Monday, April 13, 2009

Happy (and not so) News

So, would you like the good news or the bad news first?  :)  I'll start with the bad cause I'm really proud of the good and I want that to be the one that's really remembered.

Bad:  I went to a pulmonary specialist on Thursday, a reference from a wonderful doctor in Des Moines who actually LISTENS to their patients.  After struggling to breath for over a year and numerous doctor visits and ER visits here in Dodge, I finally was able to go to my favorite doctor in Des Moines.  After listening to my history and briefly to my lungs she said that I could have asthma and immediately scheduled me to see a specialist.  After a whole lot of breathing tests, it was determined that I do, in fact, have asthma.  Apparently, during the breathing tests my ability to breath dropped 40%.  Not good, but I'm feeling better already!  My next step in this is to stop smoking, which I intend to do after the move.  I tried to get Chantix from the doctor but my insurance company denied it.  Interesting, huh?  I'll just have to try something else, but the patch is out because I already tried that and it left huge welts on my arm.  Felt like it was burning a whole through my flesh!  Really don't want to do that again.

Good:  My transfer to Grand View is done!  I register for classes on the 29th of this month.  I am so excited!  I loved everything about it! My classes will be in the brand new building that is beautiful and the library is right across the street and it has a coffee shop in it!! How PERFECT is that??  Now if I could just afford the coffee...  Other good Grand View news: I got the Transfer Presidential Scholarship!  Because my GPA is high, I was able to get a $5,500 scholarship!!  I am so flippin' happy right now!!  And, my application for my apartment went through (of course) so now I just have to wait for the housing agency people to get off their behinds and transfer my HUD information so I can find out how much my rent will be.  That won't happen until at least May 1st though, so now I just have to hurry up and wait for that.

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