September 2008
14 posts
If it isn't one thing
(Warning: This post is not for the squeamish. It gets a bit gross at times.)
Fresh off the hospital circuit and it looks like I have one more issue to deal with in the recovery phase.
Friday morning I woke up to a new pain at the bottom of my incision. Upon closer inspection, I found that a hole the size of a pencil eraser had opened up. Even better was the fact that it was leaking a good deal...
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Om Nom Nom
Q: What to the following foods and beverages all have in common?
Lettuce Bacon Coffee Cucumbers Corn Beer Nuts Spinach Beans Vodka Sauerkraut Pickles Pizza Wine Banana Peppers Berries Popcorn Potato Skins
A: Very soon I will be able to consume all of them (and many more delicious items) once again. 20 days and counting
So this is what all has happened
Now that I am home (for the second time) and rested up a bit, I wanted to write out a summary of the last week or so. I’ve gotten a lot of calls, texts, and emails from everyone wanting to know how I am doing. I appreciate everyone’s concern and it has meant a lot to know so many people have been thinking about me. Thank you very, very much. With this post, I can explain the details to...
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The AirTraffic team presents this fascinating visualization of global air traffic simulated over 24 hours.
Success
So far the surgery seems to have been very successful.
More on it later.
Tomorrow's the big day
Tomorrow’s the big dayMember’s time: 9/15/2008 9:56:08 PM
Tomorrow is the big day when I have my first stage of surgery. In less than 24 hours I will no longer have a large intestine or appendix—but most importantly, I also won’t have ulcerative colitis. I can’t think I any thought that could possibly make me happier.
I was originally scheduled to check in...
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"No Reservations"
Being pretty much housebound the past couple of days, I’ve gotten a chance to watch a lot of TV. I’ve watched many episodes of my favorites as well as found some new ones to add to the list. All I have to say is this:
“Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” is a great, great show.
That is all.
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10 Days and Counting
Although things have been pretty rough the last few days, today marks only 10 more until the surgery. When I see things like the article below, it makes me feel all the more confident in my decision:
FDA Orders Stronger Warnings for 4 Arthritis Drugs
As much as I felt that Remicade might just be the thing to get me healed up, all of the potential risks and side-effects never sat quite right with...
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Today's Schedule
Today I’m at the Clinic for my pre-op appoinment. There’s a lot more to it than I would have thought:
12:30p - Laboratory Medicine
1:00p - Admitting Interview
1:30p - Dr. Feza Remzi (surgeon)
1:30p - Stoma Therapy
2:30p - Nurse Patient Education
3:15p - Nurse
3:30p - Dr. Stephen Chen (internal medicine)