I am not feeling good today, so this will be a very brief entry. My back has been killing me all night, which means there was a definite decrease in the amount of sleep I had. I still have a lot of pain this morning, so I will need to take more pain medication than normal. In addition to that, I am now having abdominal pain. It started a few days ago, but I tried ignoring it, thinking it was nothing and would go away on its own. Now I am not so sure about that since I have been having bowel problems for nearly a week. Both problems started at just about the same time, so I fear they may be connected.  I am scheduled to see my doctor this Friday, but if I still feel this way tomorrow, I will call his office to see if I can get in sooner.  Can't I ever have just one week when something GOOD happens in my life?