8.05.2008

Weird News

So, more news on the mono front.
Yesterday the taru went to have more bloodwork done, primarily to check his white blood cell counts. This time, he saw a different doctor, his usual one, who asked for a full update on everything from the taru. The taru explained everything that had been going on, and the doctor, curious, checked the charts.
The taru does not, in fact, have reactivated mono. No, instead, he has such a high immunity level to mono that he's likely never to have it again or ever be contagious again. Most people who have had mono chart in at 100-200 counts in terms of their antibody counts. The taru registered at over 1000 in terms of his antibody counts. Somehow, whomever read the test results the first time, misread that antibody count as actively having mono (that is, they read it as the wrong antibody).
So what does this mean for me? It means that most likely my test results were misread in the same way, and I have a much lower, but still present, immunity to mono. Meaning I most likely caught it as a child or never have symptoms. Which makes sense, given as the only symptom I have close to mono is the sore throat.
WTF.

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7.30.2008

Update

For those of you not following my twitter feed, here is an update on me.

1) I leave my current job on the 8th.
2) I start my new job on the 18th.
3) I'm teaching 5 days a week, 4 classes. 240 students. Fuck.
4) My fiance has reactivated mono.
5) I caught mono.
6) I feel fantastic.
7) I cant sleep for longer than 4 hours at a go.
8) wtf

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6.09.2008

Substance

It has been a while since I've given any real substantive updates around here. Since finals are over, and since I've defended, the bulk of my time is composed of either Work, Sleep, or FFXI.
Work has been boring, yet somehow I'm working even more hours than previously. Monday-Friday, 10-4/4:30, and somehow, I have very little to do. I'm possibly applying for a WebDev job here, that is full time. However, that's dependent on not getting the VI position at GSU, which I applied for. I hope I get it, but I doubt I will. There is too much good competition.
FFXI has been going well, if slowly. I spent most of Saturday getting my white mage to 25, and Sunday doing my rank 5 mission to get airship access. Red mage is now 45, and I am thinking of leveling SCH. Today is a big patch, so we will see if they make any adjustments to those jobs. They are adding lots of fun stuff with this patch, so my hopes are high.
Sleep has been weird. I haven't been sleeping well of late, but at the same time, I've been feeling the urge to sleep quite a lot more. Dreams have been strange, if a bit predictable, given my mood. I've been dreaming of people I haven't seen in a long time, and dreaming of sleep. But given that I've been doing both on and off for the last four months, this should come as no surprise.
I'm going out of town this Saturday, to visit my little sis Gabby up at her place in NY. I'll be gone from Sat to Fri. I'll have my mac with me, and my cellphone, so I will hardly be out of touch. And I'll be spending a great deal of time on ffxi that week. And sleeping. Ahhh, vacation. I'll miss home, but I will enjoy my break.
In other news, there is no other news. Other than my Twitter feed, which I hope to get meshed into this blog soon.

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