good stuff and a few remaining not good things.

so, i've found out that there are two hemotologists at the clinic that i've been going to. i'm supposed to start seeing one of them momentarily. hopefully that will be better. i talked to the clinic's director who told me that most hemotological stuff is referred to mayo or denver. not sure how i got the short straw, of not only no referral to there, but no referral even to a hemotologist. but after discussion dr. robinson called and after initially acting like he was just checking in with me, finally i pointed out that i'd spoken with paul, the director and got a chance to point out how poorly i thought he'd treated me and asked to be referred to a hemotologist.

next news: my gleevec is going to be supplied by a company that will do it for free. no idea why, but this is good news as well. it shipped today. :-) YAY. finally things feel a bit like they are moving in the right direction.

more good stuff: my gout seems to be easing substantially altho my right foot is still rather swollen and sore. it is however nothing like it was yesterday.

the bad stuff remains: my tongue feels like i burned it seriously, and has a nasty raw spot on the end. doesn't really seem to be a good fix for this. additionally, i'm having some issues with generally feeling down and having a hard time dealing with stuff. that sucks.

i think i need to actually start knitting again. i haven't knitted most of the summer due to lack of inspiration. maybe that will cheer me up a bit.