New Surroundings

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It was a quick swift move from isolation to my new "normal" room at about 9am today. All I was able to take with me was my laptop, glasses, and the clothes that I wore in to the hospital which had been kept in a closed closet. Feels odd to be back in the normal world without plastic surroundings, plastic rustling on the phone when I'm on it, and plastic on the floor. The good side is I don't have to squirt iodine in the toilet each time I use it any more. It's kind of weird but it took me a while to actually touch things in my room after being in isolation. But now I get a real hospital tray with real plates and real silverware. No more cardboard trays, Chinet plates and plastic utensils for me! AND...I can close my door if I choose to. On the medical side of things, they had some initial problems taking blood from one of my lines but with a little work, out it came! I didn't want to know so I didn't ask what they would do if it didn't work. After they checked me out today they found my tongue is starting to show signs of the mucositis starting - oh boy here it comes. Still on schedule to start the chemo on Saturday.