So Matt's been laid out with a cold/flu of some kind since Friday night. Unpleasant, especially since we don't have insurance for him. But we're muddling through ( Read more... )

I have the nasty chronic cough every year in the autumn and winter, but it seems to have started earlier and been worse this year. Combined with some other respiratory stuff that's been going on, my doctor sent me to a ENT (Ear Nose Throat) specialist to get checked out. Just got back from that appointment and it turns out that I have a growth on ( Read more... )

Today is exactly 3 months since my gallbladder surgery. The scars are well-healed, but still ugly. I have some intermittent pains/soreness under the big one, but I don't think that's anything to worry about, yet. My stamina is still really low; I get winded going up a flight of stairs. I'm going to try walking more to see if I can build that up, ( Read more... )

So. Apparently I needed sleep. Went to bed as soon as we got home last night, slept 9.5 hours, got up just long enough to refill my CPAP humidifier, then slept another 1.5 hours. As much as I want to be back working, I guess I have to admit that I need the rest.

Saw the primary care doctor this morning. The good news is, it's not a bacterial infection and he wrote me a 'scrip for magic mouthwash. Also, he wrote me another 'scrip for pain meds, so I should be good to go for another few days. We'll see what the surgeon decides to do tomorrow ( Read more... )

Dammit. Woke up this morning in pain (as expected) and for some reason decided to count my pain pills before taking them. I don't have enough pills to last me through today, much less until my follow-up appointment tomorrow. As it is, I'll have to take only one pill every 8 hours (instead of 1 or 2 every 4) just to have even one left to take before ( Read more... )

just went upstairs to shower for the first time since getting discharged (yes, I know, ew stinky). the stairs were... unpleasant, but being clean is an exquisite feeling ( Read more... )

The doctor just came by and I'm cleared for discharge!

They're getting the paperwork together now and, hopefully, everything will be ready for me to leave about noon. :-D

‎**double deep sigh**
I had a very mild fever last night (only 99.5 to 100.2!) and the new surgeon (my original surgeon is off on the weekend and this new one works with him) decided to keep me until the fever was gone for 24 hours.
So. I'm here for yet another day.
Goddammit.

So I had another pain-shakey episode this morning, and the surgeon came in on the tail end of it. I wasn't ale to explain what was going on because my teeth were chattering too much and he assumed that I was going into sepsis. He immediately put in orders for some bloodwork and chest x-rays (all of which came back normal) and, after reviewing them ( Read more... )