Since I have to go in to work early: from 0830 to 1700…training on completely new systems and VoIP, I think I’d better leave this message!

The Mrs. feels bad for an incident this morning where she rescued a little puddy tat from being run over. She put it into the back of her truck, but not without getting bitten for it.
She called me to help…and thank goodness I have today off, so I rushed to her side. We tried transferring the puddy tat, but she was hissing and showing her fangs and claws, and was in no mood whatsoever for humans picking her up. I don’t blame her, and I told my wife that it’s not the puddy tat’s fault either. The puddy tat ended up jumping out of the truck and hanging out with some of her kind.
I would pray that God will watch over this little creature for the rest of her days, however long they may be.

Well, I got two news stories for ya….

MOM: So far she’s doing OK. They removed the ventilator today, and is still in ICU. According to my brother and sister, they should move her into a regular room tomorrow, so hopefully, I can talk to her then!

THE MRS.: Today is her 49th Birthday! And yes, she had to work. Bummer.

At this time, my mother is undergoing open-heart surgery back in Michigan. She’s having a mitral valve replaced with a titanium construction, and also getting a single-bypass done.
Needless to say, I won’t be sleeping well. The good thing about this is: the doctor who’s performing the procedure is the same one who did her last one, 29 years ago.
Any and all prayers for Mom are most appreciated. Thanks!

I’ve waited 60 days for this…and believe me, I took great pains to write this, so I can extract maximum pleasure in doing this:

And yes, I even posted this graphic with it:

And with that, I bid them adieu.

Well folks…after almost a year and a half of dull pain most times, sharp pains on occasion…and numerous trips to the chiropractor and acupuncture guys…the time has come for Western Medicine to step into the fray. The sports physician I went to last Friday almost immediately knew what was going on: a pinched nerve.
So he’s set me up for an epidural procedure which takes place at 1530 MST today. I’m flxin’ on taking a few days off from blogging to make sure everything settles down properly after that. Any prayers y’all can send my way will be most appreciative.

Not for me. For The Mrs.
She got a job yesterday: an entry-level position at an elderly care facility, and she starts today. It’s actually something she’s wanted to do for quite some time. I experienced her propensity for it first-hand when she took care of me during my back issues.
So I’m up at this hour to help her get ready. I know she’ll knock ‘em dead (pardon the pun)!

Don’t worry folks…I’m still alive, and I’m back to working five 8-hour shifts Monday through Friday. No more Saturdays. That is, of course, unless and until I can move up to a management position, which is what I’m trying to do now.
The back is doing better; however, I’m still having issues with my lower legs and shoulder. This…is…going…to…take…some…time…to rectify.

Well folks, I had some acupuncture done on me today for the very first time, although not under the best of circumstances. You see, my back got frakked up again earlier this week. It got real bad yesterday, and I found out that I may have a bulging vertebrae….

These photos, BTW, are courtesy of The Mrs., who had her cell phone with her…and for once, I didn’t! Thank the One True God for her!
After my adjustment today with my chiropractor, it didn’t go well; I couldn’t walk again without excruciating pain. So he asked his practicing partner to take a look at me for his acupuncture procedure. I agreed without hesitation; not only am I NOT against it because it’s Eastern medicine…I really didn’t have much else to choose from.
It took about a half hour, and when he was finished, the excruciating pain was gone, although my legs were very woozy, and still are to some degree. But I am standing much straighter, and I still have to go in on Monday for the MRI.

Well I went back to the eye doctor today and saw a new specialist…one who takes my major medical. Anyhoo, the corneal inflammation has gone way down; he cut back on the Predforte stuff, and no signs of graft rejection.
What! After 25 years??? Turns out that his opinion that my immune system was affected when I had H1N1, and sure enough, the weakest part for me are the eyes. He’s going to take some high-res photos of my eye in a couple of weeks, so stay tuned for those…this guy’s gonna give those to me! Neat-O!

I called my cardiologist this afternoon and got the results, which they received that day also, a little over three weeks later:

Stress: NORMAL!
ECG: NORMAL!

The only thing he recommended is that from this point forward, I have an annual checkup and I’m fine with that. WHEW!

Dang it, I’ve been up for over an hour and I just had a bowl of cereal. I hope I can get back to sleep shortly. I’ll also have to phone Mom later on, to make sure she’s OK. Sometimes things like this happen; could be some sort of clairvoyance.

Tendonitis. “Nuff said.

Well, I got up at 0800 and started dialing NextCare, they got me over to the local facility and they informed me that my H1N1 swab was POSITIVE.
Barf.
At least I know the result. And I have an appointment with the Doctor at 1330. So I gotta scoot!

Last night was not good.
I bugged out of work at 1825, and went straightaway to an Urgent Care facility around the corner from where we live. 2 hours there, followed by a drive to a 24-hour Walgreens to pick up some fun drugs such as Tamiflu, Benzonatate, and Cefdinir.
Wow, where do they come up with names like that?
Anyway, we finally got back to the apartment at 2230, so all told, over four hours. I was dead tired, so I went right to bed.
OH, and before I forget, I also got a nasal swab for H1N1. I should get the results back in about 3 days. Until then, well, I will be getting plenty of rest.