Today I started losing my hair. I was aware that I might lose my hair in chemo, the report even said expect it about a month into chemo. Right on schedule. It comes out in small handfuls today. Tomorrow it should be falling out. I expect to be splotchy bald in a week, then I'll shave my head and wear some head cover of some sort. Knowing it was coming doesn't mitigate any of the sting.

But I am lucky. Last night my wife told me that doctors had said that had they not done the stent when they did I would have maybe lived another two weeks. I don't know how exactly that might have been but it was only one of so many little surprises that have come up. I've sort of gotten used to that sequence of events.

Luckily any pain has been very minor. In fact except for the draining effect of the chemo I feel pretty good, except for the handfuls of hair I mean.

I had in mind a longer post but I just took pain meds a chill pill so I am going to go relax.