So, how many is a few anyway?

I know in my last, uh, post, I said that I would post an update in a few days. And it has been a few days. And a few more I guess. Anyway, here I am posting now.

The Real Update!

I don't think that many of you know this, but I have experiencing pain in my joints for the past five or so months. It has ranged from almost debilitating to just mildly annoying, but I have had the pain almost 90% of the time. Mostly in my ankles and knees but also in my feet(like a toe or something) and elbows. One of the worst parts of this is that I could not get my primary care provider (who was a Nurse Practitioner) to take me seriously about this.

Through the college nurse, I finally got hooked up with a good sports medicine Dr. He has diagnosed me with some form of arthritis, probably gout, which has been exasperated by my working conditions and some other medicine I'm taking. He was also able to set me up with a much better primary care Dr. She is an internist in the St. Johns medical system and actually shares an office with the Sports Medicine Dr. so they can easily confer with each other about my problem.

I can finally say that there seems to be some relief in sight for this problem. That excites me. I feel like I've been hurting forever.

On Another Note

This semester is about half over, I'm excited about that also. Don't get me wrong, I am thoroughly enjoying most of my classes and am learning some good stuff, but life gets very hectic with this sort of schedule plus trying to maintain all the other things in life you should be doing. I am looking forward to the summer.

Until Next Time

I promise (I think) it will not be as long between posts next time. I'm going to strive to post a couple times a week, really.

Thanks for visiting.