Where will the journey take me?

If you're wondering why I haven't written anything in a little while, it's not because I've given up.  But I started this blog to talk at getting better, and I realized that I wasn't doing a whole lot of getting better.  The journey continues, though.  I just don't know where it will take me at this point.

I had a very good appointment with my primary doctor the other day.  I wanted to discuss all of my updates with her and get her advice on where to go next.  I was concerned about taking competing blood pressure medications (one to raise my BP and one to lower it).  She agreed that this could be an issue, especially since I was having more dizzy spells.  She suggested I give the new med (that lowers BP) another week to see if it helps the tinnitus, and then stop taking it if it's not helping by then.  I love that she told me that I need to be my own advocate, and if I don't feel like something is right I need to speak up.  (Not that I didn't already do that.)

We also discussed my extreme fatigue, and running to all of these doctors.  I asked her for some direction on where she thought I should focus my energy.  She suggested that I have 2 consults: one with a Lyme specialist, which is scheduled for January 10th, and one at the Fibromyalgia Center.  After hearing what each of them have to say, I may be able to get better direction with one of those places.  It's one thing to treat the pain with physical therapy, the migraines with a neurologist, etc., but it would be really nice to get to the root cause of everything and treat it all together.

In the mean time, Megan was sick for several days so we postponed our plans to visit family for the holiday.  I was supposed to take off from work on Monday and Tuesday, but now I rescheduled to go in on those days.  And, as luck would have it, I'm coming down with something today.  After spending a long, relaxing weekend snuggling with my sick girl, I have body aches, a cough and a cold sore - just in time for work tomorrow.  It would be nice if my office would close due to the snow, but I highly doubt that will happen.  At least the office will be quiet since most people are on vacation.