Week 49

  Well, that was a week... 

 Monday, I had a consult with the sleep medicine people... because my neurologist wanted me to. 

 Let me start by saying, I know sleep apnea is a serious thing and I know people have it and need help with it. But, for years my doctor back in Muncie tried to get me to do a sleep study for no better reason than I snore and, oh yeah, they had a brand new sleep lab in the basement. No, just no.

So, I confess I did go in with doubts.

I also went in without my cane. 

Yeah, about that cane. I've taken to bringing one with me (I inherited a bunch of antique canes from my Grampa Ted) whenever I go out. Mostly, I tell people, it's there to help me remember to slow down and not overdo. Sometimes, I admit, I have leaned on it pretty heavily. That day, I felt great... really great... and made the conscious choice to leave it at home. 

 OK, dumb thing to do. 

I walk from the house to the car. Juno drops me off at the door of the clinic and I walk down the hallway to the doctors office. I'm standing the check in desk and the receptionist takes one look at me and tells me to sit down. OK, so I was clutching the counter and swaying a bit. She had me lean on her arm on the way to the exam room (so it wasn't all bad). 

 Needless to say, rapid fire interview with a physicians assistant and a recommendation for a sleep study follow. Shock. Amaze. 

 The next day, I talked to another very nice receptionist at the actual sleep center. After explaining my reservations about the whole thing, and the cost involved, she said that based on the paperwork the physicians assistant sent over I was borderline for even qualifying for the test. Actually, just below the "standard" you-might-need-this-test score. (I scored a 6, the cut off is 7... don't ask me what the numbers mean).

 She also said they had an easy, cheap, at home test they could do to determine if I actually needed to be tested. I think we'll go with that.

 But wait, there's more... (Wow, this was a busy week).

 On Thursday I started taking a online course on Healthy Living with Chronic Conditions. The first session was great... It's already encouraging and pushing me in ways I didn't expect. I think it's going to be really valuable.

 So... yeah... big week.