News of the day

I just came from one of the many local food banks.  I dropped off toys that my Blue Thong Society collected.  It was so sad to know that our toys were the only ones sitting on the shelf as the others had been handed out and there was nothing to spare. : (  It is very tight for everyone this year!  At least the 3 of us were able to help.

I have an awesome RN that I work with at Hospice of St. Francis.  She was concerned about a close friend of hers that has a 5 year old and a 13 year old.  She is in school FT with 2 semesters to go and is in the process of divorcing the children's father after 20+ years.  They were High School sweethearts but he now has a prescription drug addiction.  My friend said that her friend could not afford Christmas this year and that she went around to Angel tree type things with no success.  I mentioned this to Jim and before you know it his whole company is chipping in and has the list ordered and wrapped!  It makes me all warm and fuzzy!  Big thanks to his peeps!  This Saturday at 2pm we get to meet this family and give the gifts to Mom!  I CANNOT WAIT! :)

I got my MRI results today for the repeat test in Tampa with contrast.  They suggest it may be a Prolactinoma.  With my Prolactin levels only tested once it is hard to gauge but they were high, although not very.  Ho hum.  I am sending off the MRI CD's and the reports to Dr. Brooke Swearingen in Boston.     I hope for some answers soon.

I spoke to Dr. Lawson today and she was able to view my most recent of 5 Cortisol tests.  4 of them were acceptable and 1 showed that I have zero Cortisol AGAIN.  I believe this is because the 5th test I was off the Cortef for 3 days while usually they tell you to stop taking it 24 hours in advance.  Finally!  Something might make sense.  After going cold turkey off the Cortef for the last few weeks at Dr. Lawson's instruction I am being told to start taking steroids again.  Hmm.  I requested a lab slip to go get one last Cortisol level before going back on steroids (Prednesone now) and she faxed it over to me.  Tomorrow at 8am is D DAY and then I am off the the Gaylord Palms to relax with my husband and look at Christmas lights etc.  Ahhh I am looking forward to that!!!!