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bone spurs, and rotator cuffs, and Dilaudid, oh my...
Long time, no post, but that's because it takes too long to type one-handed. I'm 3.5 weeks post-surgery on my right shoulder; all went well (I now hold the record for this doc's largest bone spur of the shoulder joint -- THAT was not a record I aspired to) and I've now got pictures of the torn rotator cuff, the screw in my humerus and everything ( Read more... ) -
shoulder(s), part deux
We got Mom through her cataract surgery three weeks ago and the vacant position at work was officially filled today, bringing an end to my 60-hour work weeks. So now it's time to get the first shoulder surgery done. I saw the ortho surgeon last week, and he sent me for an MRI this week; he was positive I had rotator cuff damage, but the MRI was to ( Read more... ) -
Mom Update
Well, got Mom in to see her regular doc this morning, and he concurred that her heart is not the problem. Seems she was having spasms of the esophagus along with severe reflux, and it can actually mimic a heart attack. So he's made her more conscious of her eating habits and tweaked her meds a little. We'll see if this does the trick. -
a crazy 24 hours
I attended an Oscar party Sunday night at the home of friends where we munched on Mexican food and enjoyed margaritas while cheering on our fave movie of the season, "The King's Speech." I hustled home shortly after the telecast was over because severe weather was forecast yet again (this makes the second time in 4 days we had storms roll through ( Read more... ) -
ATL baby!
It's the middle of February and I'm on my first "sanity saving" getaway of the year. I was supposed to get down here last month to see my best bud Dezaray, but had to cancel that one at the last minute, but I would not be deterred this time. Slept only 4 hours last night, then up at 4a.m. to be at work at 5. Worked 'til 2p.m. and hit the road at ( Read more... ) -
drugs and shoulders, shoulders and drugs
" We put drugs of which we know little, into bodies of which we know less, to cure diseases of which we know nothing at all." --Voltaire--
I was reminded of this statement in response to my latest medical malfunction. After years spent slinging letters, throwing boxes, lifting 70 pound sacks, pushing and pulling 2000 lb. pieces of rolling equipment ( Read more... ) -
sia
As is probably becoming evident already, I love music. Along with good books and well-written movies, music ranks right up there as an undeniable essential in my life. I cannot imagine a single day going by that I don't listen to some type of music. My tastes are varied and far-flung, from classical to rap/hip-hop and all points in between, but I ( Read more... ) -
from brawls to brotherly love
I love my brother. And no, I don't mean that in a weird Angelina-kissing-James-Haven-on-the-lips-at-the-Oscars sorta way. I mean that I really do love my brother, and our relationship has done nothing but blossom over the past decade or so.
We've had an interesting relationship down through the years, going all the way back to my arrival on this ( Read more... ) -
my iPod is doing a happy dance
This is a slightly off the wall post, but what the hell... I'm a music fanatic, and just had to share what I personally think is a phenomenal buy. If there are any classical music lovers out there, I found a deal on iTunes that shouldn't be missed. When putting together the music for my aunt's memorial service, I stumbled across "The 100 Most ( Read more... ) -
just a writer...
Digging around here on LJ, I found a link to a literary website where I was reading about French author Collette. I was struck by a particular quote of hers: "Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it."
I've ( Read more... )