Bits & Pieces

It's going to be a long weekend so I wanted to update before it gets too crazy. I am still having the irregularities with my heart and after speaking with the friend of mine who also has Lyme's Disease and heart problems I have an appointment scheduled for January 15th. This doctor is not a cardiologist but my friend knows him and recommended him. When I called to schedule the appointment I told the receptionist that all I wanted was a request from him to have an echocardiogram so I hope that we can get it accomplished on the first visit and I can get this thing under control. I also have a check-up with my specialist coming up at the end of the month so I will be able to follow up with him at that time. As for right now I have lowered the dose on one of my medications and it has not helped. I also abstained from caffeine for over a week as suggested by the ER doctor and did nothing to help so I'm not really worrying about that too much either.

The Health & Wellness program that I have been working on since I started my job back in July is finally ready to launch. We will officially kick-off on February 1st, but starting tomorrow I will be travelling to other facilities and presenting the information to the staff so that they understand the program and it's goals. It will be really nice when I can actually do the work instead of having meetings about how to do the work.

Tomorrow night is another big event for my family. My little brother is getting married. They have been together for several years so it won't really seem all that different but now it will be official. After the wedding and a short honeymoon they will be headed back to Arkansas to start their last year of college. It will be nice to see some old friends at the wedding before they leave to go back to school and jobs across the country.

On Saturday I'm hoping to rest and spend time with one of my oldest friends. We never get to spend enough time together since we are both so busy. On Sunday some friends from work are having a small theme party to commemorate the return of American Gladiators, it should be very entertaining.

Have a great weekend and try to stay warm!