Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Dr. Visit #637

Quick update:
Sunday AM

_____ really pissy
X kinda pissy
_____ ok
_____ kinda good
_____ really good
_____ YEAH!!! for me

Sunday PM

X really pissy
_____ kinda pissy
_____ ok
_____ kinda good
_____ really good
_____ YEAH!!! for me

Monday
X really pissy
_____ kinda pissy
_____ ok
_____ kinda good
_____ really good
_____ YEAH!!! for me

Today
_____ really pissy
_____ kinda pissy
X ok
_____ kinda good
_____ really good
_____ YEAH!!! for me

As some of you may know, ok...so actually you only know if you specifically asked me or if you talk to my mother on the phone or you stopped by when I was indisposed...I have been having some recent issues with nauseous. Let's get real, nauseous is way too genteel. Let's try projectile vomiting. Still, too kind. How about throwing up like-a-teenage-boy-who-thinks-he-can-defy-the-laws-of-physics-and-biology-and-eat-a-banana-then-chase-it-with-an-entire-can-of-Sprite-without-taking-a-breath vomiting? Yeah, I think that about sums up what my 'bouts of nauseous' are like. Anyway, my latest episode began Sunday and lasted through until today. Of course the 'bouts of nauseous' are also accompanied with rigors and a high fever, say around 101.5 to 102.

At my dr.'s visit today my doc seems to think that I have some inflammation in my bile ducts causing pressure to build up behind the drain. This causes blah, blah, blah, but ends up putting me at risk for going into septic-shock. I'm also quite jaundiced. So, tomorrow I am going into have a quick (say 1/2 a day or so) procedure done at the hospital to drain the bile externally and check the internal drain. I did have the option of bagging it myself immediately, but that would mean I would have to go to the ER to wait for the same procedure on an emergency basis so I opted to wait. Look an entire somber paragraph, treating Cancer with respect as opposed to my off-beat humor. See I'm being serious. I didn't even make a comment about how white my teeth look when I'm jaundiced. Of course, now I have. So I guess that blows my whole 'somber paragraph' thing that I had goin'. I guess in the words of Swiper the Fox, "Oh, Man!"
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Now this is a really cute picture of my friend, Abigail, & I...or is it Abigail & me when you refer to yourself as an object rather than a subject of a sentence? I know, most of you aren't interested, but this is one of those burning-keep-you-awake-at night-questions I will need to find the answer to.
Please note I am on the right wearing that incredible cute red dress that I can't fathom could make it to the sale rack at JCPenny's because it is so incredibly cute and comfortable so how in the world did they not sell out.

Love,
G

4 comments:

Shehopper said...

I love the new rating system...and I am 100% in agreement with you on the cat thing. They are the spawn of Satan!! Hang in there. We are praying for you!

Jeanne said...

Cancer sucks. I'll be prayin' extra hard for you tomorrow girl.
NOT that I don't pray extra hard every day for you (which I do).
Hang in there! Love ya!

Carol said...

The rating system works for me, too! I hope you are back to feeling much better by the time you read this!
Love and Prayers going your way!
Carol

Cinda said...

The "incredible cute red dress" looks adorable on you! Love the rating system! You are in our prayers. I hope you are back to your sunny self soon. Love ya!!