Dr Visit

My doctor's appointment this morning went about like I expected it too. He wants me to go back on the antibiotics and about 3 other medications that I had previously stopped. We talked through the things that I had questions and concerns about. Over the past 2-3 weeks I have had some symptoms return but I feel that they could all be related to hyperthyroidism. I had a problem with this before and when I took the medication I felt better but my dosage was probably too high because I then became hypothyroid. I haven't taken any thyroid medication in about 4 months so my levels have probably changed again. They ran some blood work today to verify this. Hopefully, if that is the case then I can just start that medication and not have to go back to the antibiotics which have a lot of other side effects and will require me to take at least 2 other medications along with it. The results of the blood test should be back by early next week.

I did discuss with him that I think a lot of my problems are related to stress right now. I don't actually feel stressed but I know that I am experiencing stressful situations. (I hope that makes sense) With the fast-approaching wedding, move, and job search I have a lot going on in my life right now. I am also having a lot of headaches but I think that they may be allergy related since it's springtime and the pollen count is so high. It has been 7 years since I've experienced a spring in Missouri so it's bound to account for some of this since I'm allergic to pretty much anything that is alive.

If the doctor doesn't feel that this is related to my thyroid levels then I will start the antibiotics and see how I feel in 3 weeks. If I'm not feeling better I will switch to Penicillin shots once a week which will be a lot stronger and hopefully that will do the trick. If I can manage to get all of this under control and I'm symptom-free then my last visit will be in September.

Thank you so much for all of your thoughts and prayers. I'll let you know as soon as I get test results. God Bless!!

Prayers

Tomorrow is my appointment with the specialist. I need a lot of prayers that this visit goes well and that he gives me a good report. I have been praying for the last few months that this will be the last time I have to see him. I doubt that will actually be the case but it's still a nice dream.

Things to pray for:

• I will be able to adequately fill him in on the 5 months since my last visit
• He will be able to make the best decisions for me in regards to more or less medication
• He will be able to effectively communicate to me how this will continue to affect me over the course of my lifetime
• If we do lab tests that they come back as normal as possible

I just want to thank everyone who has prayed for me and continues to pray for me. I know that this doctor and the thousands of pills I took didn't make me better, it was God and that was only possible through all of our prayers. I am so blessed to have so many people in my life who loved me and took care of me through this process and I wouldn't be here without you. I will post as soon as I can after my appointment tomorrow!

Nothing really important

I have realized lately that I'm not updating as frequently as I used to. Mostly that's because I don't have a lot to say and I'm busy living instead of thinking about living like I was doing before. However, I get so frustrated when the blogs that I read never have new posts so I thought that I would save you from feeling that way about me.

I am feeling OK the past week or so. I have a re-check with my specialist on Wednesday morning so you should expect a big update after that. Next weekend Bryan is moving out of his tiny apartment into the duplex where we will be living. Hopefully we can get everything moved in a few hours and then get stuff set up and put away because I hate living with boxes and I'm sure that if it were left up to him there would still be boxes when I move a month later.

I am still looking for a job. I have already submitted my resignation for my current position because I refuse to commute an hour to and from work everyday for a job that I don't love and that doesn't pay well enough to compensate for the gas money that I would have to spend. My last day here will be the Friday before the wedding so I am looking at trying to find a job that I can start as soon as we get back from the honeymoon.

We don't have any major plans for the holiday weekend but we may try to crash a party or two ;) My brother and his wife are coming home for a visit so I will definitely be spending time with them too.

Have a safe and happy weekend!

Engagement Pictures

For those of you who would like to see, I've posted some of our engagement pictures on our wedding blog. Just follow the link on the left to Bryan & Alicia. Leave a comment, I would love to know what you think!

50 days to go! The time is flying by but we are so excited and ready to start our life together.

Anxious ... worried ... maybe a little scared??

Over the past couple weeks I haven't been feeling 100%. I have been trying to convince myself that this is stress related and due to new medication. However, there is a part of me that is worried and scared that my Lyme's symptoms might be returning. I have been off antibiotics for nearly 2 months now and for the most part I have felt pretty good. The last 2 weeks I have had headaches and I'm just not feeling like myself. I have been really fatigued too and the B12 injections don't seem to have as much impact as they originally did.

I hope that I am 'over-thinking' everything and that I'm actually just being a hypochondriac.

My grandma is doing much better since my last post. She's back at home and gaining strength every day. Hopefully she will feel up to going back to work soon. I'm sure that the kids miss her.

Wedding plans are going really well. I'm so excited about marrying Bryan but I just wish that it would hurry up and get here! I don't feel too stressed until I look at the calendar and realize that we only have 2 free weekends between now and then. I guess that will make the time fly by quicker though.

Keep praying for me and pray for Bryan too. I have had years of learning to deal with being sick and he's still adjusting. It's hard for him to see me not feeling well and know that there is nothing he can do to make me feel better.