The countdown is on...5 hours until nerve studies

[trueblue06]

Well here I go, I'm getting organised for my nerve studies which happen at 4.30pm today AEST in Brisbane.
I always catch the train which takes about 40 minutes and from there I need to catch a bus to the hospital where my Neurologist will be. Hope I don't get lost, have not been there before.  

Please keep me in your thoughts everyone, I could use a little bit of everyone's support today.
It might not seem a big deal but I guess I am feeling like this is finally it, this is the last stop on my journey.

A strange feeling after so much frustration and limbo land for so long.
It sure has given me some insight into how others here must have felt when they finally had a diagnosis.

As I am single and an orphan, ( my family have all passed on ) my friends here at the forum are the only ones I can talk to about what is happening to me. Wish I could pack you all up and take you with me for support!
I am sure that my Doc already knows the answers after our discussion a couple of weeks ago so I would just like to get the ball rolling and get into hospital and start treatment.

Isn't it amazing how you start to notice symptoms that you otherwise probably ignored before you were told what the disease is?

For instance, I didn't realise just how weak my hands and feet were until he told me. I've had a lot of trouble taking screw tops off bottles, thought they were just tight but hang on, I could always undo them before without having to ask for help or resort to a wet towel or running the bottle under hot water.

Another one I noticed yesterday was changing over the heads on the vacuum cleaner, I just couldn't budge them.
I must have been just ignorant to my weakness before. I was always a person who could do just about anything, change a tap washer, the odd bit of plumbing, house maintenance, gardening, changing light bulbs, changing flat tyres and all the things that the male population generally do. Not anymore for me, perhaps that isn't such a bad thing after all. Trouble is nobody there to do them for me, I'll have to work on the neighbours.

I just thought also while I am writing away here, you may notice some of my words seem to be spelled incorrectly. I do make quite a few typos but down under in Aus we do spell some words differently to our American friends.

Our Prime Minister is over in your country making himself known, he is actually originally from the same State in Australia where I live. He has been nick named Kevin 747 ( Kevin Rudd ) by the opposition party as they think he is taking too many overseas trips. I won't go down the political path but some of you may have seen or heard about him meeting your new President.

I'm starting to ramble on so I'll sign off and catch up after I've seen him.

Cheers all,

TB

[Nan4478]

Good luck today, I hope all goes well for you
Nan

[Melissa072]

Hi

Hope all goes well with the results, Paul is a great neuro, very caring.

Talk soon,

Melissa

[trueblue06]

Hi again Melissa,
Hope you got my messages.

Sorry, had to get off the computer, had someone at the door. Paul Sandstrom is doing my tests himself.

LGK54
Lulu

I don't think I had better put the Aussie meaning here, it would be ********'d out.

Don't have too much trouble with the train it's the buses! Brisbane is a bit too big for little old me.

I'll give you a report later today or tomorrow.

TB

[Lulu54]

TrueBlue,
I sure wish a bunch of us could hitch a ride on your coat tails and go along with you.  Just know we will be thinking of you as you see this neuro - I certainly hope you will get some solid answers today. Regardless of what you hear, be sure to come back and let us know, ok?

Now about that spelling - you Australians are just like our British members, always throwing in an extra *u* that isn't needed in words or coming up with funny sayings. I have a good friend in the UK who we became quite embroiled into the discussion of whether I have a tire or tyre on my car.  You don't even want to think about the laughs she had when  I told her I had a fanny pack.  It doesn't mean even close to the same thing she thought .... what image does it conjure up in your mind ???  ok, stop laughing and I will tell you it is a purse that is worn around your waist and not that particular piece of female anatomy.   As long as you are willing to translate for us, we should be ok with understanding your version of English! LOL

good luck today - be sure to pay attention to the stops and when to get off the train,
Lulu

[Melissa072]

Good Luck..........................

Which neuro are you going to see?

Melissa