Her Health Insurance Company told her they would not pay for the monthly checkup at UC Davis anymore - Gotta love it - but WOULD at UCSF – BETTER! Since Malibu was closed this past week, she made the appointment for Monday when Andrew was off. I drove up with them from Merced to the 3:00 pm appointment. That place is MASSIVE!! We were sent to the Neurology Department. Let me tell you, if you need a humbling experience, just sit here for a few hours. It was very sad to watch so many people with such debilitating problems. After TWO short hours of sitting in the waiting room with Kaelyn - they finally arrived with GOOD news!! The doctor is going to work with another doctor in Fresno for her future appointments - making that trip a little easier on them. He was pleased with her recovery. They will schedule an MRI on the thymus and decide if they want to remove it. It is a fairly simple procedure and once removed, Erika will not have to take medicine anymore - she is currently taking 20 mg of prednisone and mestinon – both with side effects.
We arrived at the house about the same time Dick did. We had dinner at Barney’s and called it a night.
p.s. Our Thymus is a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
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