to look a little closer…

3 Positives:
yearly physical out of the way
all cards have been fully assembled (20) and ready to personalize – YAY!
decision for another couple of bday cards has been made.

Our Journey Notes:
A different approach to the yearly physical — but it was a better one overall. We did discuss the outcomes of all the bloodwork and there were no abnormalities or red flags in those, so some of the things they have focused on are way down the list or crossed off all together — he thinks the specialists will opt for an approach that leans towards structural rather than moving to a neurological approach to help with the cervical spine issues discovered in the June MRI. My appointment to discuss that is next week. He recommended continuing with the exercises from PT and indicated that since the Lhermitte’s is happening more frequently that they may decide to do a Lumbar MRI to see if there’s another kink in the spinal cord.

3 Positives:
Successful session in the studio – lots of inking now in progress
a bit of self-care
reading time

Our Journey Notes:
Message from the specialist’s office: “Forwarding your message to the team now; we’ll reach out… when we have updates.” And there are some insurance issues — I will have to have the referral process started over in order to see anyone in the office again from the sound of things.

3 Positives:
self-care was the priority yesterday
vaccinations for the year are completed
time in the studio and with the tatting shuttle

Our Journey Notes:
Got the final vaccination shots for the year taken care of yesterday. Mission accomplished and checked off the to have done list before visit with PCP in 2 weeks. This go round, no real problem with either. No significant swelling at either site and no down in bed for 12+ hours after, just a little soreness at the injection sites. Definitely good with that.

Still nothing from the specialists’ office —

3 Positives:
Lab work done
cards finished and ready for the envelopes
new project in the works

Our Journey Notes:
T says he’s getting a little bit of vision back in his left eye. He was able to make out some lettering shapes AND… It’s more than just shadows. Blessings? You bet!

Got into the lab early yesterday – and the blood draw results are rolling in this morning. Results sure look better than the ones in December (no red flags- at this point), just not sure if any trigger a dx or a direction to move towards at this point. Now the wait begins again for the “team” to review the results and where to go from here. I wonder which office I’ll hear back from first? PCP or Orthopedics?

3 Positives:
proposal for the roof replacement signed
finished up the last piece for an ongoing challenge on FB
got out the tatting again – the start was a little rough, but I see some progress.

Our Journey Notes:
T’s appointment was a banner one! Both eyes have desired IOP! He can go off the eye drops after tomorrow. He was just a little excited when walking out of the exam area of the office. He also said he could see shapes again in the left eye. Not color, but shapes and that made his day and was an answer to prayers.

Still no call about MRI — so I sent a message through the app. Maybe a call today? We’ll have to see.

3 Positives:
Scrapping all plans for a current project and starting over and not feeling bad about it
T’s surgery time was moved to an earlier time
a few treasures were found in the consolidation of some boxes downstairs

Our Journey Notes:
Today’s the big day for both of us. Hoping T’s surgery is a success and the shunt works as it should and we’ll be done with surgeries and procedures on that eye for an extended period of time.

MRI for me today. Hoping the scan will provide some answers and while I know there will be more questions, I really hope we’ll be able to develop a plan for the immediate future moving forward when the results are in.

3 Positives:
progress on two fronts – basement pantry and garage
one of the boys being to help with transportation next week for T’s upcoming surgery
blessing set up for T

Our Journey Notes:
T’s appointment didn’t go as we’d hoped. IOP is still way too high in the left eye and another surgery is on the calendar for next week. They can’t push it out any longer — this go round they’re going to try to put a shunt in. Not sure if they’re going to try to use the same flap area or cut a new one to insert the shunt. Let’s hope that scar tissue from previous surgeries including the buckles from the retinal tear (1990’s) won’t prevent a successful result. This surgery won’t restore what he’s lost, but may prevent things from going totally black in that eye. Thankfully, the insurance has been picking up all but the co-pay at the surgery center for his other eye surgeries this year. We hope they’ll do the same for this one.