I got a memento from Jeeves after only 4 visits! Which was great, because I was frustrated on how hard it was to get them in the yard.

I was wondering what brought you to Savannah, Laura. Have a lovely time!

Hil, my sinuses are THE WORST today. It's entirely sinus and not a migraine (small favor), but unbelievable pain. I think I've taken all the drugs I can take for now, so I'm just sort of smiting my forehead and grumbling.

Hil and Teppy, I microwave a damp wash cloth for a few seconds until it's steamy and put that over the sinus area. That can help. If you don't have a microwave, a bowl of as hot as you can stand water to dip it in works as well

Afrin and Nasacort aren't the same, Afrin's a decongestant and Nasacort's a cortisone allergy reliever. Afrin saves me from sinus and ear pain when nothing else, even systemic decongestants, don't work. And if you're sick of getting advice, please ignore it, sorry!

Handsome Nasacort, saved me from the pollen

Afrin saves me from sinus and ear pain when nothing else, even systemic decongestants, don't work.

This. Afrin also works pretty quickly.

I don't want to start trying any more nasal sprays, since I've already had a nosebleed.

I'm reading Fun Home, which I somehow never read before, though I've been meaning to read it for a while. I hadn't known that Alison Bechdel grew up right near where I used to live in PA. It's weird seeing all those familiar places mentioned in a book.

Having a laid back Mothers Day. Taking Mom for early Mexican food. My brother and E came overfor awhile.

I've been worried about this summer and dealing with E. I love him but he is so high energy. However he has summer camps lined up almost every week. Actually I wish I was doing some od this..pottery camp, nature camp, general day camp. Some half days some full days.

So I feel more relaxed. I love E but there's something about his energy levels and things that triggers anxiety.

This is weird. I finished reading Fun Home, and was googling for some more information, and realized that I lived no more than a few blocks away from Alison Bechdel's mother for a few years.

So from the outside I'm making progress in therapy. But on the inside it feels like teeny baby steps. Not just teeny babysteps where the goal posts were moved but teeny babysteps where I'm put on a new obstacle course at the beginning and the goal posts are further away.

And then I saw the urologist. I don't have a UTI! I still have to take antibiotics as a precaution/theraputic thing I forget the word, basically ongoing. But there was blood in my urine, not visible but there. Which could be just from the IC and having microscopic wounds in my bladder (and I've been drinking the blue berry juice but not as much as I should). I need to start taking aloe again.

So normally they'd do a cystoscopy. Except the protocol is to just do it while the patient is fully awake. That won't work for me. So there's some test they can do and if it comes back abnormal then I'll have to have one if it's atypical we'll discuss it. The urologist said they could do a hydrodestention at the same time and doing both would get me knocked out. And the hydro has therapeutic benefits. I don't think changing urologists is going to help.