Just a little update.

In my previous whine festival disguised as a blog entry, I mentioned that I had yet to hear back from the doctor's office in reference to my pain and diet issues.  Well, after I published the aforementioned whine festival in blog's clothing, I went to walk the dog.  She led me on a brief stroll of the grounds, and did her thing, making sure that everything still smelled like it smelled the last time she smelled it and the time before as well, pausing on occasion to relieve herself.

Comfortable that there were no new aromas on the grounds, the dog led me home.  As I was in the kitchen washing my hands and getting a bottle of seltzer from the fridge, the phone rang... at the  other end of the house.  Fotunately, the house is small, and when I say "at the other end of the house," I'm talking about a distance of 25 feet. So I dashed down the hallway into the bedroom in hopesof answering   this call for which I'd been waiting all day.  I arrive in the bedoom, reach for the phone mere nanoseconds after it ceased to ring.

So there I was, in that weird limbo moment.  Do I call back? Do I wait for them to leave a message? (Surely they'll leave a message). but what if they dont? what if they just leave the office without speaking to me and tomorrow I'll be forced to call early and often once again.  Whle the catastrophe committee in my head held a raging debate on the possible outcomes of the situation... I decided to wait.

Before long, there was a voicemail message on my cell.  As I began to listen to the message. The landline rang.  It was the nurse who'd just left a voicemail on my cell phone calling to let me know what I needed to do next.

Next???  Prednisone.   3 weeks of pure raw unadulterated steroid induced delusion and joy.  I'm tapering down 3 times a day for week 1, 2 times a day for week 2, and once a day for the final week.  This is gonna be fun.

I decided to wait until tomorrow to pick up the prescription. I wanted one last night of steroid-free peace.

Beginning tomorrow (actually later today) I add steroids to the regimen.  My writing will show it.  This blog will probably get a whole lot more entries, and those entries will range the realms of lucid and absurd, seemingly without logic, purpose, or reason....

It's gonna be a wiiiiiiild ride
Stay tuned.