The Sparrow : The Songbird!!!

So, I woke up early this morning, okay early for me anyways. I went in and had my appointment with my Neurology Dr. She is great! She had lots of questions for me, of course. We spoke about how being off of two different medications is affecting me. I'm really glad to be off of them and feel much better without plaquenil and zoloft. :) She was very impressed with how God relieved me of worry and anxiety. (more on that later) She told me that my reflexes were less hyped then last time. Which is good, because when I was in the hospital, and at my prior Dr. visits my reflexes have been really heightened. She had me walk as though I was on a tight rope, forwards then backwards to test my balance. She said "that it's better as well."  I asked her about doing labs and she had already planned to. Also I asked her about scheduling a MRI and she said "yep were gonna do that as well." I guess we were on the same wavelength today. So, my MRI is set up for Oct. 4th. at 9:40. Seriously who gets up that early?? HA HA! You got to know that I sleep a lot because everything that's going on with me. I am usually very tired, fatigue hits me like a _______ (fill in the blank)! Ooh speaking of sleep, I got a cool eye mask at Target that's really super soft. I'm excited about it! Sleep promotes healing, so I guess I'm doing the right thing!! Am I tired today??? The answer to that one would be a BIG FAT YES!!! Is my back sore today, YES. Actually pretty bad today, don't know what's up with that. Oh also my neurologist told me that it's not very likely that I became immune to tramadol. She did say that I should up my dose of gabapentin, which I cut back on in CO so that I didn't run out. Gabapentin helps blocks the pain signals from entering my brain. So, I might be hurting and not even know it. Does that sound weird?? I think it does to me. So they did labs on me as I said. They are running tests for lupus, blood type, RA, and two other things that I can't remember or was never told. They are making sure that my liver and kidneys are in good condition and working properly. : )

I couldn't find my medical records otherwise I would have written more about the yesteryear's of my life.

Live each day to the fullest! ~ Mallory