Happy Labor Day Weekend

today i spent most of the day walking the fair. i did not go last year. it was nice to be back. i logged numerous hours eating, smelling and people watching. the fair is a fabulous place to people watch. such a wonderful mixture of people. although going to the fair is fun, it does conjure up memories of my first job as a dishwasher at the pancake house. i should have been the cook, but the job was stolen from me by my best friend Wade. :) i digress, i ate too much fried food. i have to say that pork chop on a stick is delicious! my feet and body are terribly dirty and sore. i am going to chill the rest of the night because my extremities are retaining water. :)

on to the medical stuff. i got the results back from my CT scan. they were negative. Dr. Parry did say that i may still have or could get sarcoidosis for it may not show up on the scan. i guess that is good, but i am still experiencing tingling. they do not know what is going on. the more i spend with doctors the more i see that they are just making educated guesses based on experience. oh well. they will continue to monitor me. i am supposed to check in if anything changes.

i hope you all have a happy labor day

More Tests and Monitoring

well, there is a bit to tell you all. on Tuesday, i played basketball for the first time in 4 months. that was interesting. not that i had skills before the surgery, but whatever i did have has gone along with my cardio. i am so out of shape. biking just does not get it done. well, the rate of speed that i bike is not getting it done. my shot was terrible and my dribbling was off. i have to say i had a great time. i am looking forward to next week

yesterday, i had my appointment with Dr. Parry. his nursing staff were entertaining and funny. Dr. Parry is a kind gentleman and is an international authority in MS and neuropathy. it sounded like he was from Australia or New Zealand, but the accent was so slight. he was exceptionally thorough. i did dexterity tests, hand eye tests, cogitative tests and walking tests. he spent over an hour with me. after all of that, he does not believe i have neuropathy or MS. he wants to check to see if i have Sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis is a disease of unknown origin that cause the formation of nodules/lesions in the lungs, liver salivary glands and lymph glands. my uncle died of complications associated with sarcoidosis. i had a CT scan today (which was quite easy and quick). although it may not show up on the CT scan, it does not mean that i do not have it. so, he will continue to monitor me. the monitoring will somewhat mirror what they are doing with the tumor. i am so glad that i do not have to do a spinal tap. oh the simple pleasures. :)

Have a wonderful weekend. i will let you know if my hoopin' skills return. stay tuned......