Best and Most Uneventful Tuesday

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Today has been great. Seriously, I have never felt better. I mean that in the sense that I actually feel like I know where I'm going with my life. That still sounds weird...I don't have any life altering plans. I don't even know what I'm doing for dinner tonight. But after today, I feel like things are headed in the right direction.
I saw  my primary care doc today- she is the best, by the way and I'm so glad I finally found a doctor I like in a healthcare network I like- and now I feel like things are going to sort of go back to the way that they were or are at least back on track.
I went asking for a referral to a rheumatologist and what I got was a plan of care that is going to work better for me- which is what I need. Since I have already been diagnosed with FMS and I don't have any serious complications or autoimmune diseases, I don't need to see a rheumatologist. Instead, I can see MY doctor. I don't have to get to know anyone new and I don't have to pay the $40 specialist co-pay. What is even better is that my doctor listened to me and came up with a plan of care with me, instead of just for me.
So here it is:

• I start a new prescription for the Fibro called Savella (I will post about what it is and where to read about it).
• In one month, I go back to see how I'm doing. 
• She is going to treat my ADD (my last doctor insisted I see a psychiatrist once a week and would not prescribe a thing- so we were talking a psych visit once a week plus the cost of a prescription, and reporting back to my PCP. Yeah, that did not go over well). 
• If I need to see a counselor (which I may, because oh my goodness, I have never actually dealt with the emotional impact of being diagnosed with a chronic pain condition), I can.

All of these things, plus the sunshine, the fact that it's almost Labor Day weekend (read: long weekend) and I start classes again has made me hopeful. I hope I can get back on track with my health. I hope I can regain some control. I hope I can once again focus on my degree. My doctor did exactly what I needed: she listened and came up with a plan with me. Now I feel like I can have [most] of my life back (clearly without the somewhat self-destructive behavior of my early twenties).