I just finished reading "The Enemy at the Gates."  It's about the siege of Stalingrad in WWII, which ended with the victory of the defenders.  It occurs to me that there's something analogous here; may your defenders fight off all these invaders! Best wishes for a better 2022.

No taste...everything is bland.  Right hand pain is still there, I'm using cold therapy off and on, bit of massage.  The pain severely affects my sleep.  Blech!

Got a call from my brother, they've found a suitable donor for bone marrow.  Mid-February for the procedure.   

Swelling in the arm is back, there's a large pocket of fluid behind the elbow.  The therapist taped me up with kinesio tape and put on two compression sleeves.  I did 10 minutes pumping on the arm bicycle, which should help some, too.  Massage, compression, cold therapy, and keeping it elevated a bit will also help.  My rheumatologist chipped in yesterday and gave me a new prescription, trade name was Lyrica.  I've also got a stress test and an echocardiogram coming whenever cardiology calls.  Because I'm also taking hydroxychloroquine for RA, I have to get a field vision test every so often, so that's coming up, too.  Lastly, I take my oldest cat to the vet on Friday to have the sutures removed from her ear flap.  Maybe we can take off that pesky cone so she can eat and drink normally.  As long as she doesn't start digging at that ear, again.

I’m guessing one piece of good news Joe, is that you’re done with Covid?