Waiting is the hard part

So I'm still in limbo awaiting lab results and have decided I've had about enough of it.  My initial reaction to bad news is to retreat into my cave and pull a rock over the opening.  But ya know, it gets dark in there and after a little while I begin to wonder what the heck is going on out there beyond my rock.  And one can only play so many hours of JewelQuest, right?  (Although, in its defense, it is a totally absorbing game and requires such powers of concentration, that all thinking is squeezed right outta the brain.)

So there's been no writing done.  And that must change.  I have a story that is quite possibly one of my favorites of mine and shows the most promise, and yet it's still sitting open and minimized on the laptop, halfway through a revision.  I really need to finish that and send it out into the world.  Also my second-best-hope story is in the same state, except it does need a full revision after a 3rd-round reject from ASIM with comments that I've decided to see if I can address.  (2 of the 3 reviewers gave it thumbs up, the third thought there was a touch too much explanation). 

( Details on the medical issue behind the cut )