Sick

Well, I am home sick again from work. Ugh. I was out all week because of my back and was planning to go back today but woke up with a killer cold so I have been sleeeping and drinking lots of OJ. I am starting to feel a little better now. I need to go go back to work on Monday, I can't afford to miss any more since I have used up all my paid time off.
I do have my next round of MRIs scheduled for this week. I went ahead and scheduled all three for the same date. Which means 2 1/2 hours in the tube. Not fun but at least I'll get it over with. Then I have my appointment with Dr. Vincent the following week so hopefully I can talk with him about getting short-term leave. I know all the stress from work is not doing anything to help my back so if I can take 2 or 3 weeks and just rest, hopefully I will feel better.
I think this is also my last 6-month MRI. As long as my tumors haven't grown, we can just monitor them once a year, which would be great. That's what I am praying for. I am still hoping to hear if there will be clinical trials sometime soon for this drug that is supposed to be able to stop the growth of current tumors and prevent new ones from forming. They already know the drug works for cancer patients but now they're thinking it can help with neurofibromatosis too. I'll have to remember to ask Dr. Vincent next week to see if he knows anything about that. He might not, since I think he only has one other NF patient besides me.