Yesterday I hit the trifecta. Well, two doctor appointments + one telephone call. All reasonable outcome.
Renal guy was first up in the a.m. His office was hopping and though my appt was at 10, I didn't get in to see him until roughly 11:30. No problem. I provided a sample, pressure was taken (in several different positions. Sitting up and then at a recline). Weight seems stable. Taking me off the CCB and just doubling the ACE inhibitor. Follow up at the next state/federal holiday coming up, which is the same day I go see a HTN specialist. I'm really hoping between these two guys, they'll get my BP in line, and end these horrible headaches.
Endo was next. Given the wait time at the renal guy, I didn't have time for a lunch beforehand (just as well, as endo likes to weigh me, and despite my weight loss, I still get anxious about hopping on the scale--especially since I've been on the CCB, as it's making me retain fluid). Despite feeling bloaty, I'm maintaining. Really wish I could dump off another 15-20 lbs, but it's going to take a bit of sweat for that to happen, I believe.
No new dramas. Mercifully. But I did mention to the endo how I've had so many things get scoped and scanned recently, that I"m really hoping to hold off on a colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy for as long as possible, calling it my FINAL FRONTIER to be conquered.
And wouldn'tchaknow it... my gastroenterologist calls last night with the sonogram results, which for most intents are inconclusive. Appendix fine, which we suspected. No tears or anything obvious intestinal. Even the ovarian cyst rupture we hypothesized turned up zilch. The only thing that he did remark upon was the adenomyosis, which he doubts is the cause of the ACUTE pain. And yep. you guessed it, he casually suggested I have a colonoscopy just to rule everything out. So my heart sank a bit. But it's not urgent, and as he called it a rainy day project, but one that he wants done before year end.
So I find it super fitting to end my shitty "annus medicus horibilis" with a colonoscopy. We're shooting for *ahem* the tail end of December for this.
So, thanks to the thyroid goose chase...and the granuloma goose chase... and the RLQ goose chase... all the rainy day projects I had lined up to tackle this year have not been done:
*Follow up sleep study to get my settings on CPAP adjusted;
*See a hematologist regarding the FVLM & find out how my prothrombin may/may not be skewing my labwork;
*See a neuro who specializes in pain, to better manage things and help me keep moving, and moving forward.
Ever mindful that suffering is a part of life, and glad that all of these things, as tedious as it's been to follow up and stay on top of have all ended up being nothing life threatening issues. But more importantly, glad that my burdens are mine, as I wouldn't want anyone else's. We've all got our own shit with which to deal.
Renal guy was first up in the a.m. His office was hopping and though my appt was at 10, I didn't get in to see him until roughly 11:30. No problem. I provided a sample, pressure was taken (in several different positions. Sitting up and then at a recline). Weight seems stable. Taking me off the CCB and just doubling the ACE inhibitor. Follow up at the next state/federal holiday coming up, which is the same day I go see a HTN specialist. I'm really hoping between these two guys, they'll get my BP in line, and end these horrible headaches.
Endo was next. Given the wait time at the renal guy, I didn't have time for a lunch beforehand (just as well, as endo likes to weigh me, and despite my weight loss, I still get anxious about hopping on the scale--especially since I've been on the CCB, as it's making me retain fluid). Despite feeling bloaty, I'm maintaining. Really wish I could dump off another 15-20 lbs, but it's going to take a bit of sweat for that to happen, I believe.
No new dramas. Mercifully. But I did mention to the endo how I've had so many things get scoped and scanned recently, that I"m really hoping to hold off on a colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy for as long as possible, calling it my FINAL FRONTIER to be conquered.
And wouldn'tchaknow it... my gastroenterologist calls last night with the sonogram results, which for most intents are inconclusive. Appendix fine, which we suspected. No tears or anything obvious intestinal. Even the ovarian cyst rupture we hypothesized turned up zilch. The only thing that he did remark upon was the adenomyosis, which he doubts is the cause of the ACUTE pain. And yep. you guessed it, he casually suggested I have a colonoscopy just to rule everything out. So my heart sank a bit. But it's not urgent, and as he called it a rainy day project, but one that he wants done before year end.
So I find it super fitting to end my shitty "annus medicus horibilis" with a colonoscopy. We're shooting for *ahem* the tail end of December for this.
So, thanks to the thyroid goose chase...and the granuloma goose chase... and the RLQ goose chase... all the rainy day projects I had lined up to tackle this year have not been done:
*Follow up sleep study to get my settings on CPAP adjusted;
*See a hematologist regarding the FVLM & find out how my prothrombin may/may not be skewing my labwork;
*See a neuro who specializes in pain, to better manage things and help me keep moving, and moving forward.
Ever mindful that suffering is a part of life, and glad that all of these things, as tedious as it's been to follow up and stay on top of have all ended up being nothing life threatening issues. But more importantly, glad that my burdens are mine, as I wouldn't want anyone else's. We've all got our own shit with which to deal.
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