Sorry...

Sorry about yesterdays blunt and raw post. I had written something nicer, but for some reason couldn't publish it and was getting annoyed so I just published what I could--- the bare facts and my annoyance! Sorry.

I am doing fine. My side isn't hurting as badly as it hurt before. I am not worried. I will write some US doctors to get a second opinion and some help with medications.

I did have a good time in UB regardless of the run around and typical waiting that pervades Mongolia. I am used to waiting and I wouldn't have minded to wait all day as long as I got what a came for-- a diagnoses and some piece of mind. I did receive those things. I found out my appendix was not about to rupture and that I didn't have a tumor. :) You remember Kindergarten Cop? "IT'S NOT A TUMOR!" I also found out the rest of my guts are ok, so that is comforting! :)

What fun did I have? I took two baths and two showers! I walked alone in the quiet of my own thoughts through the capital of UB. I didn't find a turkey but I did find sweet potatoes! That is a first. I ate at a restaurant and had a nice meal. I watched a movie, all the way through, without interruptions. I shopped for toys. I got Sierra a cute gift for her birthday. It is a foldable doll house with all the furniture and a small family that goes inside. I even read part of a novel.
So that is the other side of the story.