Internist

I went to the internist yesterday for the first time, and so far I am very pleased. Granted, he doesn't know what is wrong with me either, but he isn't afraid to admit it, and he spent an hour with me going over my reams of paperwork, asking questions, etc. When he examined me, the one strange thing was that when he pushed on the right side of my abdomen, I had very sharp pains every time he touched that side. I don't remember if I've mentioned this before, but the past few weeks I've had no appetite and only eat because I know I need to, not because I want to. Nothing sounds good (except TOPPIT pizza!), not even chocolate! I've never uttered those words before, and hope to never again, ha ha! Really, though, eating has become something I dread now because usually my stomach hurts immediately afterward. Thus, Dr. Agnihotri has ordered an ultrasound of my abdomen on Monday morning. He also has ordered several fasting labs to be run on Friday and I am not to take one of my meds until after that. He is still wondering if something is going on with my adrenal glands, even though the VMA test came back fine, so he is running a different test for that. Even though my neurologist has not called me with my MRI results, the internist had a copy, so I was able to find out those and they look good!! The only thing that showed up was a 3mm cyst on the left side of my brain, which is apparently not a big deal, so we are very happy about that. The bottom line is this: Dr. Agnihotri recognizes that something is going on, but he doesn't know what. He is running all of these tests in hopes that something jumps out at him. To be honest, I have no idea where we go if these all come back normal, but I am at such peace knowing that he is willing to do his best to help figure me out.
Today, we took the kids to Scott's parents' house to jump in the leaves (since we don't have any) and then to my brother's house for some outdoor fun with the cousins. It was so nice to get out and enjoy the sunshine, and just spend some time with family. My youngest nephew even giggled and laughed for the first time ever while I was holding him! I feel so blessed when I am around our family or friends. You just can't beat days like today!