I had a bit of ear pain this week. Mostly when I was up and doing a lot of house work etc. I am still feeling rather drained and not sleeping well. No improvement that I can see this week either. I have been busy with trying to help my youngest brother plan his trip home. He has been out of the country for almost four years now. That is bringing me a bit of cheer. I had a visit with my ENT today and another hearing test. The little hearing damage that I had before has started to correct itself so that is good. He does not feel that the slight damage will be permanent. He also told me that this is the first time that he has seen visible improvement in my face. I have only been seeing him about once a month and I felt a bit annoyed because I have seen a lot of improvement in the past and have not been seeing any more recently. I felt like he was not really paying attention. I asked him a lot of questions and he seemed a bit mad when I asked why I had not had certain tests done but then he told me that because I had shingles in my mouth and my symptoms have been so along the lines of what Ramsay Hunt symptoms are that he did not feel it was necessary. I have an appointment with a naturopath that my friend goes to. I am just feeling a bit frustrated because this illness involves so much wait and see. The doctor filled out a form for me to request two more weeks of time off and then to go back part time for work. He course of treatment/recovery plan is to “await spontaneous recovery”. That is what he put on the form… that is what I am talking about. Just a bunch of wait and see.