Spina Bifida
My body keeps an infection. I’ve spoken about it before, but it’s been a while since I last talked about it.With Urostomies and Catheters, the body keeps an infection.The goal is to keep the infection under control.So, every now and then, it flares up. That’s what this week has been—a flare-up.I’ve been dealing with it…
Read MoreI had my Podiatrist Visit this week.That whole day is a story within itself. —The whole world seemed to be against me having Escargot or Fried Chicken Livers. I digress, though. This was my first visit to this Podiatrist.I hadn’t seen a doctor of this type since I lived in Huntsville. The place is a…
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I want to explain something that I have to deal with every day. Every hour. Every minute. —My body.The Bible says God is in the Mother’s Womb during our Creation. I believe it. If my body were a vehicle, it would be a WWII Volkswagen Beetle.The Volkswagen used in WWII, also known as the “Kommandeurswagen,”…
Read MoreSomeone “Teased” us with Spring-Like Weather over the past few days. Whoever the “tease” was, then laughed a maniacal laugh, flipped the switch to the A/C back to “On,” shouted, “Just Kiddin’,” and shut the door on us all. It’s not that cold, either. But the body doesn’t like going from 70 to 45 degrees…
Read MoreI got my Hip Injection today.I walked into Procedure Room #5 where I heard Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead Or Alive” playing overhead. “Good Tune,” I say to the Doctor. “Yes, Sir. Gotta love Classic Rock,” He replied. “It’s hard to believe that’s considered “Classic Rock,” I said. “It feels like that song came out yesterday.”…
Read MoreTomorrow, I go for my Hip Shot.As I’ve stated before, I cannot have “Back Blocks” or any type of “Shot” in my Back due to my Spina Bifida and my Tethered Spinal Cord. I can, however, have shots in my Hips to help alleviate Hip pain. I’ll have that done tomorrow. Then, on Friday, I…
Read MoreIt was another beautiful Spring-Like day today, so I took “The Dawgs” out for a drive. On a long straight stretch of the road, I came up on four Buzzards eating something on the road. I’ll call it a “Steak.” A great big juicy Steak. They were in hog heaven.As I get close, the Buzzards…
Read MoreI woke at 5 a.m. this morning. I couldn’t sleep during the night. I was anxious about the day ahead of me.Today is my all-day appointment at the Adult Spina Bifida Clinic. First, I have to head over to Grandview Medical Center to get a copy of my recent Renal Ultrasound.Then, I head over to…
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