Read My Personal Account of Life With Spina Bifida
—A Busy Day— It’s been a pretty hectic day for me today. I had two doctor appointments.The first was just a check-up where I found out that everything was fine as far as my Stent procedure went.In Fact, I’m putting out more urine through my Urostomy than I used to put out before getting the…
Read More—Health Update— I haven’t posted much since getting my stents placed in my Kidneys. I got my stents on Wednesday.Everything was going fine and, yes, my Kidneys were a bit sore but nothing I couldn’t handle. Then, on Friday, I became ill.My symptoms were: Temperatur of 100.4Cold SweatsHead felt “full” (If that makes sense)Nasal DrainageThe…
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—A Teenagers Secret— Growing up with Spina Bifida was difficult.Heck, the teen years are hard for everyone. People do judge a book by its cover, even if they don’t mean to do it.For one, I could walk.When people saw this young teenage boy walking, running, and playing, they didn’t think he had Spina Bifida.I did…
Read More—Update—11/2/2021 The doctor’s office called to confirm my procedure scheduled for tomorrow.I’m to arrive at the hospital at 10 AM for a Noon Procedure. I asked if it would be outpatient or if I would stay, and the nurse said they were planning on it being outpatient. She went on to say, “Of course, that…
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—Pre-Hospital Checklist— The hospital called and asked me to come in to take a COVID test tomorrow, before my Wednesday appointment. Today I’ve been straightening my room up and getting my Hospital Bag ready to go. I’ve posted about my Hospital Bag before.It contains everything that I might need, such as wafers, bags, and other…
Read MoreI haven’t been quite myself lately.I’ve been in a bit of a mental fog. During my daily morning drives, I’ve noticed the number of deer that I see has gone way up in numbers.So have the ducks. This morning I saw six deer and two adult ducks with six baby ducks following behind. I have…
Read More—To All Who Keep Up With My Health—10/28/2021 I had an appointment with my Urologist today. You may or may not know, but I developed Hydronephrosis Kidney and Ureter years ago.In short, Hydronephrosis Kidney is swelling of the Kidneys due to the build-up of Urine.In other words, my Urine does not get out of my…
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—Lynns Secret Chili Recipe— Let me start this entry by saying that I love Chili.Throw in some cool weather with leaves falling on the ground, and you’re in business. When I lived on my own, for that brief time in my life, I learned how to cook my own Chili.I take great pride in my…
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—Baseball— Confession. I’m not big on Baseball. You have to understand, though. I was born with Spina Bifida.As a kid, I couldn’t do things a lot of the other kids could do. I still played park league ball, though. Yes.I wanted to be like the other kids. And I could run back then. Mom talked…
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