You take the good with the bad
The blood doctor took more blood and said that my GP is right -- the pill hasn't taken as much effect as we'd like and I need to continue the shots. Next blood test is Monday. We need to be between 2 and 3. I was at 1.1 on Monday and 1.3 today, so there's hope I'll be there by Monday. I think. If so, I'll only need this second series of the shots.
The good news -- contrary to what the idiot intern/resident shadowing my podiatrist said yesterday (which had me really upset) the blood doctor said that the podiatrist should be able to schedule my foot surgery in 4-6 weeks. Idiot intern was saying 6 months to 2 years, but he apparently didn't know that there's a method to take me off the pill, put me back on the shots, do the surgery, put me back on the shots and build up the pill again. That means a lot more shots in my future, but at least we'll be able to do the surgery so that I'll be able to get back on my feet again in a reasonable amount of time.
'Reasonable' being one where I'll be able to go with my family to Tashkent or to follow to join not long after.
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First series of 10 injections: complete.
Second series of 12 injections: 25% complete.
The good news -- contrary to what the idiot intern/resident shadowing my podiatrist said yesterday (which had me really upset) the blood doctor said that the podiatrist should be able to schedule my foot surgery in 4-6 weeks. Idiot intern was saying 6 months to 2 years, but he apparently didn't know that there's a method to take me off the pill, put me back on the shots, do the surgery, put me back on the shots and build up the pill again. That means a lot more shots in my future, but at least we'll be able to do the surgery so that I'll be able to get back on my feet again in a reasonable amount of time.
'Reasonable' being one where I'll be able to go with my family to Tashkent or to follow to join not long after.
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First series of 10 injections: complete.
Second series of 12 injections: 25% complete.