we took a trip to nashville for my 3 month checkup with the surgeon. i had some CT scans and x-rays of my leg and chest. you know you have a lot of metal in your leg when the x-ray technician says, "wow, you've got a lot of metal in your leg!" so i asked to see the x-rays and i was blown away. i didn't realize the metal went so far down into my tibia and so far up into my femur. the surgeon said everything looked great. i have asked her to email me the x-ray pictures so i can post them on my website. she wasn't really concerned that i have not started physical therapy. she said that usually doesn't begin until patients finish chemotherapy. the main thing right now is to stretch my leg completely straight and hold it for a few minutes at a time. this will keep the muscles loose. i am supposed to go back in 3 more months for my 6 month checkup.

tomorrow is chemo day as long as my blood counts are ok. i predict they will be up enough. i haven't felt too bad the last couple of days. the trip to nashville was good. we had dinner with a friend at a really cool sushi restaurant. we also stopped at the blackstone brewery for a nice microbrew. megan and i both really like nashville...