Thanks, Laura. One of my aunt's is going to take me to my appointments on Friday. Mom is still in FL and TCG can't really take any more time off right now. I know that I should just suck it up and go alone, but I could really use the support right now.

I found all my emotions were heightened during pregnancy, so weepier, also angrier, but also sometimes more elated too.

I haven't found this to be the case. Most of my happiness is tempered by the fact that my brain won't allow myself to believe that anything is going to just go right or smoothly.

I'm sorry about your hell weekend, Laura.

sj, I hope that the diagnosis means you'll be able to move forward with more plans and fewer appointments.

My weekend involved some house painting and watching spring come to NC, which were both pleasant. (The former because money, and the latter because spring.)

I know that I should just suck it up and go alone, but I could really use the support right now.

You need the support you need. I'm glad your aunt is there for you. I hope you get the answers you need, too. Hugs to you.

Ginger, is there anything special going on, or are you just getting your butt kicked by the chemicals swimming in your veins?

Laura, lots of hugs to you as well.

Many hugs to both sj and Laura. Life shouldn't be so hard, dangit.

Nothing special, WindSparrow, except that some things like the neuropathy are getting worse and side effects like random muscle pain and arthritis flares keep ambushing me. Mainly, I'm feeling nibbled to death by ducks, and I want my life back.

For your schadenfreudely entertainment: my office is upgrading some of the older computers. The person in charge of this had tech support come in, set up the computers, and then set them up in the individual offices, removing the old computers as they did. They chose to do this when the people who normally work on those computers were out. Which has its plus side - less interruption of work and no one hanging over tech support with the equivalent of "are we there yet?"

This morning the down side hit - they didn't complete the installation or something, so people can't get their work done. The person in charge of membership (which requires working in the database pretty much full time) can't get into the database at all. One person went to edit some web pages and it wouldn't let her make the edits (she'd make the edits but when she saved them ... they went back to what they were when she started). Other people are having other problems ... like not being able to access their office email.

Tech support, of course, has moved on to the next victim ... um, client.

I haven't found this to be the case. Most of my happiness is tempered by the fact that my brain won't allow myself to believe that anything is going to just go right or smoothly.

Oh I'm sorry to hear that. Pregnancy and parenthood are both arenas where the worries can get to you. (Just ask me about my weekend, or on second thought, DON'T. Although I can see with hindsight how most of my anxieties are really based on minor complaints.)

Mainly, I'm feeling nibbled to death by ducks, and I want my life back.

Oh man, Ginger, how I wish there was a magic pill that could erase all the crappy side effects. You've dealt with so much, and with such grace. But it's well past time for the gods to stop testing you.

Ginger, I'm so sorry.

Ginger, I wish there was a spell or ritual to perform to give you your life back.