You should have had your tonsils taken out as a kid. As a adult, having them taken out now is “hell on earth”. – Our Discharge Nurse
We are now one work week into her recovery from a second biopsy, and a multitude of other procedures. I guess if there’s a silver lining to all of this, it’s that the doctor found what is presumably the cancer source … which is the left tonsil specifically. This is good news, because this allows the cancer to be properly staged (as far as we know, we’re still at a Tx N2 M0 staging, but expect this to change in the next 10ish days). The bad news is that she’s been on leave since last Wednesday, and will be on leave until 31st October.
I’m used to my routine being something like wake up at 7:30 and help with her work computer, once she actually starts work I can begin my day, which on a normal day is around 9 or 10am. But lately, troubles have started to pile up in nearly all aspects of my life. Between the always-present money troubles, I’m now experiencing a issue with my primary monitor; and on top of everything else … our car is now having fuel issues. All of this happening at one time is overwhelming, in the sense of prioritization.
This week, we meet our oncology team; and find out her treatment regimen and schedule.