So, as far as medical stuff is concerned, it has been a slow week. One appointment, one trip to the pharmacy, a few phone calls, but nothing really concrete or life-altering.
I have an MRI tomorrow afternoon... But I still feel like a sitting duck awaiting my fate through a cell phone conversation.
Now I have to just steel myself and wait for next week.
On one hand, it is really nice to spend the weekend trying to relax - knowing that I can't really make or receive any substantial medical phone calls, I won't be receiving any results in the mail, I have to just breathe and relax and realize that there isn't anything that I can really do again until Monday.
So I took the time to try and DO some fun things. I managed to have someone help me to go and get groceries... I was running low. And although it was the hardest trip to date... And I actually broke down in one of the aisles because I felt so crummy and couldn't do a thing about it... It was SO nice to have someone there who was patient and made me laugh and who glared at people who were inconsiderate and in a hurry who couldn't wait the extra five seconds for someone who could barely walk.... Someone else being protective.
Then, today, I got to see an amazing old friend for his birthday... Went to a patio that had a heated pool as well. So I took a heavy dose of Benadryl and pain meds and decided to enjoy myself for an hour or two. It was wonderful! Of course, the second I got home I had a massive 'sick sleep' and I've got a few hives here and there - but you can't really put a price on expending energy to be social and be with people who make a positive difference in my life. It was a worthwhile day.
Over the last three days I have also managed to read the first book in the Hunger Games series, and I am delightfully onto the second.
When I can't do anything else to help my situation medically... It is nice to take a week and spend some valuable time with great friends and family and doing other activities that I enjoy - even if they make me sick.
Slow medical weeks can be scary and frustrating - especially when I KNOW that my results are in but I am required to wait for the phone call - but they also mean that every appointment I am NOT going to is available time and energy that can be spent doing something more enjoyable.
I wonder if, once I get a diagnosis and a treatment plan, that maybe the appointments will be fewer and allow me more time with friends....
Only time will tell!
MRI tomorrow, Echo on Wednesday. Major paperwork. Hopefully some phone calls. Fingers crossed!