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Had my follow-up appointment today. Can't say it was worth much--all the guy did was schedule an appointment with a neurologist on Thursday, where they'll do the same nerve conduction study, but with needles. Wow, I can't wait for that one. Christmas just hasn't ended yet.

And the guy is saying, "I don't know if it's muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, ALS...." Thanks for the optimism, there. I told him I thought it had something to do with my back, since it's bothered me just a bit with all of this. My personal gut feeling is there's a pinched nerve or something back there. So then he says, "Well, it could be a bulging disc." Let's mention that before the life-threatening ideas, OK? Thanks.

They were going to have me wear a halter that monitored my heart for 24 hours. Not sure why that didn't happen--maybe they expected different results from the first nerve study. The one thing that does seem to be working is my blood pressure, which has been "almost perfect" every time I've been in. So I'm not sure why they'd have wanted to measure my heart anyway, but it didn't happen, so no reason to be concerned about that.

Keep Meron in your thoughts and prayers as well. She's a world-class worrier, and having the guy throw around big stuff like that didn't help her mindset any. She's trying to not let it get to her, but it's hard when she's sitting at home with Benjamin all day.

Anyway, just a quick update for those wondering. My improvement from yesterday didn't last, though I think it's coming and going because after the doctor visit, I seemed to move a little better. So maybe I'm getting out of the woods, maybe it's just the eye of the storm. Who knows?