine in separate loads. This time there was only enough for 2 loads combined, a load of dark and a load of light clothes. When both loads were done I dumped them on my bed to sort hers from mine. I got a chuckle when sorting the jeans. I left the women's jeans on my bed for me to fold later and put the men's jeans in the basket for her.
Well, that's it for me today.
Hugs to you all,
Laurie
