So I couldn’t even make this stuff up if I wanted….

Last Saturday, my one and only friend here in North Carolina and I went “treasure hunting” at different places like Habitat For Humanity Restore. I was so lucky because I found an entire gorgeous bedroom set!

But…before we went, we decided to get some breakfast. I tripped on the curb and smashed my cheek on the concrete.

So now I look horrid.

Thursday, I was finally given an appointment with the hematologist to get the go-ahead to reschedule my surgery. Well, he said he wouldn’t authorize it and that I needed to find a new hospital to go to. WHAT?!?!?! So I asked him what I was supposed to do, and he said call my primary care doctor and ask for a new referral to a new orthopedic doctor and hematologist. I left in tears. He said he would not be my doctor. He said one option was to go to the ER at one of the bigger hospitals and get the referrals through the ER. I went to the ER after work last night. I sat in the waiting room from 6: 30 to 11:30 pm and still had not gotten in to see a doctor. When I went to check to see how long the wait would still be, they said that there were 100 people ahead of me, and six ambulances had just arrived, and two helicopters. I ended up leaving without care.

So today I did not go to school, which was graciously offered by my principal. I talked to the nurse at the Orthopedic Surgeon’s office, and she told me to just get another referral to a different hematologist and then call them back. I called for the referral and left a message on the computer. I have not heard anything back yet, so I am sort of back at the beginning of having no idea what is going on. As I write this, I am in horrible pain and know that this will be all my computer work for a while.

I appreciate all of the support everyone has been offering. Living so far from friends and family has made this very difficult. I keep going back to how different things would be going if David either hadn’t “dumped me” or had broken things off before moving to a state where I know no one. I am grateful for my blogging family!

Peace and love to you all!