Funks gone!

There are very few things that can snap me out of the "funk" I've been in feeling as bad as I do, but my friend K did the trick! We've booked a trip to London (my 2nd favourite city in the world!*) for New Year's and my lovely friend P has opened up his home to us. I have the best friends! So it's a birthday and very early Hanukkah pressie for myself! YAY!!! It's also great motivation to plough through all the PT I will be doing.

*NY is the first - of course!!!

HENRY!!!
(yes for those of you who are not aware, I have a deep
fascination with Henry VIII - call it a morbid curiosity into his twisted mind.)

Various snaps of London

The Tower of London

And its' bridge, not to be confused with London bridge...

M.I.A.

I've been MIA because this weather is killing me. Regardless of the hip, the rest of me feels like it's been run over by a very large 18-wheeler.
So the update is as follows:
I still have not heard back from Dr. Kelly's office about a Dr to see regarding what the PA had been talking about. I've sent multiple messages, and as I'm sure this does not rate high on their list, it's essential to me. So off I've been doing loads of research. My parents Dr recommended a rheumatologist at NYU, and I was going to see him (even though he doesn't take any insurance and it's $550 for the first visit - what cheek!). However, I came across some other names on some hyper-mobility boards I was reading and researched them. The one that seemed to stick out for me was Jessica Davis. She is a genetics specialist and when I rang the office happily found out she takes insurance! I also spoke to her assistant and told her (briefly) my various issues, and she said that is the kind of patient Dr. Davis sees. I try to not get too excited about these little things, but it was a relief to hear that I was barking up the right tree, or at least heading into the right forest. So my appt is for 6th Sept. I cancelled the appt w/ the $$$ rheumatologist for now. I figure that if this Dr says I should see one I can do that, but if there is no need I saved a nice chunk of change, and time too.
Dr. Davis' office asked me to bring any sort of records I could obtain. I believe I had an EKG and chest films a year or so ago so contacted my GP for those and also had to ring the horrid ex-rheumatologist's office to get the last blood test results she did for me. I can't tell you how much I was dreading that she's answer the phone. Thankfully she didn't and she seems to have a new assistant who seemed very nice and hopefully will send over those results quickly. Fingers crossed.
Now it's just for me to get through this horrid weather. When will it stop???
On a happier note, my friend and I are planning to go to London for New Years. I'm not sure how great an idea that is with my hip and what situation I will be in. I figure I deserve a reward for all that I am going through, so bugger it, why not!