Hi, I'm back.

Things are looking OK. There are two sub-types to my diagnosis. One the prognosis is OK, and one the prognosis is bad to very-bad. I have the OK one.

Also, they shot the dye into my arm. The worse thing about that is my urine will be bright yellow-orange for the next two days.

Oh, and I have a script for steroids. So I expect to hit ten times as many home runs this year as I did last year. Anecdotally, some people say steroids help them (some a lot) and others say they have no effect. I'll only have to take them for a few months, and my dosage isn't that high.

let's all be very careful

I'm home from the car fiasco. Can I whine?

yay for the better news!

due to the diabetes, I can't take steroids. but I can breathe them in. Turn out - the first two - three days I am on them I go through major mood swings - and a lot of rage. Not something I normally feel. I have been told " that doesn't happen" ( because it doesn't really get into the bolood stream) , but it has, twice. So it is something to be aware of

You are most welcome to whine.

My car is going to cost $671 to fix.

that's not a whine - that's an oww! of course, that is what it cost to fix a car...but still ...oww!

I think I might not fix it. I'm not sure it's worth it.

While I found the bathing suit, I never did leave for PA. However, I'm fully packed, including the suit -- except for knitting, laptop, and Xmas gifts. I figure I can add the last few bits tonight and be ready to take off extraordinarily early tomorrow....

Frank -- you know what year and make my stolen car was? Yep, 1994 Honda Civic. Like I said, my sincerest sympathies!

Happy for tommyrot having the less-bad option. Sad because I have a broken washing machine, a cracked windshield, and a spot on the roof that started leaking again in spite of this summer's heroic fixing effort. Ah well, 'tis only financial inconvenience and not me health.