TOTALLY GEEKED!

TrudyML · Guru

Sticky Monday June 22,2020

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Good morning, Trudy! And all the Geeks!

We had more storms that lasted into the morning.

I guess, more are on the way, later.

Cate is coming down to play.

Not much else is going on. Which is good. I'm dragging.

I hope everyone has a good day! smile

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

Good Morning, everyone.
Got the 2nd load of laundry
in the washer - not much
else is planned for today,
except making more hot &
sweet pickled jalapenos - I
sold out again!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Good morning everyone!

Work is slow today, it will pick up later in the week.

The painter is coming to paint the living room. DD hates the color, its called sterling white. I like it and that is all that matters.

I may have her paint the brick fireplace white. Its taken me a long time to be comfortable painting the brick.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Hey y'all.

I don't know what is going on today. No plans.

I'm going to throw some cubed steak in the oven later. Maybe. If I feel like it.

Happy Monday.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Living room was done. Wednesday the fireplace will done.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Went to the neurologist today. I tested positive for Lyme Disease.

TrudyML · Guru

Oh, man it doesn't end for you! Take care.

Lindley · Guru

Oh no njn!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Well darn! I'm sorry to hear it. cry

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

That sucks.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Went to the neurologist today. I tested positive for Lyme Disease.

Sorry NJN. At least you have some answers now.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Southern_Belle wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Went to the neurologist today. I tested positive for Lyme Disease.
Sorry NJN. At least you have some answers now.

Yes. Answers are good! And thank you everyone. No. It doesn't seem like I catch a break. But this is something treatable. AND the balance issues are most likely related to it. It is characterized by extreme fatigue, muscle weakness, joint aches, unsteady and uneven gait, headaches, and some other things. It often presents as MS. It was one of the routine things he tested me for. And it can be cured if the damage isn't too bad. So I start treatment tomorrow. A month long course of antibiotic treatment. My pituitary gland also came back abnormal so there will be some further testing on that.

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

Well DANG IT! NJN.

At least you have a
definitive diagnosis,
and are getting the
treatment you need.

Glad your doctor does
more than look at just
one symptom.

Hope you're back to
your old self pronto !

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Thanks Momala. I guess it hasn't really sunk in yet. My PT guy was thrilled. He said we have a diagnosis and we can come back from this. This is good. I also brought him some paperwork he had been wanting so he was in heaven. He has become my sounding board. He got to know DH when he used to take me to therapy when I couldn't drive yet. He even worked on DH's elbow free of charge. I told him for so long DH and some others have been telling me I'm a drama queen and a hypochondriac that this doesn't even feel real. I've had such joint and muscle aches for so long and just finally pushed it aside because people didn't believe me. Now I'm finding out it wasn't all in my head so it's kind of surreal. I just got to where I stopped saying anything because I was looked at like a cry baby. It wasn't until I started falling repeatedly that doctors began to listen. The therapist says that I became a financial liability to the insurance and that's why they paid for all the tests. My hospital bills were starting to add up so they decided that they needed to find out why I was falling so much. Anyway, the doc said it might all get worse before it gets better and the therapist says we'll adjust to suite what happens. He's a great guy. When I broke my arm I had no movement in it at all. I couldn't lift it an inch. He used to raise my arm and say, "Now hold it there." My arm would drop immediately. After about nine months of therapy I have 95% of the use of my arm back. I would have never thought it was possible. I mean, it was so bad I couldn't even write my own name. Now I can pretty much do it all. So I trust him. We're going to continue to work on my balance issues.