So far, no answers

I went for the brain MRI and it came back normal. Good news but no answers. I still have one to get on my cervical spine.

I saw the rheumatologist today and he feels this is not autoimmune. If anything, he feels the spine is worth looking into further. Ok. But still no answers. He is recommending the rest of my back be studied with MRI as well.

My blood work showed impaired kidney function. I have to get that retested. I’m also getting worked up for Lyme and the rheumatologist is also testing me for some muscle disease.

Meanwhile, I have found the vestibular/physical therapy has been helping me reset my balance. It’s getting closer to normal.

I am bored and I want to go back to work, but I can’t see myself working in this current physical state in my particular job. I haven’t even tried driving yet.

That’s about all the progress I haven’t made.

excuse me while I complain

I haven't written in a while (obviously).

I haven't had much to say.  I've been home, doing not much of anything and I hate it.  the dizziness still comes and goes.  for no good reason.  I've quit trying to understand it.

I haven't been doing much about it, either, though.  that's probably a bad thing.  but I'm just frustrated and, aside from Stacy, absolutely NOBODY could give a wild you-know-what (controlling myself) about how I'm doing or how my life is going or just anything at all. so I don't care anymore.

yeah, it's one of THOSE days.  why?  I'll tell you why.  because people say stupid things to me and expect me to suddenly NOT be dizzy and back to the way things used to be or

they just don't talk to me at all

nice

it's not that I'm complaining about being dizzy.

it's that they say stuff like, "why aren't you driving?" or "any job yet?"

I'm pretty much talking about my mother, I guess.

because nobody else calls at all.

I went to a rheumatologist to see if I can get better treatment for my fibromyalgia.  she said she "wanted to get to know me better."  that is doctor code for, "let me make sure you are not a drug addict before I give you different medications."  which, in my case is ridiculous, because if she just took a look at what I was taking right now, she could see I was not taking ONE addictive medication.  hell, she could give me a drug test, or get my records from other doctors.  instead, she is wasting my time.  so, I continue to be in pain, have sleeping problems, thinking problems and, well, I'll wait.  she did tell me to add fish oil to what I take everyday, so I did.  no change.

 anyway, that's about it on the health front.