Memnison Journal

Yesterday was my first day out with both feet in REAL shoes; it was snowing in Chicago, and I had to go downtown to have my monthly all-day session with the leukemia docs and get my IVIG treatment.  The two dogs had torn up my sleep a lot the night before with getting up and [...]

What I can mention is that the New Year’s Party was a good time, though a little frazzling.    I also spent a good deal of the day in the library with Rich Rostrom, who stayed over and was helping me with getting all of my stuff out of the closet under the stairs in the [...]

This is going to be a big pain in the tush to the makers of crapola everywhere:
Starting Jan. 1, the pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a voluntary moratorium on the kind of branded goodies — Viagra pens, Zoloft soap dispensers, Lipitor mugs — that were meant to foster good will and, some [...]

This was a very odd Christmas for me; some really high points and low points. Some old traditions unexpectedly brought back, and some things mucked.  Julbord and full holiday report after the cut:

I’ve moved back to the land of the living the upstairs, but I’m still housebound, pretty much.  We are sending back the roll-a-bout shortly; the next real use for it would be in three weeks, in any event.  By then, we figure I won’t need it anyhow.   And yes, we’ve getting pictures for posterity of [...]

*snifl* Went to bed around 8:45, and woke up at 10:30 when Susan came to bed - partly because I was stuffed up and couldn’t breathe well through the CPAP, and partly because of the fuss of Susan getting into place and the dog trying to get next to MOMMY for the night.  Looked around [...]

Well, if you’d never heard of our Governor before, you have now.    My reflections on this inside.

I’m noticing that a lot of my friends-list and others online - and the few I talk to on the phone (man, I am so housebound) - are going to take the holidays easy, cheap and local this year.  Our household will, as usual, trot out to Susan’s aunt Marlyce’s house and do the holiday [...]

Susan made a trip to the ER today, and got nowhere - the problem is that the pain from her knee is just eating her up, and she’s pretty much flat on her back, and she needs some serious relief.  The ER sent her home with a cane and some pain pills.
Since I’m worthless at [...]

Yes, I will be at Windycon over the weekend.  I’ll be not-very-mobile. I’ll probably locate a prime lurking post and hang there a lot.  Mere will be with me.
The docs took out the last of the foot stitches, and the wound has come open again, about an inch worth.  The docs and Susan are [...]

Went to the doc for another visit re my foot; he says that it’s doing well.  Another three weeks, he’s guessing.  Agh!  That is right on top of Thanksgiving….
The roll-a-bout is doing well, but I have to watch my balance on it.  It’s also very clunky to get in and out of the bathroom.  Very [...]

Frustration rant inside.  You are warned.  No politics, some job, some computer, some medical.
Also, happy birthday to LJ:quietdarkness!

Thanks a lot to everyone for their well-wishes about the surgery.
The surgery itself went pretty well, so far as I can tell, but they had a horrible time getting an IV in; I get dehydrated easily, and they had a heck of a time trying to find a vein.  Multiple attempts, very painful, very rough.
Since [...]

About to go to bed - have to wake up and be at the hospital at 6 am for a 8 am surgery on my foot.  They say that the surgery will take around an hour and then I’ll spend an hour in recovery.  I expect to end up back home again noonish, rather groggy.  [...]

Susan is looking at the house (which is on two floors) and says that she thinks I’d do better on the basement floor after the surgery - more room to move around, and my office and library and a bed are down there.  Easier access to a car if I need to be taken somewhere [...]