Be Patient

I saw Dr.Lerner on Monday. His summary: be patient. He said this is the hardest stage of the game because there has been a little bit of improvement, but nothing that changes the lifestyle back to its old self (or what we're aiming for- better). I continue to rest all but 4 hours or so a day. I take a morning an an afternoon nap. I have continued to get the heart palpitations so he started me on propanal. He also wants me to get an MRI on my knee and a test on my hand because I have joint pain on both of them.

I'm continuing to read, study my Bible, watch sermons on the computer (and occassionaly trashy tv) and have recently started cooking twice a week. Grocery shopping is still really hard for me as are social situations and loud noises. I have a great neighbor who goes outside and yells at trucks who park in front of our town homes to try to protect me from the noise. That is one positive that has come from all this- a year after we have moved in I'm finally getting to know our neighbors. We got some chairs for our porch. I can sit out there while the kids climb the trees and we can meet people as they walk by. My body is still having a rough time but my mind is doing okay.