Enough about me

It seems like the sore on my tongue is getting smaller.  I made Jake check it out last night and then again tonight, and he thinks it looks smaller too.  I bumped up my next ENT visit to this upcoming Thursday, regardless.

But enough about me...
You're all probably thinking, "That's great that you're getting better, but what ever happened with Jake?"

Excellent question and how horrible of me to not have mentioned it previously!  So, after Jake's appointment two Fridays ago, I became convinced that the doctor was spot on with his diagnosis.  During the initial hours following the injections, the anesthetic brought Jake's pain down from a 5 to a 1 and stayed there without pain meds!  Of course, once that wore off, his pain returned to normal.  Regardless, this proves that a doctor was targeting the right spots for once!  This Friday we are going back to do a 2nd diagnostic test on Jake's back to rule out the Placebo effect and then discuss future options with the bursitis treatment.  What was supposed to happen was as the anesthetic effect wore off, the steroids were supposed to kick in and get rid of the inflammation in the busa.  This was then suppose to slowly reduce the pain.  It hasn't.  It is possible that Jake is just being extra resilient to the steroids and/or his bursa are still inflamed because he has to sit on them all day.  Regardless, I trust that this new doctor will be able to offer us a plan on Friday.

Also, Jake's special ergonomic, "zero-gravity" chair FINALLY arrived at work.  It's a tad embarrassing for Jake having to sit in his completely visible cube with this monstrous moving desk with monitor frame and motorized reclining chair.  Every time he has to get out of his cube, he has to use buttons to move the desk and chair up, which of course makes noises that the folks around him can hear.  Regardless, the lack of pressure on his bursa by being able to work in a reclined position should help towards reducing inflammation and giving them a better chance to rest/heal.

Well, it's getting late, so I better get going to bed.  Good night!