lots been going on!

i just got my car back from the body shop. they uncovered two additional problems during final inspection and are negotiating w/ the insurance to see if the repairs will be covered.

dh is back to feeling just as bad as he did before the gallbladder surgery. poor guy. he saw the surgeon today, who ordered more bloodwork and is gonna schedule an appt w/ the GI doc for a 'tube down the throat' test. he's been vomiting, in pain on his belly which wraps around to his back, and weak. and now he also has a wicked cavity.

while he was there, i was taking lurch to the regular doctor to run some bloodwork and maybe figure out why he's so tired all the time. the kid sleeps for like 3 hours after school, then goes to bed at 8 or 9 and sleeps through the night! even the doc said, teens sleep alot, but his amt is *not* normal. she did the exam, we walked down the hall to the lab, then as we were leaving the poor kid almost passed out. he went blind for a few mins (eyes super, and i mean SUPER dilated), almost keeled over, his skin went white, and he broke out in a cold sweat. thankfully i was able to half-carry him back down to the dr's exam room where she gave him some sprite and waited until the symptoms passed.

could be anemic, could be because he had to fast and hadnt eaten, could be because he's got BP 20 pts below normal (which is common in tall, scrawny people), could be a combination. he's alright, but it did freak him out quite a bit!!

on a side note, here's something good for a laugh.
while we were waiting over at the lab, the nurse was drawing some guy's blood. he's sitting in the chair, one arm across his lap and the other on the side table that she was working on. so he asked, "how long do i have to wait before i can get stuck again?" (i'm assuming he's got multiple medical issues) the nurse replies, "2 or 3 days, to give the vein time to heal back up. but if you have another arm, they can use that one."

????? lurch and i both had a hard time stifling our giggles...