I am more then an illness

I know that I am more then the illness that I have.  I have so much more to share, but it’s difficult.  Even posting is difficult sometimes, but it’s hard to think about other things when being sick alters everything I do.  I’ve also had the additional strain of Rob being sick lately.

Tuesday , we met with Rob’s cardiologist and while the interior wall of Rob’s heart is enlarged, his stress test was just fine.  So he can be managed with medicine while he continues to not smoke and lose weight.

I went ot the doctor Friday.  I still have a severe ear infection, all my lymph nodes are swollen and rock hard.  The pain in my side, that’s been bothering me for a year now, is probably my colon.  The vomiting, diarhea and constant nausea are probably related to that.  So I’m going to an ENT to, hopefully get tubes in my ears and a gastrointerologist to talk about my digestive issues.  I’ll probably need a colonoscopy, if not more.

My doctor agrees with me that my rhuematologist just isn’t working out, so she refered me to a new practice closer to home.  Mom has already been to this new rhuematologist and wasn’t thrilled, but I’m still going to try her.

All 3 of these doctors are suppossed to call me next week.  I have my doubts, it seems like no one ever calls me back or does what they tell me they’ll do.  So we’ll see.

In the mean time, I’ve got some meds to get me through, I’m still working, and cleaning, and keeping house, and doing some crafting… and sleeping a lot more then ussual.