Doctor......

I returned to the neurologist after two months.

Trent was with me for the return visit.  I prayed better behavior would happen this time.  Two months ago my kids terrorized exam room in a monkey-like madness sure to convince anyone of the usefullness of birth control.

The nurses were charmed by race car noises from the waiting room.  Francesco and Lightening McQueen sped across every piece of furniture, crashing into fake plants and chair legs.  The cars were tailed by a child full of giggles and animated noises.

When it was time to go back to the exam room McQueen found the power to fly invigorating until his cohort stumbled and found linoleum.  With cat-like reflexes both owner and car gained their feet quickly. The nurse was once again amused, mommy was praying that was the last of the drama.

Have I mentioned how much I like doctors out here?  Dr. Alahi walked in RIGHT on time at 10:30am!

He had received some of my blood work from the neuro in Georgia and had reviewed my MRI imaging from last summer.  The concensus is no MS, most possible diagnosis is fibromyalgia with a hefty side of Hughes disease to round things out.  Lupus is a vague, dimming worry at this point.

We discussed the potential of 'fibro-fog' and my definite need for 8+ hrs of sleep per night.  Lack of rest only makes the fog worse.  Dr. Alahi played some memory games with me to test a few things out.  He would like to run another MRI to check for hyperintesity advancement or new spots.  An EEG is needed to test electrical impulse strength throughout my brain.  My understanding is that baselines are being set to track progression of the disease from every angle.

Meanwhile, in Trents' world he got to entertain the student doctor from UC Irvine.  Fascinating him with his knowledge of colors, shapes, planes, trains and potty training.  Oh yes, he went there!  The mommy ears caught the cherub voice say, ''In the potty, I go BiiiiiiiiG pee pees.  Is yuuuuck yuucky.''  It could be worse, he could have demonstrated for them, right?

Dr. Alahi stopped asking ME questions to verify what he had just heard.  Yep, yep you heard him.  I apologized and explained that we are newly potty trained and enamored with our bodily functions.

At that, we all declared it time to go before anymore excitement happened.