Rheumy's visit

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I went to see my rheumy yesterday. Blood Pressure is high, so I'm up on my bp medication. I've been having a major migraine for the last four days, he says it may be from the blood pressure. He did confirm that I have tennis elbow (tendonitis, sp?) and I need to find out with my nephrologist if I can take any anti-inflammatory meds. If not, it'll be either a cortisone shot, or physical therapy. I think I rather go with the shot.

I'm heading off to the pool, as it's the first nice day since Thursday. Some other mothers will be there and they promised they'll watch my boys so I can have some rest. We all help each other and watch each others kids when one of us needs a break. I will probably try to read some, maybe that'll relax me, that's if my eyes let me with this headache.

I speak with Sebastian on a regular basis. His two weeks at the camp were up last Thursday, he stayed with my friends at the seaside for two days and on Sunday he went cross country to the mountain side to be with my in-laws until Sunday. I call him each afternoon to say good-night, when it's 3pm here, it's 9pm over there. He's a chatter box, telling me about every detail of the day, he's having plenty of fun, and right now he's there with all his first cousins. All my hubby's nieces and nephews have come to stay with the in-laws this week. Sebastian has a huge sense of family, so he feels great, and what helps is they are all about his age. One 16 year old, but she's great with all the rest of the kids. Loves to talk, tell them stories based on history facts and so on. He's also been seeing a lot of old, old places, castles, WWII bases and so on. So, my boy will come back so much more mature and aware of the world and things about it.

I miss him more and more each day, but I also realize now more than ever how very commanding he is with his two younger brothers. It has been so quiet without him, these two never get into a fight over anything, they usually agree on stuff. With Sebastian around it's either his way or the high way.

Hope he learns some control of it with time, or he will have a bad time in the future. I have my mother as an example of such a personality, and I just silently hope he didn't inherit her genes.

Ok, that's it for my rambling. I don't know what to do with this headache, and of course the doctor couldn't help himself but warn me of a stroke with high blood pressure. So now I'm a bit worried, but I've had higher blood pressure before and I was fine. I just don't like this headache on top of it.

Mojo