We’ve now been in this house for 3 years. Yesterday was noisy, but today is peaceful. We went out walking by the lake after I talked to Tammy.

Last night I had a dream that Tammy acquired a lot of money and was looking to move, not that I can imagine she would in real life if she did obtain a lot of money. Her place is plenty beautiful and spacious enough and she lives in a gorgeous area. I’d love to live there if Hawaii’s out of the question. I’d be a little worried about the humidity, but it definitely wouldn’t be economically smart to stay here for the rest of our lives. Cali’s too expensive.

Anyway, I wondered if the dream meant that Tammy might be suing her surgeons since the surgery she had to help alleviate her pain was a bust, but she was told up front that it might not work. Maybe Mark will find work then, but who knows?

She described another procedure they’re going to try since her leg and back pain is really bad. On top of the fibromyalgia, she’s got bad arthritis, but not typical aging arthritis. It’s some kind of autoimmune-related thing. She said something about them trying a “big drug” that’s been used for cancer and things like that. She’s had a lot of shakiness in her hands too, she also said. It sucks that she’s still suffering. Hopefully, the next step will help.

I have now taken 4 Pravastatin doses and the throat irritation that had backed off has picked up again. I asked her about it, but she said she’s never heard of those on this type of statin having sore throats.

According to some research we did, it can last a few days, a few weeks or even longer. One person said they took it for two years and had a sore throat the whole time. It’s not a scary or dangerous side effect, but it’s annoying at times. Gonna give it a little more time, though, since I’ve only been on it a week. I just hope it doesn’t get worse! I’m just glad I haven’t had any anxiety or issues with my stomach or muscles. Still, I’ve had enough of the medication issues. Since no plaque was found in my arteries and I’m in no imminent danger, I will stop the statins if my throat doesn’t improve soon enough.

What’s weird is that in a study they did, the same amount of people given fakes complained of throat irritation as did those given the real thing. So they couldn’t really prove a connection, but since nothing has changed but the fact that I went on statins, I think it is related and not anxiety like Doc A thinks. Hell, if I broke a leg she’d tell me it was anxiety, LOL. I agree that the facial tingling could be anxiety as she said, but I haven’t had much of that. Also, I got a sore throat the first time I took these statins last month. Hard to believe that’s just a coincidence. I’ve never had a sore throat when being anxious before, though I have had that lump in the throat kind of feeling. I’ve never even heard of anxiety causing throat irritation.

I just might’ve been on the verge of panicking this morning had I been alone. I don’t know what the hell happened, but as I was waking up it was almost like I heard this strange roaring sound in the left side of my head and neck, but I was fine as soon as I stood up. Probably just that ear draining.

The rats are still shy, but not crazy shy. I can handle them easily enough whenever I want to. They’re using their “poop pan,” too. I didn’t think they would, but yes, they do most of their turding in the triangular plastic poop pan that’s in a corner of their cage. They piss everywhere, though, so as to mark their territory.

I’m 4 days late for my period as my body struggles to produce enough estrogen to turn on a period. It’s like my body just doesn’t quite get how to make periods anymore, but I don’t think I’m done with them yet. I think within a week I’ll get one. I got all watery and bloated, but now it’s backed off a bit. It’s like it can’t make up its mind.

Got up at 6am and it was down to 71° in here, that’s how mild this summer has been for the most part. Of course I still hot flashed the night away, LOL.

Besides money coming Tammy’s way, I also had a dream my old endo became a dentist and then a counselor.