This Week's Medical Responsibilities

Monday and Tuesday are the only two days where I do not have any medical obligations aside from the weekend.  On Wednesday, I get my teeth cleaned which is covered by my dental insurance program and usually only lasts about 30 minutes, and I do get seen by the dentist for 30 seconds or so to simply verify the findings of the dental assistant. 

Thursday is my long anticipated SEOND COVID VACCINE shot and while the actual shot takes 30 seconds, I have to wait in my car for about 30 minutes in line and there is another 15 minute wait to make sure there are no problems with the shot.

Friday...  brings me in contact with my second long awaited IVIG infusion where my body is loaded up with antibodies from about 30,000 to 50,000 other individuals.  I am receiving this infusion because of my low immune system which has in turn caused me to have constant sinus infections and nose bleeds.  A couple of years ago, I was receiving this infusion monthly, but due to a shortage, I was eliminated from the schedule since my need was not critical.

A year later, my Oncologist put me back on the schedule for IVIG but every other month...  and, the month of the infusion, everything inside my body was cleared up but in the off month, everything that it had corrected returned.  I shared this with my Oncologist and he was going to write orders for me to receive the infusion every month.

I will find out if those orders went through this Friday.