Well, I wrote about the improvement in my heart function last time, but I didn't mention what's been going on with me lately. I have been in severe pain from the neck and shoulders area all the way down to the feet. A multitude of blood tests were done to rule out a number of possibilities, and they all came back negative. Now, I've waited two weeks at this point to get an MRI scheduled. My doctor believes I either have a tumor growing in my cervical spine vicinity, or I have a pinched nerve in that area. An MRI would show what's happening, but I have a feeling that my insurance doesn't want to pay for it, because it is very expensive. At the same time, I'm taking four different medications for the pain alone. I'm taking Lortab (the narcotic pain reliever), the top dose of Ibuprofen, Soma (a muscle relaxant), and Neurontin (which is suppose to relieve neuralgia... any type of nerve pain.) It's taking all four of these drugs to touch the pain. Why does it seem like there always has to be something that's not quite right with me? I have no idea. But, I don't believe in bad luck.
Anyway, it's not all bad news. Louis, who I wrote about in the last blog, is still there for me, constantly. If we miss a day talking to each other, it's a rare occasion. Nothing that I've gone through has freaked him out. He always has advice, even though I don't appreciate all of it. But, I've definitely needed someone other than my parents to talk to regularly. I have other friends, but they all have very hectic schedules. I don't blame them for not contacting me frequently. I'm the type of person who is introverted and has very few close friends. Louis, on the other hand, is an extrovert who needs to be with friends almost every day. So, after talking many times, I think he finally understands I'm not the socially needy type of individual. I like all the time I spend alone. As long as I have my music, both to play and listen to, I'm perfectly content. Well, it looks like an August heat wave is going to set in this weekend. I hope all the people in the eastern half of the country have a cool place to be. In the long term, it looks like temperatures will return to a more normal type of heat by the latter part of next week. I hope we have nothing like last August where Louisville hit over 100 degrees F at least ten times! Well, keep cool! I mean that in the literal and figurative types of speech.
Right now, I have a showdown going on with my parents. My dad put a McCain sticker on his car. I said to myself that once he does it that I'm going to find an Obama sticker and show my support for the other side. I can't believe anyone would support a candidate that would continue four more years of failed Bush policies. Our economy is a wreck, and Bush policy supports corporate greed by giving them tax breaks. We learned in the 1980s under Reagan that trickle down economics doesn't work. They don't create more jobs, they keep the money. It's time tax breaks were given to those who need it. I know it sounds cliche, but the rich get richer and the poor get poorer under a Republican administration. The middle class has virtually disappeared. They said today in the news that Obama is playing the race card, but racism is quite alive and well in 2008. I think there are a lot of people who won't vote for Obama simply because he's black. And there remains the myth that he is somehow Muslim. He has said directly into the camera that he has never been a Muslim. If he is a liar, he's a damn good liar. Anyway, that's my political soapbox for this day. Please respond as you so desire...
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