Angela's Blog

Hi there.

Back again with not too much to say. But I've got a bit, so here goes...

I've officially begun the sure-to-be nightmare of dealing with actually trying to get cleared to go back to work. So far the disability company has "not gotten my form" once and then they came back to me today after "finally" getting my form and asked for a new form to be filled out by my doctor. Apparently "May - late May 2010" is too general and they need a specific date for when I can go back to work. So I sent my doc a note asking her to pretty please fill out the form one more time with 5/24/10 in the when section. Who knew 5/24 isn't late May??? Kinda or actually ridiculously silly if you ask me. So the games begin. We have officially started this ballroom dance with a rabid rhinoceros. What fun I think it will be. It was pretty cute that my mom made the joke that near the end they'll probably come back and tell me it's in the wrong color ink. They need black not blue or vice versa.

I also have a new success to report. Not only is the sense of smell back and just getting better, but now there is a big spot on the back of my left hand that doesn't have pins and needles. Awesome!!! It's probably a little bigger than a golf ball and goes all the way down to my wrist. I don't know what specifically I can attribute it to but I'll take it! And the sense of smell is getting pretty good now. I even smelled it when Josh was toasting an English muffin in the kitchen while I was all the way in the shower. And if you know my house you know how far that is. The kitchen and the bathroom aren't even next to each other. So, yesssssss.

And OT has been really good lately too. I got assessed by a new therapist on Tuesday and now my same-as-before therapist has made a new plan of attack. We did lots of scapula work Tuesday and today and stretching.

I had a new realization this morning. I realized that I am looking forward to going back to work because that'll be only going one place those days. I am SICK of driving to heck and back from appointment to appointment. Leaving the house at 8:30am and not getting back until 6:30pm is officially old. And I'm sick of it!

And my groups at the UW are still great. Had psychotherapy group today and it's been really good the last 2 weeks! I'm glad I signed up for them.

That's it. That's all I've got for now.

Talk at ya soon.

Ang