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Checking in for 2024-03-25: Buckle up. This is a big update. Yesterday I felt like I was going to explode. I compared it to the video game " Dig Dug ", which has been an interesting litmus test for how old my doctors / nurses are. I'm not going to sit here chastising …
A long while back the album 2112 was selected as the Rush album of the week. I listened to this album and had one of those moments of reacquainting that I hadn't had with most of the Rush albums. I legit forgot the track order of this album. That's not …
Checking in for 2024-03-24: I've spent the last two hours in a lot of pain, so this will be brief: We're waiting on numbers to go where they need to go for the bilirubin and creatinin. This morning the creatinin was in a decent direction while the bilirubin was a …
Checking in for 2024-03-23: Today I had a repeat of February's procedure. The preliminary results are promising. It appears that the stent that was in there shifted so that it was immediately blocked (which would explain some of the pain that I had in there.) When they added an additional …
Checking in for 2024-03-22: I feel like every day has been a week in disguise. In brief: I went into emergency yesterday because my creatine levels ere ridiculous on Wednesday. I was hoping I could just re-hydrate myself t better but that was just foolishness. I also wanted to b …
Checking in for 2024-03-19: This isn't a full-checkin because there are still so many things up in the air, but I just need o do a quick touch-base. More on each of these as I get some time. I am on round two f having my liver irradiated. That part …
Checking in for 2024-03-12: Content warning: fatigue, bodily fluids, plumbing issues, Ever since I left the hospital on 2024-02-24 I've had a hell of a time find a routine again. The more I learn about bilirubin build-up the more I'm understanding why. Too much bilirubin in your body can not …
Checking in for 2024-03-07: I've been trying like hell to fight this but I think I need to realize that for right now I am very, very sick. My blood work is telling me that my liver is intensely unhappy with the current situation and I need some intervention sooner …
Checking in for 2024-03-05: Today's theme is "I am exhausted". There seems to be another underlying theme that I won't share but you can probably guess by the number of times I've been to the bathroom. This morning I woke up and got a bowl of cereal. I then promptly …
Checking in for 2024-03-04: Still trying to find my energy. I'm getting better about rebuilding my routines but it's difficult for me to get into the swing of looking at my lists and tackling the things that are on there. It's a bit frustrating to see things up there that …
Checking in for 2024-03-03: Today my goal was to just stay upright for as long as I could before needing naps and the like. I took an afternoon nap but have managed to stay up longer than I thought I could. I'm working on building more energy. I'm finding the …
Right from the hard-left pan of Alex's guitar on "Finding my Way" the average Rush fan would know they're in for something different on Rush's self-titled debut album than all of the subsequent albums that followed. Indeed, this album has more "yeah"s and "baby"s than any Rush album …
The last time I received radiation was in October 2022. Much has changed since then. For starters Dr. Quinn now has a beard and tattoo sleeve of Grateful Dead Tattoos (apparently he was a fan since he saw them with his mom at the questionable age of 6). Another change …
Content warning: bodily fluids Checking in for 2024-03-01: I've alternated between exhausted and just tired these past few days. This morning I woke up an vomited while having some nausea. Not the kind of morning one would like to have. Last night I tried taking Oxycodone (nee: Roxicodone, OxyContin) and …
Checking in for February for my "Designing a Well-Lived Life" blogging. This is about making small changes during the year to make larger changes. February was a pretty carved-up month. The first part of it I was trying to get back on track but my latest hospital say pretty much …
Checking in for 2024-02-28: Today I didn't get much done. I was pretty fatigued for most of it, taking naps throughout the day. I didn't even get showered until 15:00, which is extremely late for me. Hoping that tomorrow I can muster up some more energy. Tomorrow is my …
Checking in for 2024-02-27: Managed to get up this morning and stay up. Last night I went to bed around 22:30 after eating a bowl of Corn Chex (call it my comfort food if you must). Pixel didn't bother me most of the night save for a few "I …
Checking in for 2024-02-26: Last week my intentions got completely blown out of the water with the jaundice and high bilirubin count that sent me to the hospital. I'm currently working on getting back to my routines as much as I can. It's taking a bit to get myself back …
This past week my random Rush selecting dingus selected Counterparts as the album of the week. This was the last album that released while I was in college so it has a special place in my heart for reminding myself of that period. Counterparts was also a much heavier and …
Checking in for 2024-02-25: Yesterday I was released from the hospital. The stent didn't solve the issue, unfortunately, and my bilirubin was at 10.9 as of the last blood draw. So we'll need to take another approach. I have a note on my next actions list to call Dr …