Ratatat!

Me before leaving for the show, there's a little bit of hair growing underneath that lid! ;)

Went out to my second concert since SCT's last night and had a blast! The project was Ratatat and these cats put out a lot of sound for just two guys! Quite a contrast from Andrew Bird who I saw a couple of weeks ago (I've got tracks of his on my music player). It's great to be able to get back out although I still feel no where near my old self. I feel like an old man not being able to keep my eyes open when midnight hits! Unfortunately, they didn't come on stage until around 11 and I couldn't stay for the whole show. Oh well, it's all about enjoying the moment these days and have to say I enjoyed myself while I was there...

For documentation purposes, I wanted to note that I did have a couple of beers and unfortunately had some achiness that has plagued me since this hideous disease started growing in my body 3 or so years ago. It wasn't radiating pain but more of a dull ache on the right side of my back and in my chest. I've got to keep monitoring this as if it gets worse, I may be in some trouble. For the time being however, I'm going to chalk it up to my tumor sites being sensitive still and the alcohol must be causing my lymph nodes to swell a little bit when I drink and thus the discomfort. I pray to God that this is all it is. I mean, I just had a clean PET scan less than 30 days ago right!!

To be safe, I put a call in to my Onc. requesting they review my scan to see why I'm having this pain in my back (it's there when I don't have a couple of beers too, just not as achy). I had 3 tumors near my spine on discs T-9 through T-11. I want to know if those had resolved or where the same size, just not hypermetabolic when I had the PET.

Getting ready to dust off my bike either tomorrow or Wednesday knowing the weather is going to continue to get better and I need to get some cardio exercise without running as my knees are shot. I've got this great old Schwinn Varsity classic 3 speed that needs a little TLC. It's been under a tarp for the last year and a half and hope it's not too rusty!

Lastly, I think I'll be ready to take my Flamenco lessons in around 3 more weeks as I wait for my finger nails to heal. I've been trying to play but can't tell you how painful it is when I catch one of my hanging nails on the string, ouch! This is happening playing with a pic. The thing about Flamenco is you have to play with your fingers, enough said...

One of the few tricks I taught Chili (notice treats on her paws)!