A student wants me to add four points to his grade for "participation" because he showed up at class almost every day. That's not extra credit -- that's bare minimum expectation.

Now I feel bad for making Bobby write to his instructor when he has had issues with his test results. On SEVERAL occasions the teacher has ended up changing it after responding that he was right and that was also a correct answer.

That's different. What I'm getting isn't "I think the answer I put down was actually correct, and you marked it wrong." I'm getting, "I need a higher grade. Can you give me a higher grade?"

Oh yeah, I'll lose my scholarship, I'll get in trouble at home, I am such a good person I deserve it. Showing up is something that isn't worth extra points unless it is part of the syllabus as being worth something.

Some teachers do sort of add that in, but not at student's request, I'm sure.

Yay Dr Esse! (or however your preferred nomenclature)

I have good news on the medical front. FINALLY got a diagnosis on my primary pain source, and it is a labral tear in my right hip. Took most of a year to figure it out, and now, knowing the source and what tends to cause it (ongoing wear and tear, mostly pivoting on a weight-bearing leg) I can look back and see that it has been coming on for years but each time it hurt after dancing or zumba I always thought I just needed to stretch better or avoid a certain move or step.

Anyways, YAY DIAGNOSIS! Have my first 'procedure' of ultrasound-assisted lidocaine/cortisone injection next week and fingers crossed it *might* knock out the pain for a week to a year or altogether. At the very least it'll make it clear whether the pain is coming from the damaged labrum.

Unrelated but discovered as part of all that imaging...my liver adenoma (or 'badenoma' as my friend refers to it) is officially in the hands of a surgeon now. Gonna wait another 4 months to see if cessation of BCP leads to any regression. Hoping it does get at least a little smaller because at the current size and location removing it (which is heavily recommended due to possibility of rupture or turning into a carcinoma at some later time) would also involve removing the gallbladder. While I know I don't *need* my gallbladder, it's never caused me any problems and just happens to be butted up against the adenoma. I much prefer to keep all my bits that have a purpose. Regression might get the adenoma to a size and position where it can be removed without taking the gall bladder with it. *fingers crossed*. Either way, it puts off dealing with surgical reality for another 3-4 months at the least and gives me some time to bank up comp time. Plus my med flex account resets June/July so I can put aside considerably more pre-tax $$ to cover what will be a ridiculously expensive procedure, even with "good" health insurance.

As for the ovarian cyst...just can't fit it into the picture ATM and I've had enough over the years just reabsorb that waiting and seeing is my primary plan. GYN appt on Friday will confirm whether it's still there/growing/shrinking/whatever. I'll think about it again then.

Your innards really need to start taking more care.

Yay for a diagnosis!

Yay for diagnosis! Here's to a positive prognosis!

erin,

I have had my gall bladder out (and a couple of others here). Unlike with my surgery, sounds like yours won't be laproscopic (sp?), sounds like you may have a longer recovery time?

That is something to consider as you weigh options.

Aside from that, the first several months post-no GP was an intestinal adventure. Still is, but not with the same frequency.

Ugh, yeah, intestinal adventures are not something I look forward to! Can't imagine any benefit of not having a gallbladder, since i've never had any gallstones (knocks on wood). Surgery is proposed as laprospcopic, with the possibility of having to go to open if...complications? Either way should be back to normal functioning within a wk (lap) or 2 wks (open) and either way up and walking next day.

erin, supposedly most of us have gallstones. it is whether they act up or not.

that's what a doctor told me. don't know if he is a quack.