Aug. 28th. Friday

I was waiting to hear from the radiation people before I did any thing else on the blog. I heard form them last night just about quiting time. They said I get to come back in because all the work we did will have to be repeated. I guess they could not match the MRI and the scan they had so they have to do it all over again. I then asked if I could come in first thing and they said they had to work me in at noon. I have ink marks all over my arm and chest and have not been able to clean the pool or shower because I not supposed to get them wet. So now it looks like they will remove these and put more and different ones on. My pool is in bad shape. I had some algi and treated the pool for that, but you have to vacuum the algi out and that is what I have not been able to do. I was just going to close the pool, but then they told me I needed to exercise the elbow and shoulder and swimming is the best thing for that I know.





I've got the family coming for my birthday next weekend and if I don't get the pool cleaned I will look like a fool. Sharon thinks I can do it without getting into the pool, but that is not as easy as it sounds. To hook up the vacuum you almost have to be in the water or somehow lay on the deck and have the head under water and fill the hose with water and then attach the hose to the head and finally thread it through the skimmer to attach to the pool inlet. I'm good, but not that good.





I'll finish this after I come home from the Dr's.

OK I'm back and have almost no new news. They decided to put my arm over my head to take the pictures this time. That's all well and good except a little over two years ago I could not do that. I've been taking the hyaluronic acid so I can raise my arm above my head. After about thirty minutes with my arm above my head, it started to burn. They had me grab this cast like material so that when it hardened I would have to put my hand back in the cast so that I would be in the exact same position the next time. They finally let me put my arm down after about forty five minutes and I want to tell you it was hurting. My shoulder didn't want to work correctly. I had not realized how much arthritis I actually had in my shoulder. I know realize how well the HA or hyaluronic acid works.



When they finally finished, the one assistant asked if I wanted to wait to see when they would start my radiation, and what times were available. As it turned out, they don't know when I'm going to start. They don't want to start me next week because of the holiday, so it will not be that week for sure. The only times they have the following week is at noon or at 4pm. Neither time is what I was asking for. I wanted first thing in the morning if possible. She said in three weeks it may be possible, but not until then for sure. So all I know now is, I'm not starting next week, and I will have to wait and hear from them as to when.



I also don't get to swim until after they start my radiation. They again have me all marked up with line etc. This time they actually gave me a tattoo, twice. They did that in case I did go swimming and wore of any of the lines they put on me.



Note to Margo,Larry David and Moe, the pool will be open, but the bottom will not be vacuumed. I might even have it closed since it could be three weeks before I can swim again.



I'll keep you up to date as to what will happen next.