Sometimes You Just Find The Right Doctor

And who knew an Otorhinolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat) doctor could help you with that. 

What I looked like. And I didn't even need twitched.

Originally, I was to go to this doctor to get a lip biopsy done to either diagnose or rule out Sjogren's disease.

And then, I was scoped (like a racehorse!) and we noticed a few alarming things. He told me that even though
 my MRI results said they were ok, they were not. My sinus area was no good. Through the scope, I got to see
my whole nasal cavity structure (weird) and my voice box (even weirder). Apparently my septum is all sorts 
of crooked, my turbinates are extra large and there was some other structure that was no good as well. Plus, a 
have a nice sized polyp on the right size. He is surprised my oxygen levels aren't worse. Basically, we are going
to start with a big blast of oral steroids and a nasal steroid spray to deal with this polyp.

If it doesn't go away, then we are talking surgery. I will probably have to be on the nasal spray my whole existence
because I have a dumb nose. Start on Pilocarpine for my dry mouth. Talked about surgery for my stupid nose. And
then talked about my other symptoms.

What my rheumatologist thinks...

And then I saw his wheels really turn when we talked about the Lyme disease. Ding ding! We have a winner!

...and who I want to attack her.

He has a wife. She has the lyme. And has had it for over 30 years now, and has been all over the U.S. trying to find
doctors who could deal with it. Fortunately for me, this doctor has gained all sorts of knowledge on it. He said that
I have all symptoms of Chronic Lyme Disease. And especially since we aren't 100% sure on how long I have had it 
before it was treated initially and diagnosed, it makes it that much worse. Even my enlarged turbinates are due to the lyme.
There are not many doctors that know what to do with Lyme and think it is gone after initial treatment (which for some people it is). 

We chatted about options, what to do, how to deal with it, etc. I may forever feel alright some days and garbage like others. 
There are a good 5-6 antibiotics to try for a 3-6 month period at a time that can help. There are different foods and things to help
with this miserable crap. He pointed me towards a facebook group. We are to re-evaluate in a month and go from there. 

There are a few other things that need to be checked out but GUYS. SOME KIND OF ANSWER.

How I try to deal with this on a daily basis. Especially at work.

So I kind of know now what the hell is going on. And yes, I probably won't be getting any better. But I feel some weird 
kind of comfort now. Ass kicking may be questionable. But I know one thing. I ain't going anywhere. And I am going 
to ride my damn ponies.

Well, that. And a bacteria that rides around on a deer tick. Which helped initiate the auto-immune stuff.

And hey. I leave on a Mexican cruise tomorrow for our delayed honeymoon. Can't complain too much!