Weight tracker

Seeing if it will work.... 

Eventually

I guess, eventually, I'll need to make a decision on whether to end this poor attempt at a blog or do it right.

Maybe do my opinion on the movies that I watch.  See at least 2 every day with a thank you to NetFlix fer sure..

Once again,.,.,. Nothing to say

think I would have a lot to say since my youngest full blood sister died latter part of June.  Is  a shame.

Weiner is a weiner

How the arrogant fall........ what a dipshit ! !  !

Rambling

It is amazing that I don't write more often considering how sick I am some days and the fact that I'm a BS'r.  Have a coumadin appointment today - 2 weeks ago I was at 2.2 which is considered good.  Bowel movements, since taking the codeine sulphate, have mostly normalized which in turn has caused my blood thinner to stabilize.  Normalized means I'm not going to the bathroom every 60 minutes and is now stretched out to every 3 or 4 hours.  Hopefully it will keep getting better over time and soon I will be able to ride my beloved Heritage Springer once again.

Thursday the 12th of May

Not much to say.  Saw the coumadin doc yesterday and had a reading of 2.2.  Good enough so that I don't have to see her for another two weeks.  Have a GI doc appointment tomorrow.

Will try and see if I can do any yard work today but I might not.  Having some stomach pain but it seems to be going away..

Geronimo

Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo


There you stupid shits... 

Tuesday the 3rd of May

weighed 142.6 lbs (10.21 stone, 64.8 kilo) this AM.

Brother and his wife stayed with us on Sunday night as a layover on the way to Ohio.  After 20 years in Phoenix they are moving back home so that they might be around the grandkids.  Envy them.

I just wonder if it will be the last time I ever see them.  I hope not but I did shed a few tears when they left.  Just being a Donny Downer...

Watched the movie "Machete" this morning... Ho Hum.

Potted around outside, sprayed for weeds and few other things.

Lots to say but:

Really don't feel like saying much.  Found an old friend on FaceBook.  Coumadin was at 3.4 level yesterday.....tad high.

Trying to do the yard work.  what would take me 2-3 hours now takes me 2 days without any beer.  Which reminds me... I have not had any alcohol since 09 July 2010 the day I fell down and played dead.  Hopefully, when I truly get stabalized, I can have me a few Coronas.

Still here

Still here but just haven't felt saying anything worthwhile.

Makes me smile

Don't know exactly why but this always makes me smile.

Been a week

Been a week or so since last posting but last week had a a pretty nice day.  Took the dog to the groomer and once I picked him up decided to (just for the heck of it) take him to a doggy park several miles from the house.  I don't know if it was more fun for him or myself but he was kinda afraid of some of the smaller larger dogs.  Probably need to take him more than once n a while for the socialization aspects of it.  Besides a bottle of water I took the Kindle also but never did get a chance to start reading.  Met a lady with 2 standard schnauzers an boy were they full of pep and zest.  Supposedly there is another dog park in Rio Rancho but have not checked it out.  Tomorrow I have to get blood drawn again but am not going to do it at the cancer center.  Ran it thorough the blood docs nurse, after telling her I would never get my blood drawn at her facility ever again, so she ensured I am in the system and can get it drawn in the Pres facility in Rio rancho.

Felt like an adult saturday night.  Had friends over for dinner and ended up a nice evening.

5 April

Yesterday had an echo done on heart.  Today to get the results.  Small bit of info.  On the first part of October last year my  ejection fraction was at 35% but on the latter part of October last year, after being in the emergency room for low electrolytes, my ejection fraction sank to 20%.  Hopefully today the heart doc will say it is a little higher.  The higher it gets the better chance they will work on the unblocking the femoral  caused but the last operation for the short bowel.
Also had blood drawn today and damned if I did not get the same butcher as before and darned if she did not whack me again.  It will be the last time I get my blood drawn at the cancer center.

3 April

Day started off fairly well.  Got out and went to Sam's club to pick up items including my beloved mexican coke.  Also pick up a pair of shorts with a 32" waist.  Far cry from the 36"-38" waists I used to wear. 

As a treat before heading home stopped in Subway and got a cold cut 6" sandwich.  Had mayo and pickle on it and ended up with a reaction.  Made the reaction worse by attempting to spread fertilizer on the yards and I must have twisted or stressed my insides. Diarrhea came back.  Ok this morning.

April Fools day

Nothing special to talk about with one exception.  For breakfast I had cereal which means I had 1% milk with it.  Will see how my body reacts to it.  If a reaction then I will take a lactaid pill or two and try it again.  Am actually hoping I don't have an adverse reaction to the milk.

Good/bad day? - 31 Mar 11

Yesterday was an unusual day for me.  Finally was able to attend my own gong away/retirement luncheon.  Held at Kelly's Bar in Nob Hill I was surprised at the amount of folks that showed up.  Practically the whole directorate.  Without any sarcasm it was heartwarming.

But then, my wife has me drive her to my coumadin appointment.  I passed the driving test and am now allowed to drive a vehicle once again.  We will leave it there.

Coumadin was at 3.1 so doc decided not to change anything and see what it will be in 2 weeks. Small victory.

Short tempered

Yesterday was a bad day...And leave it at that

GI Doc...

Been too lazy to post.  Went to GI doc on Friday.  Still the same bedside manner but no big deal.  Changed the type of probiotic I'm using.  He emphatically stated what I was using was worthless.  Good enough for me.

Told him that I have had 6 out of 9 days in where I have went to the bathroom 5 times or less during the day, he seemed to like that.  All due to the change of narcotic (codeine Sulfate) and Lomotril.  Picked up an iron supplement at Pharmica  (Culturelle)on his suggestion, hopefully it will digest and be absorbed much quicker into my system.

He will now see me in two months.  Which is OK.  Since, once again, it will be another year and a half before I approach some resemblance of normality.

Ended up going to the mall and bought 2 new shirts and a pair of Levis.  Funny but a 32" waist is now my size, instead of 36-38" prior to the operations.  In reality I think a small would be OK for the shirts but the wife said the medium looked good.

Then ended the day up by going to  Subway and having a soda and some kind of cold cut sandwhich, which by the way was heavenly.  Had olives on my side of the 12 incher and sure enough 3.5 hours later they went right though me.  Still did not detract form being able to somewhat normal for a while.

Enough for now.

Not a happy camper today

Damn sure not in a good mood today.  Again up most of the with gurgling intestines then dealing with a butcher this am draing blood and then on top of that I find out that I am going to have to have an iron infusion.......  This crap never ends.

Tuesday the 22nd

Had a decent night, up and in the bathroom at 1:30 AM.  Since starting the Lomotil and a different narcotic the bowel movements have drastically changed. Am starting to become more secure in knowing that I have time to get to the bathroom once the pressure starts.  Instead of going to the bathroom 12 to 15 times a day I'm now down to 5 or 6, a major improvement on just a month ago.

A picture of my buddy (who is now sitting on my lap as I type this.)