I forgot to mention that I went in for a heart stress test a week ago. Because I am so fat, they had to do a nuclear chemical and dye test, plus stick an long probe down my throat. At least they had me gargle Lidocaine or something to paralyze my uvula.
I was conscious the whole time.
In fact, I determined that something was wrong, and slowly pulled the thing out of my own throat during the procedure.
The doctor was surprised.
It turned out that the suction machine wasn't working right and they got a new vacuum canister and started again.
I'm pretty sure only a little of the anesthesia they gave me for sedation worked, as the needle in the port was found to be bent afterwards.
On the other hand, no plaque buildup, and the heart seems strong and healthy, says the doc.
My father passed away a little while ago. It happened quickly and he wasn't in pain.
I'm glad my siblings, mother and I got to see him last weekend in the hospital, as he was coherent and joking around on Saturday.
Matilda Juniper Griswold, born at 1:21 am on August 12th. All are home, happy, and surprisingly well rested.
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We're driving Emmett to college today. Spare a good thought for Darth!Tigger today and some solace for Matilda as the most important person in her universe moves out of her daily orbit.
Over the years, medical treatments have included having my throat cut and having a needle in my eyes. None of those really scared me all that much. Tomorrow (Friday) I'm having a test rather than a treatment. And that particular test does scare me. I'm pretty sure it would make most males nervous. Cause there is one place no male wants a needle stuck up. At any rate, I could use not-as-bad-you-fear ~ma. And don't-find-anything-too-bad ~ma
So, not as bad as I feared. Now feeling silly for having worried. Also, what I thought it was rather than anything worse.
I have a new piece up at Hilobrow on Ray Bradbury!
Please check it out. (We can always use the page views.)
Going in for hip surgery (labral refixation)on Wednesday Aug 27th around noon. If all goes well I have a good chance of full recovery in about 6 months. It'll be my first time ever experiencing the joy of general anaesthesia so smooth surgery~ma and quick recovery~ma much appreciated!
So I bought a Mostly Void Partially Stars Shirt from TopatoCo, hit the wrong button and got a Men's 4X. I won't try to return it because it probably has cat hair on it by now. Does anyone want it? Just give me a couple bucks for shipping it and it's yours. Otherwise I'm turning it into a pillow, cruel fate.
eta: Shirt is taken! Excellent.
So... I'm mostly a lurker (pretty much 100% these days) but I still think of y'all whenever I think of visiting somewhere new.
I'm heading to Portland (Oregon) for 5 days for a conference and wondering if anyone has suggestions (ie can't miss sights other than Powell's Books) or advice. It's my first time visiting the states and my first totally solo trip (ie don't even know anyone at the destination) so I'm feeling kinda nervous and could use some buffista advice.
Thanks!
(I'm also going to cross post this in F2F)
