The oncologist said . . .

I wrote to Mike, my oncologist, about the recent pain in my legs and joints. He said that he has noticed in his practice that after chemo is all done, sometimes months later even, people get an arthritis-type of pain in their legs. He told me try Aleve or Motrin, and that it will likely go away in a few weeks.

Bad timing, as far as I'm concerned. This morning I felt like it would just be waaay too hard to walk, so I stayed in bed until it was time to get ready to meet Sally, Dave and Jen. Then after I got up and took a shower I felt better. And walking around in my hiking boots felt immeasurably better, better than my dressy black shoes (which are flat and well-made, but still).

It was great to see Sally. Dave and Jen are adorable, as always. I can't believe they've been together 7 years already! And I have to plug Bette's Ocean View Diner on 4th St. in Berkeley - their meatloaf is delicious.

Too much pain to go to yoga, I think I'll go out anyway and replace all the st0len stuff. Deep sigh. And this time I'll bring all of it into the house.

Oh, I saw the apartment today while the guys were doing the demolition in the kitchen. I measured the other three rooms, and today Dave told me where to buy carpet remnants - I am planning to cover the hardwood floors with faux wall-to-wall carpet, complete with pad. I like to be able to sit on the floor sometimes, I think almost everyone does.

School is almost over for Heshy.