Friends,
Obviously a small wrench has been thrown in to my life. More medical issues, again. While the restless legs syndrome is still there (and looks like it might be under control for a while), the Mysterious Leg Pain is just that – a mystery. I am not coping so well with constant “I’m not sure what’s wrong, all your blood work is normal” from doctors and feeling so sore all the time. My neurologist is having my primary care physician at the University Health Service refer me out to another specialist: a rheumatologist. While rheumatology is not my neurologist’s specialty, she said that the pain that we discuss sounds like it “could be” arthritis. As a geologist, arthritis is a little more of a spooky situation to be in versus RLS (where movement helps) or something with my thyroid that could be treated with meds or whatnot and not be so obtrusive. I am now beginning to assemble a laundry list of things that the rheumatologist three hours a way (in my hometown, who is actually covered by my insurance) needs so he will consider if I need to be seen. The local rheumatologist is not under my insurance, so I cannot see him. Under insurance, my neurology bill was $200 and I have a follow up appointment with her in a couple of weeks. Considering I work 12 hour weeks (unless I take time off to do homework/study for an exam which happens about every three weeks), I am not rolling in money here. But, I am so tired of feeling bad that money is not the biggest of my worries. 
At any rate, I will have the written referral for the rheumatologist tomorrow and hopefully can fax to him all the stuff he needs so he can “consider” my case. Hopefully he will agree to see me. If he does, I could see him in as soon as 2 weeks or late as January 2007. Depends on what he thinks.
So I am just blah these days, sore and frustrated and spooked and just all sorts of icky feeling. In the Grand Scheme Of Things this has a point and a purpose, but I’m just …. falling apart. And honestly, I’m scared out of my mind by it.
