On the road now to see my new endo so I’ll type and share this later as I’m writing in a paper journal at the moment.

Slept amazingly well and have amazing energy! For months I worried I wouldn’t make it or would be exhausted. Now I just have to hope this doctor isn’t a denier when it comes to levothyroxine and anxiety and that she doesn’t tell me she’s never heard of cholecystectomies and rising TSH levels.

Tom brought up a good point when he said he questioned the gallbladder connection because it was already so dead. I think there’s a connection, though. The timing can’t be a coincidence. Or can it? Besides, going from 17% to 0% is still something. Gastritis and thyroid cancer can also cause absorption issues but there’s no way I could have cancer. I’d have other symptoms if I did. Still, if I stick with her, I hope she wants to do an ultrasound because it’s been a while and I’m curious about that left nodule that showed up in 2014. I want to see if it’s enlarged at all and if Doc A was right with her arthritis diagnosis when it came to that “lump” I swear I felt.

Tom got his stitches out which he said hurt more than the procedure itself with all the pulling and pinching he felt.

Tried giving Tinkerbella a bath but she hated it and fought me all the way. Because she’s such a good rat, I thought she’d be okay and maybe even enjoy it since she loves her waterfall but nope.

Tom made a divider for one of the kitchen drawers with one long side and the other side split in half, and oh my God, does it help keep things so much more organized! Going to print dividers for my dresser drawers like we did in Cali.

There have been subtle hints of fall in the air that everyone but me is thrilled about but it was pretty hot today at 94 degrees. At least it will make outdoor walking more bearable when it’s a bit cooler as well as using the treadmill and Bowflex in the lanai when energy levels allow me to.

Made a small Temu order and got a couple more stencils and a couple of brushes with long handles. One for cleaning the rat’s cage shelves and the other for my big water cup. There are also these pieces of silicone shaped like credit cards I got for spreading paint.

Had a dream we lived next to Ray as we do in real life but he had a three-story house with lots of big windows and even a cellar. We headed out and saw he had lights on, even in the cellar, as we passed his place.

Then (I don’t know if this was part of the dream) we were in a large multi-story building with various shops in it. He was off somewhere in another store while I browsed through a boutique. I was on the top floor and there didn’t seem to be anyone else around. Suddenly, the lights went out and it was pitch dark. When I called out to see if anyone was around, I heard someone breathe or sniffle, so I knew someone was there. The fact that they wouldn’t answer me made me uneasy.

Through the dark, I managed to find the elevator. It opened into a long room that seemed like a waiting room of some kind. There was a row of chairs and a couch. The room was empty except for one young guy. He not only seemed happy to see me but to my surprise, he also seemed to like what he saw despite my age. I sat on the end of the couch to wait for Tom because I didn’t know where he could be.

Suddenly, I woke with a start, realizing I had fallen asleep. So had the guy who was seated much too close to me. I pushed away from him and stood up.

Not seeing Tom in the room, I started to worry and became determined to find him.

“I’ve got to find him,” I said reaching for a phone on a nearby table.

The guy, now awake, asked who “he” was. Before I answered, I wondered if telling him it was my husband would make him less interested in me or more determined to pester me.

I’ll cover my visit with the endo, which I finally had, in my next entry.