It's the Little Things

 My immune system is definitely off my bff list right now.  The tiniest thing that in every day life I wouldn't give a ...wait not a second thought, not even a first thought about, creates unbelievable chaos.   It started on Wednesday in Sedona.  During the day I noticed a small bug, spider , what ever bite on my stomach.  No big deal.  It was really tender to touch, so I didn't touch it! It turned out to be obnoxious by bedtime.  It really started to hurt,  and somehow, it was the size of a cupcake... Wow, that whole gluten free diet thing is working...cupcake, really?  When I can equate that icky growth to my favorite food group, I just might see slenderness in my future!!...  Considering I now want to wear a hazmat suit to the grocery store, you can imagine how I might feel about the emergency room.  Why do things always get worse after 5:00 pm? I had just gotten an email from a friend casting her vote to shave my head.  She had a friend that did it after med school and SHE said it was quite liberating.  My friend did add that this lady just got back from a 3 year sabbatical which consisted of a silent Buddhist meditation, volunteering in Africa and relaxing in Singapore.  I'm not sure about the silent part.. Anyway, I remembered that this friend had had a spider bite on her finger AND she's a Dr.,  Sweet!!  I called right away...I may turn into her biggest nightmare the next few months!!  I was already on antibiotics so I was assured I would live until morning when I could call the oncologist.  Fast forward to today, Monday, blood drawing day.  I decided to ask the PA about the volcano on my tummy. That stupid little bite is delaying my chemo for a week. Oh, and FYI there's no deals to be made with oncologists.  Mine really doesn't care that I now have to postpone my head shaving party to next week... I mean really, it's not like you can have two head shaving parties.    Anyone have any spare white blood cells?!