02-21-23 Use it or lose it
I am going to go medically personal so if that makes you uncomfortable… stop reading, see you tomorrow.
I have been dealing with an itch and discomfort since before my last colonoscopy which was in November of 2021. It comes and goes but is generally always there and is rarely soothed except for the time I am in the bath. This morning was so painful that I actually left work as soon as I was done my two payroll and took my current book to sit in the Urgent Care clinic. They had the red sign up that wait times would be long. I was an hour and a half which wasn’t too bad and I got some good reading in. The Dr was lovely and kind and has referred me to the Dr who did my colonoscopy to hopefully do some banding and take care of the original problem. What surprised us both and she even looked it up to show me, was that I have Lichen Sclerosus. It is a thinning of the skin that is very itchy and the pigment is gone completely. I will pick up a prescription for a steroid cream and await seeing the specialist. I probably should have seen someone sooner, especially when Tucks etc, didn’t solve the issue long ago. I guess I should take a look down there more often to be sure all is good. I did make the Dr laugh when I explained that I wanted to see but didn’t want to take a picture or it would end up in my cloud so didn’t know how bad it was. I am grateful for the clinic and the time to go there.
I thought it may be slower out today as the snow was coming down hard this morning. I had cleared the walk and driven away when I realized I’d left my lunch on the porch. It was very frozen when I got home but I was able to enjoy it without the greens after I warmed it up
My order of non-alcoholic beverages arrived today and the first one I tried, the Spice 94 is very tasty. They are zero calories and I am just mixing with sparkling water from my Soda Stream.
I did work late and was thrilled to get home and find that my neighbour had used her snowblower on my drive and walk, very kind. I enjoyed my evening working on and finishing the puzzle I started last evening. These are the ones that my friend Kelly sent me. They go quite quickly and that is a nice change after the 2998 piece one.
So, I guess, I learned today that moss doesn’t always grow on the North side of trees.
triumphgal 