The End Begins....maybe...

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 -
     Thursday, March 31, 2016

On Tuesday, I got the phone call I was waiting for from Doc (or, rather, Doc's office).  He wants to see me to go over this blood test - can I come in on Thursday morning?  Well, okay, what time?  9:15.  9:15!!  Ai yi yi!  I ask about something later, but, no, he is 'squeezing' me in as it is.  So - sigh - 9:15 it is. Oh, joy...

I don't get to walk out to meet Ron today, the weather is too bad.  Rain, rain, rain.  Ugh.  He just barely made it home before time for me to go to my TOPS meeting, anyway.  Doing my weigh-in, though, was a good thing - I find out that I have lost 1.2 pounds!  Yay, me!  I ended up being the Loser of the Week, too, which made me feel good.  I haven't had that honor for quite a while.
Ron had supper going when I got home - the meeting let out early for a change - and we enjoyed it while watching TV.  NCIS and NCIS:NO both were reruns, though.  Bummer!

Wednesday was a Happy Homemaker Day for me.  Nothing big, nothing exciting - just normal dishes and laundry and little piddly stuff getting done. Yippee Skippy.
We had a "clean out the fridge" night for supper and were glad all the little bits and pieces are gone now - even if I do have a few more dishes to do now.
I went to bed early, hoping to sleep early because I have to get up in the morning.  I have to be out of the house and on the road by 8:30!  Double Ugh!

I did it!  I made it up, showered, dressed, and out of the house at 8:20 - I was quite proud of myself!  I had asked for extra "alarm clocks" and one of my sisters came through for me, but the other one who said she would, didn't (good thing I was okay without that last "noise" to wake me up) but I guess I was more anxious than I realized.  So, I got to the doctor's office in good time despite the rain.
Well, let me tell you - Doc threw me a curve ball!  I thought he was pretty much just going to order more specialized blood tests, etc., and we'd go from there.  But after discussing the ramifications of the blood test with me, he said that he was going to refer me to a hematologist!  The hematologist could (and would) know more about the things that could be making my lymphocyte count be so high.  There are many different things it could be, and he would know best how to narrow it down.  He gave me the name of a doctor over by Clermont Mercy, and as soon as I got out to the car, I called to make an appointment.  That fun will start on April 18th.  I'll get a new patient packet in the mail to fill out and take with me.  (Have I ever said I hate going to new doctors?  Well, I do and this is why.)

I am bound and determined not to worry about this.  At least not until after April 18th.  I won't know anything until then, so there is nothing to worry about right now.
As I had to learn the hard way -- do not worry about things you have no control over.  Yeah.
I can do that.