Happy Birthday, Sis!

I had my doctor's appointment today. Dr Bird told me again that my x-ray and blood work were normal, and that is a good sign. He also told me he thinks at least part of my pain is from overuse(specifically, my right arm - - a possible rotator cuff injury - - and my right leg). He ordered a CT scan and PET scan(the CT scan will be quicker, as they do them everywhere here - - for the PET scan, I have to go to Macon) because of my history and for my peace of mind. I told him I needed to know - - this worrying is, no pun intended, killing me.

On that note, my blood pressure was way up today. Normally, it's around 130/70. Today it was 152/104. I know it's because I've been so stressed. This last week has been hell. If I knew for sure that nothing's wrong, I could relax until my next weird symptom, and if I knew for sure something is wrong, I could deal with it. Dr Bird says he really doesn't think my cancer has metastasized - - he knew right away that what I was worried about - - but I'm just not so sure.

Anyway, it was also time for my annual PAP exam, so he did that, and told me to keep a check on my blood pressure. If it's still up when I go back, or if it gets higher, he'll have to give me something for it.

We got the car back Monday, got two new tires put on today, and J put Freon(sp?)in it - - the AC had stopped cooling. So yay, no getting up, taking J to work, going back to bed for a few hours, getting ready for work myself, picking J up, rushing to get to *my* job, and then J coming back to pick me up. It was starting to get to both of us.

So, it's another period of waiting before I know anything definitive. Thanks again for all your sweet comments and good thoughts!

I missed chazpure's birthday on the 4th! I'm so sorry, sweetie! Hope you had a good day.

Big hugs and thank yous to pride_of_erin, cruisedirector, lilyeyes, and jackiesjunkie for the beautiful Christmas cards!

Mine went out late last week, which is later than usual for me. And no pix this year, which is also unusual. We kept saying we were going to do a picture and never got around to it.

And, Christmas quizzes from pride_of_erin. Some of these are ironic, considering I haven't put up a tree or even a single decoration this year. That hasn't happened in... ever.

( Merry Christmas )