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Old 01-17-2018, 10:59 AM
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I have no money to hire a lawyer, but even if I did, I would probably lose because she's had the jewelry for so long. Possession is 9/10 of the law.

My anxiety is better this morning. Hopefully after a couple more nights on the 400mg dose of gabapentin I will be back to where I was before I lowered it.

I had written my neuro a couple notes on the online "patient portal" asking if it was safe to have the Tysabri (MS med) infusions anymore. There was some confusion, but he said it was okay, and recommended a new nephrologist.
I was supposed to get the Tysabri this morning, but his secretary called yesterday morning to see if I'd seen the new nephrologist yet, and asked what was going on with my kidneys.
She cancelled today's infusion, then called and got me an appointment with the new nephrologist. The earliest appointment I could get was March 5th, but I'm on the cancellation list. She said she would have my hospital records (lab tests, radiologist reports) sent over, but I'll have to get the CAT scan and ultrasound images and lab test results from a private lab myself.

Then, the current/old nephrologist's RN just called to tell me he wants me to have an MRI on the 24th, and I don't know what to do. Normally I would ask my PCP, but he retired and I have a new one I've never seen. I'm sure he doesn't know me from a hole in the wall and this is a mess.
I don't even know if an MRI would be worthwhile, and my copay is $300 (?) now. I'll have to do a little research on that, and maybe it will help me come to a decision.

The diet is going well... maybe too well. I've lost 6.4lbs in one week. I'm following phase 1 of the diet exactly as I did the last 2 times I was on it, but I never lost this much weight this fast. I lost a couple of pounds randomly before starting the diet, so IDK. I'm going to see what happens in the next 2-3 days, and if my weight loss doesn't start to slow down, I'll switch to phase 2 of the diet, which is less restrictive.

Anyway, I'm under 160 for the first time in too long, and I'm not sad about that
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