A day at The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Today was my second opinion day, with the fine folks at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. The place has a really good vibe, nice location and friendly staff. I even ran into a wonderful woman I haven't seen in about 20 years! It was one of my old bodybuilding girls, and I swear she looks exactly the same. She was there for breast issues as well. It was so good to visit with her, and I hope we remain in touch.
This place functions a little differently from Swedish. I met the whole team in one day, which I liked, but it did make for a very long day. First, a resident talked to me about my family, and my medical history, followed by a brief exam. I swear he looked like he was 20! So, being me, I asked, and he was 31! He was adorable - and a smart little shit! His mother should be proud!
I met with the surgical, medical and radiology oncologist all together first, then they took off to discuss my case for an hour while I got some lunch with Brad.
After that I met with each doc individually. I definitely have some hard choices to make about my treatment, and now on which facility to choose to care for me. I will make that decision after the weekend.
Tomorrow I meet with the medical oncologist from Swedish, then Thursday with the radiology oncologist from Swedish. Then I will have heard every body's position. I am not crazy about the idea of radiology. It just makes me uncomfortable thinking of being blasted every day for 6-weeks with nukes basically. There is a way I can avoid it, but I'll go into that later.
For now, I feel well, and am excited about the upcoming ski trip! I'll have four days to think about how to proceed with my life. I liked what the surgeon said to me today, to just take baby steps...one day at a time. It will drive me crazy to worry about what this is going to look like in three months, six months or a year. I just have to focus on today.