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I am already falling behind in entries for NaBloPoMo. I did figure out how to backdate entries so that's what I will be doing till I catch up.
I haven't felt well in the past two days because my left leg has swelled up to twice it's size. My right leg is also swollen. My doc wasn't in at that the VooDoo Village so I had to see someone different.(I have always called the doctor's complex the VooDoo Village because it looks like a bunch of tribal huts with shingles on them)
I hate doing that because I have to explain my whole pathology and diagnosis. I get tired of it. You would think the hypochondriac in me would love it but I just want the doc to figure out what the problem is. So this doc thought that my swelling was related to the cancer, ordered blood tests, and prescribed a diuretic. I am hoping the diuretic will drain it and that this will go away.
I am so tired of having something wrong with me. My leg hurts and every minute I wonder if I have a blood clot. My back is also hurting because I think I did too much yesterday. Maybe my lymph nodes decided enough is enough and decided to clog up. I have canckles.Or maybe I have gout. My leg just looks gross and to top it off I can't reach down far enough to shave the last bits of hair around my ankles. I am so uncomfortable with this.
Let's hope this situation calms down because I have stuff to do tomorrow. I have to set my son up to videotape something and I have to judge the Turkey Drop at school. Our college radio station as an homage to WKRP in Cincinnati holds an annual 'Turkey' drop where campus organizations fashion 'turkeys' that are dropped from a dorm fire escape. There are categories for the longest hang time, best dressed, best splat, and most accurate. I do love me some turkey drop. I am not so in love with trying to videotape all of this poetry tomorrow. I've been out sick for most of the semester but I will manage to do some taping for the poets. It's amazing how things like that work out.
I did see my dog today so that was a good thing. I will report back on the Turkey Drop tomorrow if I don't throw a clot and die.
