Medical
—To All Who Keep Up With My Health— I got an Ultra Sound on my Kidneys today to see how they are doing. My Kidneys have Hydronephrosis. It’s usually something that can get fixed, but in my situation, I have to live with it.As long as it doesn’t get worse, I’m okay. So, I get…
Read MoreThe latest on me.The combination of everything I’m doing seems to be working. A Hot Teabag, a Hot Wash Cloth, the Heating Pad, and the Antibiotics all seem to help. I should be better in time for my trip to Mt. Airy, NC., which is coming up. Here is a picture that isn’t too bad…
Read More♪There’s a Stye in my eye,♪ Sung to the tune of Hank Williams, “There’s a tear in my beer.” I have never had a Stye in my eye or Pink Eye. Until today. I woke up at about 5 AM and couldn’t open my left eye. It was swollen shut.I immediately freaked out and looked…
Read MoreThe Family Waiting Room at the VA was nice. It had three couches and four recliners. The recliners went all the way back so that you could sleep in them. A Restroom was next door, as well as the Chapel. I visited both. The Ambassador on duty kept everyone comfortable and entertained in the Waiting…
Read More
4/13/2022 —Love— I had a Breakdown today. It started over the littlest thing. That’s how they all start.Then, eventually, you get to the truth of the matter. You figure out why you had the breakdown.I began to wail out loud. It was intense. I remembered that one particular surgery, my 30th-something surgery, when my late…
Read More—ER Visit— I had been sick for over Five Days.And, for Five Days, I also had a torn-up stomach. I ate a lot of Tomato Soup during this time and “Campbell’s Cream of Potato Soup.”I was pleasantly surprised with Campbell’s Potato Soup and Progresso’s Tomato Soup with Basil, but I digress. At 8 PM, my…
Read More—Medical Journal Entry— At 2 AM on 3/16/2022, I woke up with tremendous pain in my lower left and right back. —Kidney Pain— I got out of bed and immediately emptied my nighttime urine bag to monitor my urine output. (To monitor, I needed to start at zero CCs) In a great deal of pain,…
Read More