Uploaded my eBook to Amazon

Exactly two years ago today (which was a Thursday) I was still having my first chemotherapy (R-CHOP) infusion.

An hour or so ago I uploaded "My Secret Lymphoma" to Amazon.   It may be available to the public in a couple of days if there are no hitches.

List Price $4.99 .99.

Neck Doing Better

My neck seems to be doing better - I forget about it until something reminds me and they if i stuff a couple of fingers in the right spot I can feel it.  I'll mention it to the oncologist when I see him but I don't think it's cancer.

On a brighter note -  I am close to a final copy of a kindle version of "My Secret Lymphoma" and discovered a way to create a version formatted for the Nook.

So when I get the copyright settled, I will publish on both sites. 

Unless I figure out I can publish before the copyright process is complete,  I should publish in a little over two months.

New Neck Pain not as Severe

The new neck pain that I've been feeling over the last half dozen days or so seems to have receded quite a bit. 

There is still a tenderness deep in my neck but not as apparent as it was just yesterday.

I feel good about that.

I wonder what it is?

The "ghost pain" that I first felt on the 20th is still with me. 

It's not bothering me much just this minute, and I can't sense a lump with my fingers.  It seems to be deep in the muscle on the right side of my neck about where you would want to check for pulse.  

I can feel it, with a little pain if I move my neck wrong, bend over so the blood pressure in my head changes or if I palpate the area.

This is annoying, I just had a PET scan a month or so ago that said I was clear.  Now this.  It probably means more scans, and possibly treatments.

Well I see my oncologist on the 18th and I'll let him figure it out. 

Ghost Pain in Surgical Area

It is slightly over two years since I had surgery to take a slice of the tumor that used to be in my neck and I am feeling some residual tenderness and what I can only think of as ghost pain in that area. 

Why should this bother me now?


At least it's not cancer. 

I think I'll take an extra strength aspirin and a Skelaxin to relax the muscles.  Maybe that will help.

Party Down!

I attended the Holiday Party Luncheon at work today, held in the training room and had a couple of hours of fun and frolic with my chums.   It was great.

After about an hour I was feeling a little light headed and very relaxed although my neck bothered me a little.  Now I feel really tired.

As Mary just told me, it will be a long while before I get my energy back.  Until then, I'll forget how any persistent exertion makes me feel. 

And then I'll exert myself and remember.   My neck doesn't feel so great either.

PS: the waiting time for the kind of copyright I applied for averages 3 months.  So I don't anticipate publishing until March.

Submitted My Document for Copyright

Yesterday I submitted my manuscript to the US Copyright office and presumably I will hear back from them at some point.   After that I will upload the file to Amazon and plan to sell it for $5.99 a copy.  Kindle edition only.

Mary tells me it's the price of a Latte.

It's the heartwarming story of someone who gets cancer and doesn't know about it until he's sporadically in extreme pain. 

I tried to keep my sense of humor.

Like so many projects, it is impossible to tell from where I sit if it will be successful, so I live in hope. 

I'll have more details in future posts.

One step closer to a book!

As you may be aware from past posts, I'm turning my blog into an eBook.  Truly the path to publication for the lazy. 

I have had a bit of a milestone in that I have finally been able to tun my word document into all the appropriate files that I need to create a Kindle book.
 
It's still just files on my laptop, but it is a step closer to when I will be able to upload to Amazon and you will be able to download it if you are interested.

I still need to review the manuscript, and I have to copyright it, but I am getting there. 

It's a little shocking to be this far.  It was quite challenging.