Hubby's first day of leave and he had to take an online training course, answer work emails, and write a brief.  He is supposed to be on LEAVE.  I can't get mad at him, don't know what good it would do, I don't think he has much of a choice.  It's just irritating...and disappointing.

It's Sunday night, and hubby is packing again.  I've had several people ask me how we are dealing with the constant travel.  The answer is simple: While it isn't the most ideal situation, it could be worse. He's not deployed. It's better than not seeing him at all.
 
It really is that simple.

Sure, I could bitch and moan, but it would be a terrible waste of energy...energy that I need to locate my chocolate.

He is...I'm not being harsh.  I despise male doctor's who dismiss women's medical complaints.  If I rehash the entire appointment it will just piss me off again.  When "panic attack" was one of the first things he uttered, I knew it wasn't going to go well.  In hindsight, I should have just left.  When I told my primary care doctor what happened, he said he wasn't surprised...that the cardiologist has rubbed several patients and doctors the wrong way and that it's just his personality  (or lack thereof).  The one good and only helpful thing that came out of the appointment was the referral to the Electrophysiologist.  They also want me to do wear a 24-hour Blood Pressure Monitor and do a 30-day Holter Monitor test.  Fun.  

My Primary Care Doctor suspects that I am coming out of a Lupus flare-up (truly an "Aha" moment).  But he also wants to rule out  Adrenal Insufficiency.  He referred me to an Endocrinologist to get that tested, and my follow-up with the Rheumatologist is next week, so we'll see what those test results say. 

So now it's a waiting game, but at least I am feeling better...just in time for hubby to take off again on one of his trips. Blah. Thank God my Mom lives so close,  she has been a huge help lately. 

Hope you all are doing well...time to play catch-up again on journals.  Ugh...I hate falling behind.

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  Been meaning to post an update...but I'm still not feeling well and everything seems to be taking way too much effort.  I saw my primary care on Monday and she did an EKG which was normal, and my thyroid levels are normal so that isn't playing a role, but my resting pulse was elevated so she put me on a beta-blocker.  It seemed to work well for the first few doses and then it just made me feel worse so I had to stop taking it.  Still symptomatic, having to take breaks and rest a lot, can't drive more than a few minutes without getting nauseated. I don't have time for this crap.      

I see the cardiologist on Monday. I hope he can figure something out...cause this sucks.