(8/16)...streaming

To those of you who were praying for me yesterday, thank you for your prayers. I, unfortunately, don't have much more news than I did before. I learned that the positive test result I had (anti-nuclear antibody) was a speckled pattern, which essentially means nothing to me except that it's probably not the autoimmune thyroid I was hoping it was (since I already know I have low thyroid). It could be lupus, or rheumatoid arthritis. It's possible it's none of the above. I suspect it could be a rare form of lupus -- lupus cystitis -- because I have all the urinary symptoms. I need to stop self-diagnosing, however. I see a rheumatologist in September, as well as a uro/gyn who is well know for her miraculous diagnosis and treatment  (and by miraculous I really mean she finds things other doctors don't which probably means she is really smart and cares about her patients, which I can't say all doctors do).

I talked to my doctor about the nerve pain in my leg and she is sending me for a nerve conduction test. It just sounds fun, doesn't it? We're not going to talk about it now. I am hoping the above-mentioned miracle worker can figure it all out. Each time I go to a doctor and list all the symptoms/conditions I have she just shakes her head. What does that mean? I have a growing list of medicines I'm on and each doctor I see I tell them I really don't want to be on any more medications. And then I leave with a new script. I got a prescription yesterday for a handicap placard for my car. I am both grateful and slightly defeated. Sigh.

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One of the medications I am on for nerve pain, neurontin, causes a fuzzy head, like I need that. It's not that the information isn't there, I just can't get it out. It's a strange sensation. I keep thinking of things I want to blog about, but then I can never remember what they are. Of course, I do that on a normal  day all the time, but this is odd because the thought is there, it's just like it's in the middle of my brain and I can't get to it.

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I watched another good medical community film last night -- Molly. It has a nude scene it it (the autistic girl is hot and so she takes her clothes off, except she's a grown woman) so maybe not to watch when the kids are in the room, but it was a touching story about a brother and sister, as he takes care of her after the facility she is in closes. I think the medical stuff was science fiction (I'm pretty sure no one is transplanting brain stem cells, at least not in people, but I could be wrong) but the characters were good and believable.

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I have noticed an awful lot of cyclists on the roads lately. A lot more than usual. Is this an Olympic phenomenon? We did have a big cycling fundraiser recently so maybe folks were just training. Of course on campus it's normal. The other day I was driving just off campus, up a two-way, two-lane road and a cyclist was in the middle of the lane in front of me. There was a car coming in the other direction so I couldn't pass. I just stayed a couple bike lengths behind her until she turned around with her hand held out, palm up and yelled "What the f***?" My daughter's window was open, so that was lovely. I have no idea what she thought I did wrong. I just passed her when I could and ignored her.

The same thing happened a couple days later closer to home. Except without the profanity. The cyclist was in the middle of the road (and there was a bike lane on the right side of the road, but he couldn't be bothered with a bike lane apparently), and I couldn't pass because of an oncoming car. He kept turning around looking at me but never got to the side of the road. I finally passed but could tell he was perturbed. Any cyclists out there? Can you tell me what I am doing wrong?

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In light of the fact that I still have not planned a day of lessons, I'm going to shut the computer off for a few days, so you won't see me here. I do need to update my rosary blog, and that may or may not happen. I was dying to get into my daily planner (which started August 1) but when I opened it the other day I realized that the lesson plan section is not big enough for me. Raise your hand if you need nice big squares for lesson plans. I think I have some old Seton planners on the shelves in the basement. Time to resurrect one of those. I love the menu planner in my Catholic Daily Planner, however, and the feast days on the calendar. I went through Noah's school calendar the other day and wrote "NO SCHOOL" at the top off all the calendar days when he is off. You can see how motivated I am.

See ya soon, folks.