nearly a prosthetic memory
Dreamed a brain condition called "Swan" where almost microscopic parts of the brain believed they belonged on the other side and would try to migrate. Also dreamed about a fantastic asshole who was bullying me in a plausibly deniable way in the workplace. My boss knew about it, and cheerfully looked the other way when I decided it was time to retaliate. Then there was a mega-deer bleeding from the…
🎉💥🦿 I have both my knee replacement surgeries scheduled! October 28 and December 24, overnight stays in both cases. In my desired order! I wound up taking the scheduling call in the middle of my telehealth therapist appointment. I regret nothing. comments
Ridiculous Creature I'm alive! Knee replacement is authorized — for the better knee, and I want to replace the worst first. Belovedest got a cold for their birthday, and they're still coughing. I finally caught it from them, and I am through the epic sore tonsil but still languishing in various woe. Mostly respiratory. First bad cold since my nose surgery. And even with a sinus infection, I'm…
norabombay is visiting! We hung out yesterday afternoon and had dinner. Additional dinner plans for tonight. comments
So we have Lawn Dragons. A while ago, an inflatable dragon so new that I didn't even have a lawn picture of it got caught in a wind storm and partially broken. It still lit up, but the blower didn't go, and I thought it was probably some broken wires. And maybe we could fix it. So Belovedest draped it over the lounge chair on the porch, to dry out. And there it sat. I admit that I am…
... Make better choices. Yellface went into Mila's room, hid under a table, beefed with Mila in some fashion, and was hauled ignominiously out. As for me, my rescheduled retina appointment went fine. Some of the issues have cleared up. Prognosis very good. I had to transfer between power chair and clinic chair three times. As I told them on the final occasion: I have a bad knee and a worse knee.…
Yellface (spayed, *16) decided to sit on me last night. Thorn came in and snuggled me. Yellface sniffed their hand politely as we held hands. The first time she'd ever encountered Thorn's hand without some cranky meowing. (Right now Yellface will sniff and rub her face on an extended finger, but will say things about it.) Many minutes of stillness later, Thorn said something. Yellface suddenly…
I got a steroid shot in my right knee on Wednesday, and miraculously I can almost walk again. I'm still spending a lot of time in bed, but I don't have to strategize about bathroom trips. One cane is sufficient. comments
Two canes can be better than one. I have a battery of tests aimed at me for the leg weakness, in case it's neurological. And my primary care is leaving (again) within a few months. They said last time that I would be assigned to someone in the same practice. That was inaccurate. They're saying it again this time, so I will prepare for battle. Cats are nice and warm, and extraordinarily heavy on…
* didn't do much for Solstice * amusingly, both Aunt Tish and V got me the same slipper-socks for Christmas * pear + green tea perfume was extremely relevant to Thorn's interests, even straight out of the bottle * got my pill boxes filled for the coming quarter - started the desk top cleanup for that a little before Just In Time - did the morning pills first, which always gives me a little grace…
My hyperfocus does still work to the extent that when I was reading earlier today, I tuned out the various scraping and occasional hammering noises from the roof. I could not, however, sleep through the hammering. Which is perhaps why Belovedest is on the shopping trip without me today. I was too cold and tired to get ready, let alone go out into the cold and dark. comments
I lost the beads I was going to use for the two crocheted necklaces. (I think it's safe to say in *this* venue that I got commissioned to make a second one, and the second one is going more smoothly than the first one in all respects so far.) Since the replacement beads included ones shipped from Czechoslovakia, I've been nervous that I won't be able to finish on time. (Which I still probably…
The new dryer is just fine, except the top is ever so slightly slanted in a way that makes it a bad place to set your dryer balls. Have I mentioned that especially after Colonoscopy Week I've had more trouble than usual walking? I've been using my cane inside the house for the first time in quite a while, and I'm limited in how much I can carry without (more) pain. It sucks. Belovedest has set up…
