It's been rough here lately. Last month, I was in the hospital twice, for a total of a week and a half, for treatment of an 'extraordinarily large' ulcer surrounded by several smaller ones. After getting released the second time, things seemed like they were starting to heal, but a week ago, all-of-a-sudden, I felt worse than ever! Can't even begin to describe the pain! I called my doctor and was put back on painkillers, which are finally starting to help, but if there's still no healing in the next couple of weeks, they will have to operate.
I finally met my new neurologist and he's very nice; nothing like the beast from two years ago who alternated between ignoring me and (literally) screaming at me! The tests for MS have finally been scheduled. I'll be having two MRI's - brain and spine - and an EMG on my right leg and arm. That's the dreaded electric-shock test, for those of you who were readers of my old blog. That one really frightens me, but it needs to be done. No sedation is allowed for the EMG because it would dull the muscles' reaction, but they are going to sedate me for the MRI's. (Last time, even though they told me not to open my eyes while inside the machine, I did - so even though I am not claustrophobic, the MRI scares me, too.) It will be such a relief to get these tests out of the way and to finally have the answers we've waited so long to get!
On a happy note, Wednesday was Bubba's birthday. (He's 11 now.) He got his traditional can of birthday tuna and he had to eat it while wearing his (also traditional) festive birthday hat. He wasn't pleased with the hat I so lovingly fashioned for him, so I had to wait until he was totally focused on the tuna before plunking the hat on his head. I took my couple of photos (okay - 9 of them) and then removed the hat so he could eat in peace. In hopes of leaving you with a smile today, here's one of the pictures:
