Latest Adventure...

Normally, I can't sit still. I have to be doing something all the time. And I love being with people. Love socializing. For the last, oh I don't know, it's been almost a year now I guess, I've been tired. Real tired. Wanna just sit and stare tired. Everything hurt. Lower back, hips, knees - all my joints! I attributed the tired and hurting to my job and age and the abuse I have put my body through over the years. Then this rash appears. I blame it on too much sun. I had decided to go to Doc Gina (the best doc ever!) with my list of complaints after we finish this lawyer's office job downtown. Then i get an Upper Respitory Infection. So I went to see Gina on 5/5/08 and gave her my list of complaints with emphisis on the URI. She checks out my list and orders some blood work and tells me to prepare myself to go into the hospital. I look at her like she's crazy. Next thing I know she's sending me to another doc, a specialist, across town. "go now". (Turns out to be an oncologist/hemotologist.) So I head over there, more blood work. Says come back Wednesday (5/7) for a bone marrow biopsy. um...okay. Wednesday I go back and get the biopsy - not something I recommend to do for fun. Go back Friday (5/9) for the results. Diagnosis: Acute Myeloid Leukemia with INV(16). Which means my 16th chromosome is inverted. Who knew? Prepare to go to the hospital on Monday (5/12) for 3 weeks with 24/7 chemotheropy. excuse me?