Thank God that’s over!! I just wanted to let everyone know that I didn’t find out much from my appt and test today.   He said we’ll know something more next week and did some additional blood work to make sure things weren’t getting worse than they were last week when I had it done.  When my other dr told me that I had an elevated CK level last week I said ok, and she said it’s not bad enough to hospitalize you.  I just assumed she was being funny, since my other dr has said that to me before, about my thyroid I beleive.  But today my neurologist had gotten a copy of the other drs notes but not that labwork so he asked me if I knew the number of how high it was, I said no but repeated what she’d said.  He in turn said that’s good to know.  I said I thought she was kidding, he then explained that if that level is too high they do hospitalize you and flush the toxins out of your bloodstream.  DOH!!   So he redid the bloodwork today to make sure it’s not getting worse, I didnt think it was that big a deal until today. So  they are trying to narrow down what is wrong, right now all they are saying is that they think it’s a muscle disease and they are trying to narrow down just exactly what kind, which apparently is a painful process!   I am so glad that test is over with! that test was pretty painful, I was in tears even at some points.   they did an EMG and a nerve conduction study or something similar.   the second part was easy, just odd feeling.  the emg was ok except I was already in pain,I never looked at the size of the needles, that probably helped too.  so they stuck this needle in my already aching body, then pushed it in further and made me move that part of my body, needless to say some parts of it really hurt.   overall it was better than I expected,  but the few places where I’ve been in the most pain it was pretty bad, and it’s still hurting now worse than it was before I went this morning.

and because what fun would a day like this be without car problems, when on my way to the appt the van started to overheat as I got to the hospital’s parking garage.  I went to my appt since I figured after it cooled down while I was there it would be ok.  but on the way home from getting the kids it overheated again.   just what we need now, a non working vehicle.  I’m going to drive our car tonight, with Caleb in the front passenger seat since all three dont fit in the back.   hoping the car acts ok, it had been acting up too but we havent used it a lot so we were hoping it was just because it’s been sitting unused for a while.

as always, fun things for the McKenzies.  Dean comes in late tonight, hoping I am asleep when he does, but it’s been hard for me to sleep through the pain, and especially fall asleep with all the pain I’ve been in.  we have no plans for the weekend, but we’re excited it’s going to be great weather so maybe we can get out and do fun family things!  —like raking the leaves in the yard!  🙂

have a good weekend everyone!!