Wednesday, November 21, 2012
My next move...
This year is going by so ridiculously fast. I'll be graduating in just over a year. I have no idea what I'm going to do next. Ashley really wants me to move to Flagstaff, AZ and move in with her. I'm considering it. I mean, there won't be anything left for me in Chico and I don't want to move back in with my parents long term. I have to see where life takes me but it's an option I'm seriously considering. I think it'd be good for me. I really miss Ashley and it'd be good for us to have some real time together. I have a lot of thinking to do.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
My AHO story
I never posted about this but over the summer, I was diagnosed with Albright's Hereditary Osteodystraphy. It's a syndrome in which my DNA had a mutation
and my body doesn't recognize the parathyroid hormone which has caused all sorts
of problems.
So, I went back to Stanford to see Genetics again and the Endocrinologist today. The Endo. was normal, I guess. We went over my symptoms which took forever and they took blood. They said they'd send the results in 7-10 business days and we'll go from there. The geneticist was not so great though. They told me that my AHO is mild and it won't get any worse which is great. It could be a lot worse but there's nothing we can do to prevent the calcium deposits from growing. My calcium levels are normal and it's just a result of my body's inability to recognize the parathyroid hormone. We were trying to get some more information out of them but there was nothing for them to give me because the disorder is so rare. The only recommendation they did have is that I have yearly blood draws to check my levels which may help.
So, I still feel a little lost still but I guess I'll just go on living life until another calcium deposit grows too big to tolerate and then deal with that when it happens. That's all I can do. I am glad that I don't have to go back anymore though, at least for Genetics and I have a diagnosis which was the goal in the first place
So, I went back to Stanford to see Genetics again and the Endocrinologist today. The Endo. was normal, I guess. We went over my symptoms which took forever and they took blood. They said they'd send the results in 7-10 business days and we'll go from there. The geneticist was not so great though. They told me that my AHO is mild and it won't get any worse which is great. It could be a lot worse but there's nothing we can do to prevent the calcium deposits from growing. My calcium levels are normal and it's just a result of my body's inability to recognize the parathyroid hormone. We were trying to get some more information out of them but there was nothing for them to give me because the disorder is so rare. The only recommendation they did have is that I have yearly blood draws to check my levels which may help.
So, I still feel a little lost still but I guess I'll just go on living life until another calcium deposit grows too big to tolerate and then deal with that when it happens. That's all I can do. I am glad that I don't have to go back anymore though, at least for Genetics and I have a diagnosis which was the goal in the first place
Sunday, November 18, 2012
5 weeks and 5 days later...
OK. I need to hit pause and rewind right now because I can not believe it hasn't even been six weeks since I lost my job.
I feel like I've been on an emotional roller coaster.That week that I lost my job was horrible. I grieved pretty badly but my friends were there to pick me back up.
I haven't been doing so well lately, especially the past couple weeks but without going into the graphic details I'll just say that I'm doing Ok now. My family and friends have been so supportive. I'm starting to think clearly which is nice.
What I need to do is figure out what the hell I'm doing with my life. I know, for sure, that I'm not going to join the military. I feel like my life is leading me down a different path. I'm not sure where that path goes but I'll figure it out. I'm going to start weighing out my options.
Right now, my best options are:
1) Graduate and move back home to Paso.
2) Move to Flagstaff, AZ after graduation and live with Ashley.
3) Move down to Fullerton if I get into Graduate School and go to CSU, Fullerton.
4) Move back east (fat chance)
Those are my best options right now but I only just started thinking about it. We'll see where life takes me.
I feel like I've been on an emotional roller coaster.That week that I lost my job was horrible. I grieved pretty badly but my friends were there to pick me back up.
I haven't been doing so well lately, especially the past couple weeks but without going into the graphic details I'll just say that I'm doing Ok now. My family and friends have been so supportive. I'm starting to think clearly which is nice.
What I need to do is figure out what the hell I'm doing with my life. I know, for sure, that I'm not going to join the military. I feel like my life is leading me down a different path. I'm not sure where that path goes but I'll figure it out. I'm going to start weighing out my options.
Right now, my best options are:
1) Graduate and move back home to Paso.
2) Move to Flagstaff, AZ after graduation and live with Ashley.
3) Move down to Fullerton if I get into Graduate School and go to CSU, Fullerton.
4) Move back east (fat chance)
Those are my best options right now but I only just started thinking about it. We'll see where life takes me.
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