sorry for the long delay in posting. just so you know, if i go a long time without posting, things are usually pretty good. i have had a rough time with the wound on my stomach. i did a really stupid thing and removed the staples from it a week before they were scheduled to come out. a small part of the wound popped open and it drained for over a week. it has been about to drive me crazy. i learned my lesson about trying to doctor myself! yesterday i saw a special gastro doctor about my stomach problems. at this point they are stumped. they will not say that i have crohn's. we are still waiting on pathology and blood test results before we know exactly what is going on in my stomach. i go back in 3 weeks to find out more information and decide on a course of treatment.

i am not looking forward to tomorrow. i go into the hospital at 9am to start chemo again. i will have approximately 10-12 treatments spread out over 16 weeks. when this is all over it will be close to a year. i really thought it would have been over by now. i keep getting thrown curve balls. my leg still hurts. i need to begin physical therapy on it soon. i feel like it is getting weaker every day that i wait to start therapy.

well, i gotta run and get ready for tomorrow. bye for now.