(JessFinds) A pharmaceutical solution

I pretty much stormed my docs office yesterday. I am now on pain meds (woohoo!) and thyroid medication. He took one look at me and said "oh, you poor thing" without any sarcasm or malice and I almost started crying! I am just hurting from head to toe. There was some sort of mix-up where my treating doctor did not realize it was going to take 5 months to get in to see a specialist. It was so nice to have someone take me seriously, review the information with me and design a long-term plan. I still need to meet with an Endocrinologist but at least the path towards feeling better has begun. He said I should start to feel better in about 3-4 weeks and I should feel like a totally different person in about 6 months. 

I have been barely keeping it together. My body is creaking like I am 104 instead of 34.  My joints are all swollen and crunchy. It is just crappy.

I have given fair warning to all of my family and friends - when I come to visit in a few weeks nobody is allowed to gasp in horror or make any weight comments. My face and neck are puffed up to the point that it looks like I am a no-neck. It may take a few months for it to reduce. Same with my legs and joints. So I am going with the chunky girl look. Unkay? Not fighting it right now. The meds will work their magic and I should be back to normal within the year.

Yesterday, Preacher took a spill off of the stairs that lead to our shed. He twisted his ankle and torqued his back. So we are both acting like grumpy curmudgeons.