wow, that was a big fat waste of time!

Alright, alright. i haven't updated this thing in a while. I've been busy... walking the dog. etc.
SOOO i finally had my appointment at the London Regional Cancer Centre. April 8th, 12:30PM. WHAT A HUGE WASTE OF MY TIME!
i arrived at the centre at 12, i wanted to pay my ambulance fee while I was there. Went and spoke with the centre first. was informed that i was early (duh!) and i asked where i should go to pay this bill. The woman at the desk directed me to the third floor and off I went.
Returned to the cancer centre right around 12:30. Woman at the desk informed me that the doctors were "about an hour behind". Ok, that's fine. I'm used to that. She handed me clipboard and pen and asked me to fill out "a few questions". Did that, then waited. and waited. Finally was taken by a volunteer to the waiting area to meet with the doctor. I had to fill out some more information and was given a pager.
***side note. funny story. This pager had the looks of a cattle prodder. with two prongs at one end. as I was discussing whether this pager would shock me if I stuck my finger in between the two prongs, i did so and the damn thing went off!! scared the shit right out of me. my mother laughed.***
So I get taken by a lovely nurse for some blood samples. EEEEK! I HATE NEEDLES. ERRRR!
come back to the waiting area and am told that the doctors are "about an hour behind" that I just need to wait for my pager to go off. ok ok. I know.
One o'clock goes by. no page.
Two o'clock goes by. no page.
Three o'clock goes by. no page.
Four o'clock goes by. no page.
FINALLY around 4:30 I am paged to go into a room. asked to remove everything but my underwear and bra, and get into a gown. i asked the nurse how she knew i was wearing any... LOL! so wait for the doctor. Doctor i meet, is not the doctor i had an appointment with... strange i know.
OH WELL!
SOOO he asked me if I knew why i was there. Well ya, I have cancer. Duh. then he asked me if I could tell him anything about my cancer. I told him everything I knew. How long treatment usually is (6-8 months) the type of chemotherapy I will be receiving (ABVD) and that i would be requiring more scans. He told me that obviously he didnt need to tell me anything, said I will need a few more scans before my next appointment and sent me home... WTF?

this is life.

On a happy note, i think, my dog has me whipped. We're been going for two hour long walks almost every day. just putting him outside to run around doesnt cut it. he wants a car ride and a walk.. we've found some really nice trails in the area. keeps me active too. I miss work. boo!