‘health’ Archives
Nephrectomy and aftermath summary
My blog continues to be a secondary source of providing updates about my surgery and recovery. I’ve been updating Facebook, where I can air raw thoughts that may not be best as part of the public record. Even on there, I’ve been skipping lots of details about my [Read More]
An all-too-brief nephrectomy followup
Successful surgery. Some difficult times post-op at Duke Hospital, Wednesday through Saturday. Detailed a little in Facebook. Lots of pain, and scary amounts of unexpected incompetence. Will detail in here at some point. Home in own bed tonight. No oxygen-monitoring [Read More]
Udderly intimidated
Patient blogging sites are routine at major cancer centers now, and friends and family can follow their course, thoughts, and feelings through their blogs. Would blogging benefit in other chronic illnesses? And does blogging provide therapeutic benefits to the patient? [Read More]
Stuff circa January 12, 2011
Dating. Noting to add here. The topic enters my mind every day. I thwarts any potential enthusiasm. I could not even string together three words to a woman I might be interested in merely beginning a conversation with. I wonder if 35 was a strong magnet that accelerator my [Read More]
Nephrectomy countdown
I’ll have surgery next Wednesday at Duke. I am expected to remain at Duke until Friday or Saturday. The surgeon has every intention of sucking out that massive abomination of a kidney through a small hole a tad larger than my belly-button. The procedure should take [Read More]
Stuff circa January 8, 2011
Dating I went on a date a few days ago, and it was heartbreaking. It was a stark reminder of why I rarely ever go on a date. I battled for ninety minutes to be funny, engaging, and charming. She often seemed genuinely interested in me. I rattled off feelings about being on [Read More]
Due date: two weeks
I am either being courageous and informative or merely grotesque. In two weeks, a surgery will carve out a little hole near/using my navel to pull out my horribly deformed left kidney that, along with its twin, has wrecked havoc with my life for two decades. In a June [Read More]
Hidden perils of dialysis! Big surprise…
I’m not even going to watch this. So how bad is it? My chances of leaving treatment in a body-bag tomorrow are better than my winning MegaMillions, aren’t they? This is why I need a kidney, like asap. I’ll be sending out a desperate plea sometime soon. [Read More]
Absymal HR
Not only did they f-up the entire hiring process and fail to provide me with useful starting information, but now they’re f-ing with my health insurance. They run their HR operation out of New Jersey, and it’s readily apparent because every conversation is [Read More]
Bad kidney
Above is my latest poor artistic rendering of one of my polycystic kidneys and a normal kidney. I am cranky tonight because my left kidney will not stop aching. Stronger painkillers do I need. This kidney has been a pain in my side…and my back…and my [Read More]
