wow i forgot about the catacombs....you are making me relive over fifty years ago...you will have such a great time! I wish i could remember the church which is now christian but was I forgot what and then roman built under it..maybe st cecilia..you wanted down the different levels. that was neat.
bobby
http://www.wired2theworld.com/2012/0...er-the-church/

Thank you bobby!
that looks amazing!
bizi

Really enjoy reading about your trip. Keep telling us.

Can't wait to read after you get back too.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

I saw my pdoc today.
and I was honest about my discomfort with feeling like she was judging me and felt bad about getting hypomanic, like it was my fault.
this surprised her and she was somewhat defensive. She asked me specifically what made me feel this way today. And I told her it has been going on for a while and that I had thought about switching pdocs but wanted to work it out with her.
She thinks I am not fully medicated enough, have too many hypo manic episodes a year.
what I failed to defend myself is the past 2 times have been from lack of meds: decrease in geodon and the trazadone made me manic.
I am going to write her a letter and claim my say in this matter.
She wants me to do a mood chart and a sleep chart and wants me to send her monthly drinking charts.
She doesn't know how to change my meds until she has more information from me. "data"
Well we will see about that.
I am going to have jeff help me with the letter so that it is accurate, then I will post it here.
bizi

Bizi, I hope that you enjoy your trip :).

Getting official documentation about your meds is a good idea. Sometimes customs people get a bit suspicious about what are to them mysterious drugs but something official from your prescribing doctor will help.

yes, I asked her that letter today, she will call me when it is finished.
She agreed to write me a script for zethromycin z-pack if I needed it, which was nice of her.
bizi

The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide, Second Edition: What You and Your Family Need to Know Paperback by David J. Miklowitz

This is the book that my pdoc wants me to read.
any one read it?
bizi

Bizi,

It is on Amazon (printed, audio, kindle).

http://www.amazon.com/Bipolar-Disord.../dp/1606235427

You can use the Amazon feature "Look Inside" to read the the table of contents and few pages.

M

I would love to tour the catacombs! I look forward to hearing about more of the things you and Jeff are going to be doing on your trip :)

I'm no fan of your pdoc, but I think the mood chart is a good idea.
But why NOW?
I don't know why in the hell she reduced your geodon in the first place, why it's taken her so long to figure out you're cycling too often and to make the connection with your drinking? :mad:

None of this is your fault Bizi :hug::hug::hug:
Don't ever let anyone let you feel that way :hug::hug::hug:

Wed flight from LA to rome arrive for 3 nights (lose a day)
thursday at 10am So we have 4 hours to get from the airport(an hour by limo), to our bed and breakfast place and maybe eat something and find the walks of italy tour at 2pm of the collisium and forum 3 hour walking tour.
Friday afternoon at 1;30 st peters basilica, 2 hour tour of the largest church in the world. There is a 5pm mass that we would like to witness and hear the great music! That night at 7;30 we have an evening tour of the vatican, including the cistine chapel of michealangilos works of art.
saturday Rick steves walking tour around rome to the spanish steps.
Sunday train to florence for 2 nights, arrive at 1 eat and check in to b&b at 2pm. pitti palace and and academia, 17 foot statue of david.
Monday -Santa croce like west minster abbey in london, Duomo cathedral and dome to climb up!
tuesday train from florence to venice for 2 nights, after finding our b&b, take the grand canal boat ride. Maybe a gondola ride???
Wednesday take the boat ride again this time stopping off at St. Marks cathedral and square. tour the doges/ducale palace.
Thursday Get to the airport for a flight from venice 1pm to paris by 3 pm.
check into hotel in the marais area hotel caron. eiffel tower and notre dame climb the tower to see the gargoles atop.
Friday 12;30pm tour in the montparnasse area#14 The catacombs, hundreds of thousands of bones piled high below ground and always 57 degrees so I will need to wear a sweater.
Saturday Day trip to versailles largest palace in europe
Sunday, the louve art museum 9am to 6pm
monday 2 pm flight leave paris (gain a day) arrive at 9pm LA.

since neither of us speaks the language and have never ridden the train, or navigated the metro....it will be a big adventure.
I am trying to not get stressed out by all of this.

bizi