The good news is that my ankle is finally, mostly healed.  It's still
sore at times, and swollen at times, but the fracture is healed and I'm
done with PT.  Yippee!!  I hate PT.

Other good news is that the Dequervain's tenosynovitis seems to have
subsided.  I did PT for it, which was very helpful.  Again, it's sore at
times, so I wear a resting splint when it gets lousy.  But, it's mostly
good.  I'm done with this PT, also.  I hate PT.

However, about three weeks ago I started getting this really aggravating
ringing in my ears.  It's not really ringing, but rather a high pitched
and constant whine.  I first saw my GP, who ruled out a sinus infection
and fluid in my ears.  She sent me to an ENT doc, who concurred with my
GP, but doesn't see anything apparent.  He said it's nerve damage, which
will likely go away on its own, but I am getting a nerve conduction test
on wednesday to rule out any kind of pathology (ie lesions on my
auditory nerve).  He scheduled the test because of the rapid onset out
of the blue, wherein I wasn't exposed to excessively loud music, or
concerts, or loud iPod music.  What a total annoyance.  This does suck.

Also, this past wednesday, I had the mother of all migraines.  Oh
miggod!!  I had a headache before work, took a Maxalt, and proceeded to
drive into work, about 1/2 hour drive.  As I drove in, I got sicker and
sicker.  By the time I got to my 9:00 a.m. meeting I was so, so sick.  I
lasted for about 5 minutes, left, then proceeded to throw my guts up.  
Coffee grounds looking stuff, so I suspected blood.  And, my head was in
the process of exploding.  Coworkers took me to the hospital, wherein I
was treated with all kinds of anti nausea and anti migraine meds, then
sent me home.  They never investigated the possible GI bleeding, but I
didn't care.  I just wanted to get home and crawl into bed and just
sleep it off.  It took two days to sleep it off.  I felt like I was
sedated from all the meds.  And, of course, they messed up the IV, got
blood all over the blanket, and the IV eventually just blew, and my arm
blew up into a hard and large hematoma.  My head is fine now.  But, I
have not yet followed up with my GP or gastropod.  I'm waiting to get
the results from my ear tests and combine the appt.

And, finally, my right shoulder.  That's going south slowly but surely.  
It's not frozen the way my left shoulder was a few years ago, but I sure
have something going on.  I suspect I have impingement syndrome, which
may require surgery at some point.  I'm putting off seeing an orthopod,
although my RD wants me to see one, until I put some of these other
issues behind me.  

I just cannot stand dealing with too many things at once.  I feel like
some kind of nutcase.  I just go from one misery to another, and it's
depressing.  Any thoughts on how to cope?  I mean, how many different
docs of differing disciplines can one see at once?  How many do many of
you see at once?  

I'm going to bed.  I have to get up early to go to work.  My ears are
just ringing off my head, and I am cold.  Nice warm covers to sooth my
aching and depressed state seems like a good plan............. <sigh>

Thanks for "listening"