It's taking me a lot longer to recover from the last round of chemo than any of the others. I still have numbness and tingling in my hands and particularly my feet (neuropathy); and I've developed a rash on my legs, which never happened before. If my doctors' goal was that I do as many rounds as my body could take, it looks like they met it. But I'm doing OK otherwise, pretty alert and some energy, and able to go out and do some things like the hockey game Wednesday and football tomorrow in Charlottesville.

The other unfortunate news is that my insurance company would not approve the 5-day radiation protocol that my doctor recommended, as they categorize it as experimental. Instead I have to do 25-30 treatments, in the Baltimore area, which obviously is going to be a lot more time and hassle. When I get the schedule from them (Monday?) I'm going to ask for volunteers who might want to take me a time or two, I guess for the pleasure of my company? So I'll post it here or send an email.

Finally, I posted a new essay on the other blog. You can find it here: http://rickstrailnotes.blogspot.com/. If you like it I'd love to hear from you, it's more fun when I know people enjoy my work. Of course I like hearing from you anyway! Happy Holidays!