petite pile o’ points

* by last night, my abdomen felt like it had received a sound pummeling (thanks to ludmila’s “gentle” touch). i took some ibuprofen and went to bed, but it was still sore today and is still achy right now. i want to believe the residual pain is just a result of the procedure, but the what ifs have been on quite the tear since yesterday.

* further to that, i met with my nurse friend earlier, and she’s still on the case in terms of helping me find health-care professionals who not only acknowledge, but embrace, the “care” portion of their job classification. i’m so hugely grateful for her help and support, both medically and personally. it makes me feel like i’m not in this alone, especially since i feel like dr. textbook – who treats me as though she’s just met me even though i’ve been seeing her for five years (i’m pretty sure she wouldn’t know my name if it wasn’t printed on my chart) – has totally dropped the ball, and is not only clueless but not overly invested in my well-being one way or the other.

* i received word that my dentist is dying. she’s in the hospital, where she’s been for three weeks, and has only been given a few more days to live. as i mentioned when i first wrote about her, she was wonderful and, though this news is very sad, i’ve known since november that it was bound to arrive sooner or later, so it's not unexpected.

* today, to take my mind off things, i gave my apartment a master cleanse. wall to wall, top to bottom. so very satisfying. it’s sparkling now and, as we know, i do love that.

* YB and i will be heading to the states this weekend and i'm SO looking forward to it. i really really need to get away, even if only for a couple of days, so we’re making the most of the decent weather and the cheap hotel prices and the fact that she has monday off. cheesecake factory, target, TJ maxx, ted’s hot dogs... here we come!