Lanie Carmelo

Good morning, everyone! 🌞 I hope you're all having a great day so far. I just woke up not too long ago and treated myself to leftover chocolate birthday cake, chocolate ice cream, and a glass of milk for breakfast—because why not? 🍫🍰 Now, I'm sipping on a cup of coffee ☕ and getting ready to tackle the day.

Here's what's on my agenda:
- Work on Lesson 15 of my Braille proofreading course.
- Spend some time learning with Codecademy's full-stack engineering career path and the fundamentals of cybersecurity skill path.
- Check and respond to emails.
- Telehealth appointment with my gastroenterologist. Need to get on the patient portal and find out what time this is because I don't remember.
- Make a couple of important phone calls:
- Schedule an appointment with a rheumatologist to confirm whether I have rheumatoid arthritis or lupus (I've been dealing with joint pain and tenderness, and lab results suggest it could be either).
- Reschedule a missed dental appointment.
- Contact my health insurance and primary care doctor about getting an adjustable bed to help with my health conditions.

It's shaping up to be a busy day, but I'm feeling motivated! What about you? What are you working on or looking forward to today? Let’s chat! 😊

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Dec 6, 2024 at 11:10amWeb
Show threadClare PageDec 6, 2024
@RareBird15 Hi, and may your Friday be a good one, however busy it gets. Mine is going well so far, thanks.
Show threadLanie CarmeloDec 6, 2024
@frog67 Glad it's going well so far. Lol the part I'm dreading is the phone calls. I have social anxiety and absolutely hate those.
Show threadAsia Quinones-EvansDec 6, 2024
@RareBird15 I just found out earlier this year that I have rheumatoid arthritis. I was having severe discomfort with stiffness and pain at the beginning of the year. So went through the whole autoimmune panel and then referral to a rheumatologist. I am now to the point of taking two medication's and at the highest dose of both. In four months we shall see if I'm either need to change or to keep this regiment.