Upswing
The past four days have been a health nightmare. I now seem to be on the mend. I'll know more tomorrow.
Adventure
I just came back from a trip to California to visit my mother. I had a medical emergency while I was there. I am so glad Nancy went with me. Without her, things would have been much more complicated. I'll arrange for more complete medical care during this coming week. One thing is clear: I can't go…
Still unbled
I tried to donate blood again tonight. Once again, my iron level was too low. It's in the normal range, but for blood donations they have a narrower range of acceptance. I got some tips from the phlebotomist and I'll give it another try. However, it's occurred to me that maybe blood donations are simply not the…
A broken heart
Last night, as I was eating dinner and watching The Last Starfighter on Blu-Ray, I got a phone call from a hospital emergency room. My mother had been feeling chest pains for the past week, and finally they got so bad that she called 911.
Power and Powerfulness
OK, last night I whined.If you're one of my LJ friends, you saw the post. If you're not, it's not worth becoming one just to see it. Believe me.One of my personal rules is: It's OK to whine once in a while, as long as you offer something to the universe to make it worth tolerating the…
The results are in!
I just came back from an endoscopy and a colonscopy. The alien implanted egg is doing great, and... it's a Queen! Hurray! Translation for the humor-impaired: I'm fine. It was just one of those exams you get when you reach your fifties.
More gifts from the gods
Today I'm going to undergo a minor medical procedure that will affect my eyesight. I won't be able to work for the rest of the day. In two weeks, I'm going to have a diagnostic procedure that will become a feature of my life from now on, once a decade or so. The preparation for the procedure…
Finding the Blessing, Part 2
For anyone who follows my overly-melodramatic stories about my health: After a single day of rest, I feel fine. This in itself is a blessing; when I catch a bad cold, it normally knocks me out for five days. Only a day of nasty symptoms is so unusual for me, I can't remember the last time it…