Specialist

The visit was this afternoon with the specialist in digestive medicine. He took my concerns very seriously, listened to me, asked lots of questions, and scheduled several tests. I am hoping at least I will come out of this with a diagnosis, no matter how grave it might be. I would really just like to know what is wrong, and then go from there. He said it could be nothing, something benign, or even something serious, so we will work on finding out the cause for my pain. I am just grateful for his efforts.

I had blood drawn, and the phlebotomist was absolutely awesome! I very rarely walk out of a medical lab saying that. I'm not sure I felt anything at all, he was that good. For a phobic, that is great news. And he was very accommodating to my son, teaching him numbers on the calendar while I did the other tests ordered. He got tons of compliments, too.

And that was my day, highlighted by a trip to Starbucks and the bakery outlet, and a decently long nap. I feel better already, even if it is just in my state of mind. More tests now scheduled for Wednesday, and hopefully I will find out soon what the trouble has been all about. I will let you folks know what I know when I know it. But so far, just waiting for results. I will probably not post the next Wednesday, since I will be dopey from the test, and tomorrow will be spent with my Millie. I'll do my best to be back here Saturday. Maybe tomorrow night if I get enough rest! We'll see.

That's pretty much what I needed to tell, just what's been going on and why I haven't been posting. I've been in some pain, and not feeling well. Thanks for caring, and for checking in on me. It means a lot.

Love,
R