So. News.

Big news.

Gigantic news.

Went to the doctor Thursday and chatted.

Bad things happened - I have to eat every two hours, no artificial sweeteners, no wheat, no refined sugar, no gluten, etc., etc., etc. Lalala. I'm managing that pretty well, actually, and my sugars have dropped from 1000+ to 300. For three days, that doesn't suck.

That's not the news.

Nope.

My news?

Well, I started taking a new therapy on Thursday - which involves, believe it or not, bushmaster snake venom. On Saturday I touched my face without pain for the first time in twelve years. I haven't had a pain pill since Friday. I have had my first eight hour stretch without pain in ten years.

I'm still getting twinges, but there are 2-3 a day lasting 30 seconds. She thinks, by September, that I can be 100%. Even if I can't, eight hours.

I got eight *entire* hours. (What did I do? I reorganized my desk, cleaned emails, played Bomberman on my little pink video game doolie, backed up my hard drive, shopped, let the husband take me out, goofed off, loved on dogs, listened to an audio book and cooked. Normal stuff. :D )

*gives thanks in a serious way*