in the lonely light of morning
I owe comment replies to a few of you, but I'm a bit busy today, trying to finish my work so I can go see my niece at her swimming lesson later. Apparently she's become part dolphin over the last year or so, (just like her auntie when I was young) and she's going to try out for the swim team as well. (unlike her auntie who just liked to swim for fun and was more interested in non-aquatic sports). I haven't seen my niece and nephew in over a month, what with my being sick and all, and I still have their Hanukkah presents. Failboat.
The colonoscopy went fine, though I'm still a bit crampy and other TMI things that I'll spare you all from. He took some tissue samples, and went all the way up to the end where large intestine meets small to get a look at my ileum (the last part of small intestines) and sure enough, it's inflamed and icky and all that fun stuff. My insurance company still hasn't fully approved the medication (Humira) yet, but hopefully that should go through within the next week or two so I can start it and it will make a big difference. My doc thinks it will, so that's a positive thing.
It's not like I'm in abject pain all the time or anything, but there's a bit (and sometimes more than a bit) of discomfort at times. The thing is, I seem to have a very high pain tolerance, which has been something of a concern to my doctor because obviously pain is a huge indicator of "something is wrong!" and so he was pretty keen to get a better look than a CAT or other scan could provide. No, it's not near to the point of my needing surgery again, but starting the medication sooner rather than later would be a plus. I have to go Monday for stool samples, which, um, ick. Heh.
I did get some horrible news today on a different front. It turns out that my friend Francisco lost his three-year-old son in a freak car accident in Chinatown yesterday. *sigh* Not a good way to start the day this morning. I feel awful and very sad. Nothing compared to Francisco, obviously, and my heart goes out to him and his family. All of you moms and dads and aunts and uncles and grandparents and godparents, give your kids an extra hug and kiss today, yeah? ♥
Oy, what a downer. On a happier note, I do want to wish a happy and belated happy birthdays to fiona_fawkes, shadowpryde, jadziahp, elspethelf, son_of_darkness, busaikko, winter_dragona, and joanwilder!
Hope you ladies and gent had/have a wonderful day!
♥ ♥ ♥!!!
The colonoscopy went fine, though I'm still a bit crampy and other TMI things that I'll spare you all from. He took some tissue samples, and went all the way up to the end where large intestine meets small to get a look at my ileum (the last part of small intestines) and sure enough, it's inflamed and icky and all that fun stuff. My insurance company still hasn't fully approved the medication (Humira) yet, but hopefully that should go through within the next week or two so I can start it and it will make a big difference. My doc thinks it will, so that's a positive thing.
It's not like I'm in abject pain all the time or anything, but there's a bit (and sometimes more than a bit) of discomfort at times. The thing is, I seem to have a very high pain tolerance, which has been something of a concern to my doctor because obviously pain is a huge indicator of "something is wrong!" and so he was pretty keen to get a better look than a CAT or other scan could provide. No, it's not near to the point of my needing surgery again, but starting the medication sooner rather than later would be a plus. I have to go Monday for stool samples, which, um, ick. Heh.
I did get some horrible news today on a different front. It turns out that my friend Francisco lost his three-year-old son in a freak car accident in Chinatown yesterday. *sigh* Not a good way to start the day this morning. I feel awful and very sad. Nothing compared to Francisco, obviously, and my heart goes out to him and his family. All of you moms and dads and aunts and uncles and grandparents and godparents, give your kids an extra hug and kiss today, yeah? ♥
Oy, what a downer. On a happier note, I do want to wish a happy and belated happy birthdays to fiona_fawkes, shadowpryde, jadziahp, elspethelf, son_of_darkness, busaikko, winter_dragona, and joanwilder!
Hope you ladies and gent had/have a wonderful day!
♥ ♥ ♥!!!