The washer saga ended a little while ago, with a brand repair tech who corrected something simple. Thursday night (the start of Friday wash day) the dryer gave up. Since the dryer had been leaving unsightly rust streaks on all the lights, I have not been subtle in my campaign for a new one. Delivery is scheduled for today, of a dryer with a steam cycle but without wifi. comments
23 trick-or-treaters this year, likely due to rain and construction. The last four were after we had started picking up and bringing things inside, and in fact after we'd sorted the candy into Keep and Share. (The Share candy stays outside overnight for the late crew, then goes with Belovedest to work. We don't have particularly much trouble with raccoons.) In the last party, the one with the…
Video appointment with chemotherapist today. I'm done with immunotherapy! The scan says I've been stable. I still have: * bone strengthening (not marrow encouraging) med every 12 weeks, infused * Scans every 3 months So that means a trip or two to the cancer center every 3 months, although if they keep it at 3 months for the one and 12 weeks for the other, they may fall out of sync. I should…
Today Belovedest had to bust the teenagers for playing "the penis game" in the library. [You say the word increasingly loudly, in turns, until someone loses the game by being told to cut it out or being asked to leave.] The weather's getting colder, but I have evolved myself an outfit to wear outdoors for lounging while the weather's in the high 50s F -- my slightly ratty plush bathrobe underneath…
There's a new power scooter out, the Golden Buzzaround Carry-On HD. The HD part is important. This is the heavy duty one, which is also first-in-class lithium ion battery scooter. But that's not what this entry is about (and the scheduled arrival date is Tuesday). Since the scooter was backordered and not going to arrive in time for the Michigan trip, I ordered a (not too expensive for the specs)…
My immunotherapy infusion yesterday may have been my last!! I have a scan on Monday that will probably say that. Belovedest celebrated by cracking into the Strategic Redpop Reserve. This will mean much more leeway to leave town and such. Colonoscopy results: mostly normal, one pre (not sure how many pre-s to put here) cancerous "lesion", and all of them removed. Repeat in two years, this time with…
As apparently the result of some long-running bad communication (not on Belovedest's side) there's a certain snarl at their work currently. They laid out the situation and the players to me. Regarding the largest part of it -- "You have a leg to stand on there," I said. "Two legs. And my legs. That's four. And Yellface's. That's six. Eight. And when you have eight legs? ( creepy AND crawly ) !"…
The worst part of colonoscopy prep turned out to be the sheer number of trips to the bathroom, which knotted up my legs something fierce. The second worst part was the taste of the solution, even with added flavorings. It was salty! (I got the huge jug rather than the Miralax version. Miralax at least isn't salty.) Next time, probably either green unsweetened Kool-Aid or lemonade Crystal Lite or…
I'm not looking forward to this. On the other hand, I wasn't thinking with some of the usual parts of my sense of humor when I was picking out my non- red jello for Liquid Diet Day (24 oz food service pack) and rolled the wrong citrus out of three: orange. I could have had lemon jelly. https://youtu.be/ioudby-xooc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_Jelly comments
Goodbye to bad rubbish BJ, who could make simple things like Madonna being active in the music industry longer than most people of our generation being aware of, plus she didn't look in her early 40s at the time, into some kind of sinister conspiracy theory situation. You were an absolute jackass, and I honestly don't care if you're alive or not except that I might need to avoid you. Thanks to…
It turns out that there is a timeout to the "let's test your equipment" for the browser-based telehealth appointments with my therapist. That timeout is 5 minutes. I had to switch to my phone, which is always vexatious for me. Recently, Belovedest hauled Dad's old machine (dubbed Galumph, after the imaginary draft horse stallion Dad always talked about as his preferred riding beast) out to test it…
United Healthcare sent me a letter, dated August 26, to tell me that they were taking away my primary care of record (not actually my real primary care) -- retroactively not covered since May 16. And assigning me to someone whose UHC profile shows that he only takes 0-17 year old patients. "If you have any questions" I could call in. Where I learned that there were a lot of those letters sent out…