[JoanB]

Sorry I haven't been on much...my time management has been terrible the last two weeks!

Anyway, just happened to see the results of the bloodwork the doc ordered in preparation for my SCS trial, and this jumped out at me:

ABS Monocytes 180. The range is 200-950. So I'm thinking:

1. They are not going to do any cutting if my immune system is weakened.
   
   
2. I'm worried about what's causing this. Best case, it's the just the meds I'm on. So I stop taking them--they don't help any way. Worst case, well, were not even going to talk about that yet.

Thanks for listening to my fretting. I just don't know why nobody called my from the doc's office yesterday. Guess I'll have to get on the horn 1st thing Monday morning.

[Mark56]

Waitin and prayin to see what turns up when next you see doc.
Mark56

[Rrae]

Geeze, I hate that when they leave us hanging like that! Now you have to wait thru the whole weekend to get that call

Try not to think about the 'what ifs', I know that is easy to do tho.
Hopefully you'll get some answers soon.
Meanwhile, just know that your little army of peeps here are lookin out for you and if needed, we'll band together and march to the Doc's office and make SURE you get some answers pronto

If you can, try to 'remove' yourself from the labwork for now and do things that will help you get thru the weekend. Maybe go out and get a funny movie or something that will help keep your spirits lifted...

Caring,
Rae

[JoanB]

Thanks guys. My newfound musical instrument is helping. I've discovered that it's absolutely impossible to take yourself seriously while playing a ukulele. If that starts failing, I guess I'll just have to find myself a grass skirt.

[Rrae]

Originally Posted by JoanB

Thanks guys. My newfound musical instrument is helping. I've discovered that it's absolutely impossible to take yourself seriously while playing a ukulele. If that starts failing, I guess I'll just have to find myself a grass skirt.

Gotta say, I just love the way your sense of humor always seems to come thru.
You could get a couple more friends together with the ukes and a stack of Marshall amps and do some heavy metal.

Seriously tho, I've been wanting to get back in to guitar playing. I don't really know what's holding me back. Probly the fact that I'd have to completely start from scratch and build up some calouses....plus my hands have become weak....., not to mention ARTHRITIS!

[Mark56]

Dare I say we PUSH on, develop those callouses, and get together for a hoe-down??? Or, failing that, we could prepare a selection for church and do that tohether, complete with mandolin or ukelele leadership! Of course, if this was a church matter, there might be an issue about the grass skirt..... but Joan? Are you thinking of changing your avatar to uke and skirt? Could be a a new look, you know?


Mark56

[JoanB]

Rrae, maybe you should consider a trying uke...the neck's a lot smaller and the bar chords are a lot easier. Might be a way to get back into the swing of things!

And Mark, I have to say that in taking up the uke, one genre I never considered was sacred music. Now I'm not saying it's wrong, although we do have do acknowledge that there are some things that are clearly wrong, for example, this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfK-UzQ48JE

Also, me in a grass skirt. Wrongwrongwrong.

[Rrae]

I swear one of those guys looked just like William Shattner!
......yep, just wrong. Beam 'em up Scotty!

[Mark56]

Yeah, I thought I saw Shatner, but then I remembered, with his toupee, it would have come flyin off during such a demonstration. Point well taken Joan....... forget the grass skirt..... probably would go better on Shatner anyway.....

Beam me up, too
Shaft

[Sandy Kay]

Since I'm in Maui how about a flower lei instead of the grass skirt and there's always the mu mu you could wear. Hope the music is calming peaceful and always FUN.
Sandy