Showing posts with label teeth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teeth. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

No Cavities!

   I had the MUGA heart test this morning. They injected some kind of radioactive dye into me, waited 15 minutes, and then took fancy pictures of my heart. Afterwards, I asked the tech woman how long would it take for the results to come back, and she said a few days, but she said my heart looked normal even though she wasn't supposed to tell me the results (my number was 60-something, and normal is 50). She even showed me the images. Yay, something's not broken on me for once.
   The home nurse came by today again too. Since my drain has less in it each night we empty it, she's pretty sure it'll be taken out Thursday. It's down to 12 mL now and yellowish/light-red. Still can't shower though.
   I had a dentist appointment today to make sure my teeth are okay for the next 6 months since I'll be on chemo. I didn't have any cavities, so he said, and my teeth looked fine. But he also recommended I get my wisdom teeth removed, "maybe sometime between your treatments?" Major surgery during chemo? I don't think I'll be going back to him... I asked about dental implants too for when my bridges fall off, but he told me to just get bridges again since they look so good (thanks Dr. Pournaras). There's definitely got to be something wrong with him if he's trying to talk me out of expensive non-insurance-covered procedures. But oh well, at least I don't have any cavities for now.
   As for school, I got in touch with my other professor today. I need four classes to graduate, one required for my major, two electives for my major, and pre-modern history. I've already been approved to take the two electives remotely, and was waiting for the last one to get approved. She said we would work something out, and if not this semester, the equivalent graduate level course is offered in the Spring. I got a note from my oncologist recommending I only take 9 credit hours this semester, and sent it to disability services at the college. If it's approved, I can take my 3 classes and maintain full-time status, which means keeping all my scholarships!  I'm hoping to take an online history class in the Spring at the local college and graduate on time in June. We'll see how far my plans get this time.