A Sort of Medical Vacation

I can ' t drive for the next three weeks - until November 8. I was concerned about all the doctor appointments I booked for myself after this week ' s surgery follow up when I thought I would be given permission to drive again.Then I got a bright idea. I am going to take a ' medical vacation ' and not go to the doctor until after my next surgical follow up. I mean why not? A mental medical vacation is a great thing to do several times a year. I was talking to a friend who ' s husband had gone through colon cancer. She talked about having a week off as being a sorely wanted break. I want three weeks off. Because I am whiney. And because I can ' t get there.I have found a Lyft driver to get me to physical therapy which starts this Friday (and continues for six to eight weeks). I have arranged a discount rate to fit my budget. But the most important thing about my medical vacation is that I do not need to go to the big ' hospital ' any time soon. I can ' t even drive my father there because I can ' t drive....Back when I used to work for a non profit which provided support groups for cancer patients, one of our main features was that our support groups did not require patients to go back to that ' hospital ' where all the bad stuff happens - like surgery and diagnosis. There is a huge emotional burden on cancer patients every time they head back to the damn hospital (and it does become a ' damn ' hospital pretty quickly).One day, I was heading for the hospital to go to their eve...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: doctor appointments stress vacation Source Type: blogs