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RE: I'm more broken than you - Greg - 08-18-2021
Currently unable to see properly from my right eye. That's not bothersome at all. Talking to my diabetes nurse practitioner in a few minutes. I'll see what he suggest.
RE: I'm more broken than you - Drunk Monk - 08-18-2021
uh oh.
there's a 'can i do it 'til i need glasses' retort but i'll withhold until we hear what the situation is...
...just in case it's really really bad.
so, um... did cf ever have a good pee?
RE: I'm more broken than you - Greg - 08-18-2021
It seems to have cleared up.
RE: I'm more broken than you - Drunk Monk - 08-18-2021
P or I?
RE: I'm more broken than you - Greg - 08-18-2021
?
RE: I'm more broken than you - Drunk Monk - 08-18-2021
Which cleared up? The pee or the eye?
RE: I'm more broken than you - cranefly - 08-18-2021
(08-18-2021, 04:25 PM)Drunk Monk Wrote: P or I?DM can be so opaque at times. But for once I penetrated the veil.
I did get the catheter removed after a week. It was fairly simple. The nurse told me to take a deep breath, then let it out slowly. As I did so, she pulled out the tube. Hardly noticed. This was after she'd filled my bladder for a void test. I was left alone to pee in a container. But I didn't produce near the amount she introduced. So I'm not coming close to emptying, and I've been seeing a urologist and trying different medicines and dosages to improve matters -- but without any change.
Essentially, during the night, I have to get up every hour-and-a-half to two hours. I think I did some significant damage to the bladder after that first operation. Not that the urologist is saying this. He's confident we can get things straightened out, and without another catheter dance, and his focus is relaxing the prostate.
But I won't see him again until early September.
And the Falcon 9 launch I've been invited to see is Sept. 15 in Florida. That trip is looking so unlikely -- what with hurricanes and a sociopathic governor and now this pisser of a situation.
That's where things stand right now.
Eventually I have an anecdote to share. But maybe I'll wait for a better time.
RE: I'm more broken than you - Drunk Monk - 08-18-2021
Oh man, sorry to hear. That sounds rough. Hope things straighten out soon.
RE: I'm more broken than you - Greg - 08-19-2021
I.P. Freely, Ace's younger brother.......
RE: I'm more broken than you - Greg - 08-30-2021
Mystery Malady Monday! Or maybe Greg should check if he's a hypochondriac? (What do you mean maybe?)
I woke up around 2:30. On my way to the bathroom, I stumbled back and forth because I couldn't seem to get my balance. Odd. This happened a couple of weeks ago. I figured I had gotten out of bed too fast. Pretty funny. This time the dizziness was more persistent but I'm sure it will go away.
Funny story. It didn't. I was all kinds of dizzy on the dog walk. It would become worse when i would bend down to pet the dogs or give them treats. I tried to keep my head elevate as much as possible when I lowered my body to pick up the cat food bowls. It's like being low grade drunk and it's annoying.
RE: I'm more broken than you - Drunk Monk - 08-30-2021
Mini-stroke? Smoke inhalation reaction? Medication complication? Dim mak taking hold?
Bad enough to call your doc?
RE: I'm more broken than you - Greg - 08-30-2021
The jury is still out on the Doc call, as in, I hope it just goes away like all good medical conditions do.
The next step is rubbing dirt on my head.
RE: I'm more broken than you - Dr. Ivor Yeti - 08-30-2021
I've had vertigo a couple times and it was scary then just "not fun". Turns out is very common. BPPV is what I had. There are a couple of ways to fix it with turning your head/body in certain ways. The interwebs will have video
RE: I'm more broken than you - Greg - 08-30-2021
Excellent. I will look.
RE: I'm more broken than you - cranefly - 08-30-2021
When I took a neurological hit a couple years ago, it started with a loss of balance. I had taken a break from cleaning the rat-ravaged garage (a month and a half ordeal), was lying on the floor in the house, got up, and very nearly did a face-plant. I'd never had any such experience like that. I decided to take a longer break after that. Also, I did some checks. Was any part of my body numb? Nope. I went in the bathroom and made faces at myself in the mirror to check that all my muscles worked symmetrically. There's a danger in this check. I got so mad at my reflection showing disrespect that I punched and broke the mirror.
The problem seemed to pass, but then it came back to a lesser extent. I'd bang into the edge of doorways, or into a hallway wall. I'd overshoot when I leaned over to pick something up. Something in me had changed.
I did get brain MRIs and XRAYs that didn't show a mini-stroke, but from I've heard lately, those aren't always easy to detect.
I was checked for BPPV. Not the problem. But you should definitely check for that.
Some other things you might check. Juggling ability. I used to have substantial juggling skills with three balls. Lots of weird patterns. Now? I can't keep them going three seconds.
Handwriting. Try this. Write a check for a sizable sum to me and sign it and mail it. If it clears, that's a very good sign. My signature is crap. I'm always surprised it doesn't get rejected these days.
Typing. I don't type and post 1/20th the stuff I think of for DOOM these days. So many typos, and it's exhausting. Don't ask how long this post took. The fact that you're posting like usual today is a good sign.
I'm tired. I'll stop here before I hit a key that clears everything. Good luck. Hope it's just a brief aberration.