Well - my stint at the grocery store is officially over. Did my last shift on Sunday - spent the day marking stacks of stuff down to 99 cents. Crazy. Like working at Big Lots for the day only with nicer stuff. Funny that it's sad. I wanted out of that job so badly for so long but on my own terms. I always imagined I'd be able to go back and see everyone after I quit. But there is no going back - it's all gone now. Real closure.
I'm in excruciating pain at the moment. I'm writing for distraction while I wait for the pain meds to kick in. Went to the dentist tonight. Trying to get it all done before March when my insurance will run out. It hurts pretty bad...feels like the drill sliced into my gums. Also the tooth itself is throbbing - maybe they got too close to the nerve. I don't know. The pain is sick.
I've been seeing specialists - trying to get to the bottom of my latest illness mystery. While it is agreed that I do have all the classic symptoms of Hashimoto's - one negative test skews everything. So the Endocrinologist is attributing the thyroid antibodies are to Lupus. Not having something new is good news. Except that if it had been Hashimoto's - they could fix it. Not so, since it's Lupus...nothing can be done for that. Traditional Medicine has very little to offer me. Steroids or worse. That's all they've got.
My friend hooked me up with an appointment with a alternative doctor who deals with metabolic issues. She started going to him a couple of years ago. She tried to tell me about him but I couldn't wrap my head around exactly how he did what he did. I call him the VooDoo Dr. Now I've been to him and so have a bunch of others. Everyone who has gone to him has been helped in some way. Good stuff.
In addition, another friend got into this Ionized Water. I just started on it yesterday so I'm in wait & see mode. It seems very promising. I drank a bunch of it. I have trouble with liquids so I am constantly dehydrated. I never drink water in the morning - it makes me feel nauseous. I drank some of this stuff this morning and there were no adverse effects. Drank it all day - something I never do. I have to say, I do feel a bit better - aside from this kickin' toothache.
Speaking of which....Hallelujah....the meds are finally kicking in. And it's midnight so technically the future has arrived and I'll need some rest if I'm going to be up to the challenge.
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