Tuesday, 10/19 -- Steady rain, clouds, chance of darkness later.

Today's weekly doctor's appointment was fairly uneventful. In all, there's not much to report.

We talked about the harsh reaction I had this time around to the chemo treatment. They scheduled a CAT Scan for late next week to take a look at my lungs. The cancer involvement would be easy to evaluate in my lungs more so than in my bones.

Depending on what the scan shows, I may have to endure another round of the same juice, or we may change to something "just as intense but not as harsh". Either way, let's keep kicking the tumors while they are down.

Constructive Use of Time
My mind is still in the chemo fog that usually follows treatment. I know I'm not 100% myself. I feel slow-witted and find it hard to express my thoughts orally. This fades along with the other side effects, however, I think it keeps me from using my free time more constructively than I could.

I'm not painting inspired portraits or abstracts, I'm not writing the Great American Novel, I'm not pondering the thoughts of philosophers... hell, I've even given up on reading good books because I can't completely follow the stories. My point is, this blog has been my most creative outlet for the past four months. Between you and me, I'd rather than my creative efforts go into something more meaningful than me complaining about how I feel physically.

I don't really know what to do about it. I'm still trying to come up with an idea. All in due time.