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I get that the new wave is for doctors to hire a ton of medical assistants because nurses cost more. There's a reason for that.......THEY'RE WORTH IT.  Well, most are.  Not the one I had a conversation with on Friday.  But this about me, not her.

So, I went to see the doctor on Monday.  My numbers are all normal, but luckily Dr. P had some forethought and sent me for an ultrasound at the same time as labs.  Thus saving some time.

Turns out I have a cyst on my thyroid.  Not horrible, he's not even overly concerned.  But being the proactiv dr he is, he did order a Nuc Med test.

Now, from what I've been told this is a two-day test.  Great, just how I wanted to spend my two days off.  Driving back and forth to a lab that's 40 minutes away in good traffic.  I may look for a closer location.  That or I'm looking to find ways to occupy myself in town in between all these little appointments.

I'm tired and run down to the point that some coworkers are noticing.  They ask if I'm okay.  I just say, "I'm tired." 

But it's more than that.  I don't sleep well and my mind is scattered most days.  I've been called an airhead and it's been bouncing around in my head for a while now.  It's really not that.  I am scattered.  I have all this information bouncing in my head, with 90% of it relevant to my day, just not at the time I think of it. 

This is part of my 140by40 pledge to myself, to be more mentally healthy.  And sadly, I think medication will be necessary,