When I turned 66 early in July I felt fine. I still wanted to lose a few more pounds, but if I didn’t that was okay too. I was maintaining a workout program I started in 1995. I don’t remember exactly when things changed.

By sometime in mid-August, I realized that I wasn’t feeling entirely well. My symptoms were hard to describe, even to myself– a discomfort in my gut, especially after breakfast. I had a hard time imagining describing the situation to a doctor. But by the end of the month I realized I was still feeling it, and I figured I should talk to the doctor sooner rather than later. I figured it would be better to feel like a fool for going after nothing than to discover that I should have looked into it earlier.

This blog is my way of recording events, for myself and for those of my friends who want to know what’s happening.