I went to the doctor on Friday because my swollen glands and fever that I had just got rid of came back. I expected him to give me more antibiotics and send me on my way. HA. Sara's health being simple?? I THINK NOT.
He's sending me to an ENT because he thinks that there's something more going on with me. It's not a virus. It's not mono, strep or any other bacterial infection. No, he thinks it's Lupus. A few years ago when I first started seeing my rheumatologist for my Fibromyalgia, Arthritis and Bursitis, he was convinced I had Lupis, but the main blood test they do for it (ANA factor) came back negative. There's a bunch of other ways of diagnosing it, but that's one of the first. So he quit looking. Now I have to get a whole panel done...Oh yeah, and I have to get CT scans and xrays of my neck and back to see if I'm going to need surgery on my back, and to find out what's going on in my throat and with my neck muscles. All that from going to the doctor with a fever and swollen glands. Woot. That on top of the MRI that I'm supposed to get this week to find out if I have to get brain surgery, and I'm simply oozing awesome health.
In other news, some of my friends have been having extremely difficult times lately. Being there for them has made me stop thinking so much about how much my life sucks because I'm sick. I feel like I'm doing something. I feel like I was *made* to help people. That's who I am, and I can't really be happy unless that's what I'm doing.
Clarence and Lucinda's birthdays are coming up, and one of my best friends/ex-girlfriend is getting ready to pop any day now. (She's actually due on Clarence's birthday!) Clarence is so amazing to me, and treats me so much better than I think I deserve. I am truly blessed.
I've got a lot going for me. I have a lot to complain about, but I have so much more to be thankful for.
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