Well, two doc appointments later (today, after one 4 weeks ago and one yesterday).... they both think I have acid reflux. So, I'm starting Prilosec tomorrow. See the ENT again in 4 weeks and the allergist in 6 weeks. They still want me to be off my vitamins and supplements for another month to see if the Prilosec helps. My cough is worse and I've felt crummy since I quit taking all my Young Living supplements a month ago. Trying to narrow down what is wrong for certain. The allergist is all for me using my oils to see if I can find something to help instead of spending a bunch of money on drugs with side effects. He gave me 3 samples of Nasonex to use (after I use my saline spray but not for the first two weeks on Prilosec - one thing to change at a time) to see if it will help with the drainage, and if not after a month, he'll do testing again since it's been probably 20 years since I had shots. Oh, and he told me that my old allergist retired two years ago. I hadn't been to see him in about 4 years and he had told me he was thinking of retiring when I was there last.
I don't have a sinus infection. He gave me the printout of the CT scans from yesterday. Showed me that I do have a brain. :)
Also, that I apparently broke the cartiledge in my nose in that auto accident in '72 when I broke my jaw and my neck. Doesn't surprise me that they didn't know about my nose then. They didn't know about my neck either. I found out about that about 15 years ago when I had an MRI of my neck to see about the knot on the right side. The bone broke like a green stick and now has a knot. You know how a green stick breaks but doesn't come apart? It just spreads out and makes sort of a bulge.
I go to the hand doc again on August 2nd. The shot hasn't helped much, so I guess we'll be planning surgery. Fun.
I'm falling apart! I hope all the docs can put me back together again!
On a more positive note.... We took a mini vacation to the Valley to visit E's family and go to our 40th HS reunion, also a day at the beach. It was nice to get away and come home with a few days to spare before I had to go back to work. I'm almost caught up at work from being gone.
A few more things on my "to do" list this evening before I hit the pillow, so guess I'd better get on with it.
Blessings,
Lori
