Hey, Miss J!

I’ve been trying to avoid addressing this, but since my life a pretty open book, I might as well note it as well…

I’ve been pretty transparent about problems involving my health, but every time I hear something new, I get more frustrated. I was scheduled to see a neurologist to figure out why I had a TIA in January.

It’s very possible that I had a second one in July… and it’s made me nervous. I wonder now if I’ll have another one soon and how bad it will be.

The neurologist eased my fears of it being MS, so I’m negative for that. However, he did tell me that he thought I had a blood clot somewhere… that had hunks of it breaking off causing minor strokes.

So… they want to test my veins to see if they can find the clot… or clots??

He explained what the readout I found at my house stated… That the muscle on the right side of my heart might be thickened due to struggling to pump air to and from my lungs. This is caused possibly by my asthma.

My asthma is severely aggravated by my allergies to cats. On the other allergies I have, such as dogs, dust, pollen and cockroaches (yes, I’m allergic to cockroaches too,) the levels are under 0.5. Which is good, right?

However, my reading on cats is 9.41… I am extremely allergic to them, and it’s true. In the past, my eyes would itch and swell shut… and I would also get hives.

I’m starting to worry that this all means the problems with the clot(s) are connected to problems with my heart which is exacerbated by having a severely chronic allergic reaction to cat dander… that is making it harder for my lungs to function.

I’m trying to step up my cleaning routine in here so I don’t have to give them up. The younger one is 3, so he won’t have a problem if I do have to give him up… However, the oldest one is 21, and I know no one would take her in.

I was told my lungs are supposed to last me another 50 years, so I’m starting to get very upset and frustrated.

I also think that should something happen to my fluffy boy and/or the old cat… I won’t get anymore cats.

Will my health improve? I’ve honestly no clue.

If I find out that owning them is an immediate threat to my life, I’ll have to find new homes for them.

I don’t want to… the old girl and I have been together for so many years now…

This all depends on the results of the test for clots and also what I find out from cardiology. I’ll be scheduling these appointments on Monday, along with sorting through all the other horrific medical referrals I have.

I will acknowledge my anger at the Trelegy Ellipta sample I was given for my asthma. My brand-new cough is aggravating. I didn’t have it until that medication… and the acid medication before that.

I wish I’d never mentioned having an occasional nighttime cough. Because what I have now is just…

It’s so much worse than before.

Being in a poor mood because of this has made me lose my desire to sing… and I think I’ll be resuming it in short order. It made me happy and made my lungs feel good.

Can I still sing and hold long notes? Sure can, despite all of this medical mess. I think I will start singing standing up though. Much more is involved when you’re standing.

~J. Lyst

I’m a writer yes, but I’m a singer too. And I want to hang on to both.

Oh, he also told me that I’m possibly at the beginning stages of glaucoma based on the tests on my eyes. I’ll ask the ophthalmologist about it… and if she suggests eyedrops, I’ll be taking eyedrops on top of everything else.

And again, I ask the medical community… IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT I’M GOING TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH? I’d love to be just eased into it.

Will my next diagnosis be athlete’s foot, blood clots, bowel issues or heart disease?

I will have to tune in to find out.

Ugh.