*Update*

So here's the situation.

I'm going back to work on September 21st. To date I have been to my primary care physician I think like 5 or 6 times, the ENT twice and a 3rd time next week because my ears are still ringing and we don't know why, plus an endocrinologist who was a total waste of my time. I have had blood drawn 5 times, had a throat scope, an abdominal ultrasound and a CT scan of the soft tissue in my neck. The conclusion? We don't know what or if anything is wrong with me besides the Legionella. All of my tests have come back normal and no one has any ideas.

I'm also on a no-carb diet, which totally sucks. Clearly I love carbs, and have to be in pretty dire straits to give up pizza. But I have gained quite a bit of weight in the past year and a half or so, and it needs to come off, so the Doctor has decided to starve me out! My strict instructions are these, "Sleep a lot, walk a lot, and starve yourself." Ok so my Dr. doesn't actually expect me to starve myself, but I basically eat protien and vegetables. I hate it, but I have successfully dropped some pounds so we'll see what happens. If I get down to an acceptable weight and am still having problems, we'll go through the rounds of medical guessing once again. Sounds fun, doesn't it?

In the meantime, I'm trying to gain some strength back and figure out how to get my life back to some state of normalcy. I now have less than 2 weeks to get ready to go back to work, and admittedly I'm very nervous. School is on hold, I'm not sure how or if I'll be able to handle jumping right back into my very demanding job, or when I'll feel ready to go back to school (frustrating since I only have 4 classes left). I keep telling myself to be patient with life and everything will work itself out.

I just wanted to say thanks to all the family and friends who have been supportive, especially my parents who have put up with my sometimes ultra-bratty behavior, and my friend and roommate Shauna who has basically been my caretaker and chauffeur. I'm not out of the woods yet but it's not so tragic... I have plenty of people around me for support, and things could be much much much worse. Sometimes life gives you lemons, and since I can't have lemonade anymore (too much sugar) I think I'll just squeeze it over a delicious plate of seafood, which I AM allowed to have.

There are so many more cliche's I could use in this situation to end this post, but I'm deciding against it. That's all I have to say!