There is a hole in my gut where they took out the feeding tube that looks exactly like a bullet hole. This is almost as cool as owning a car with the fake gangster bullet holes that hip little old ladies drive.
Today I had my port deaccessed, so I am officially off TPN. The fact that there are no longer any tubes attached to my body makes me feel downright human.
We are having Option Care keep their case open so if I have problems and need to go back on TPN I can. We’re not anticipating that is going to happen, but it’s good to have a backup plan.
It continues to be a struggle to get in the number of calories I need to maintain my weight. This new stomach continues to be finicky and unpredictable.
It is hard to make it happy.
None-the-less, every week I feel a little better and by summer things should be in pretty good shape.
The only down side is I just learned that on December 21, 2012 the Earth is going to be destroyed by a passing planet named Nibiru or by a black hole.
After all I’ve been through, I was hoping to be around longer than that.
Drat!
So many things to comment on! But news seems to be good all around. Any chance you can see this cartoon? http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/mgr/lowres/mgrn28l.jpg
Thanks for posting!
Gary your sense of humor just keeps improving along with the /removal of all unnecessary contraptions from your body! OK, guess we will have to make it out your way before next December and the earth goes the way of your feeding tube! Speaking of eating, I don’t think I want to visit http://www.salvadormollys.com and I would think your stomach would agree!!!
How about a youtube of your “bullett” hole?!
L & D
That explains the why the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar ended in 2012, but the danger of the Earth being destroyed by the planet Nibiru or by a black hole is still unresolved.
I have to admit the food at Salvador Mollys is a bit much for my stomach right now. However, Portland has some really good ethnic restaurants including Ethiopian, Korean, Thai, and Jamaican that I’ve enjoyed in better times. I am looking forward to some day enjoying them again.
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I considered at various times posting to this blog with pictures of my various tubes, scars, and non-standard holes. I decided against it because they are pretty gross and I didn’t want to scare visitors away. A youtube video would be totally over the top, even for me.
Years ago – and I mean YEARS ago – there was an article in the Utne Reader about the effects of giving birth on women’s bodies. And the article had a full page of pictures of torsos – Seriously! no faces, just torsos – telling how old the woman was and how many children she had given birth to. I imagine a bunch of your blog fans would be interested in that torso photo …. ahem ….
Too late. All three of my tubes are gone and the only thing left is a bullet hole. The window of opportunity for a torso shot has come and gone.
Woohoo again!!! Now we MUST come before next December! I just keep getting more and more “signs”: one road trip I don’t think either one of us will make is to Salvador Molly’s Diner (VERY spicy food)!!!!!
Your east coast buddies Don and Louise
Anne and I were discussing whether we’d ever been to Salvador Mollys, we couldn’t remember. We thought we had, but weren’t sure. Most Oregon restaurant menus have warnings (usually a picture of a chili pepper) if food is hot. They will usually make you a mild version if you ask.
I know, I’m really irritated by the whole Dec. 21, 2012 thing because I will have just finally gotten my Master’s degree. What a waste.
There is a remote chance I won’t happen. The Master’s degree might not be a waste after all. Or it might only be a partial disaster and a lot of people will need therapy.