Tag Archives: Getting hosed
Caillot de sang sur mon derriere
[adult language and subject matter] The Universe tossed me a bone this week. And yet, at the same time, it delivered another painful lesson to remind me how stupid I am and that I am here for its own amusement. … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Fun & Humor
An American Work Vacation for Me
I have three weeks off. It’s because I didn’t take much vacation this year and I can’t roll over the days to next year. So, I’m catching up on projects around the house and working, as in “work work.” Yes, the … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Fun & Humor, Human Nature
Bye bye, Tooth. Hello Happiness – I think I’m gonna cry
[adult language used in a childish manner] It’s gone. Lost forever. Pulled out by an oral surgeon who went to medical school to learn how to do it without a hammer and chisel, or string and doorknob. Or black magic. Thank … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, cystic fibrosis, Fear, Fun & Humor, Health care
Caught in the medical riptide
I’m back in heaving ocean waters again. A sea full of medical tests and ailments. And it’s going to be awhile before I can escape its grasp and swim to shore. It started with the blood clot in my neck … Continue reading
Filed under CF Guy Stuff, cystic fibrosis, Fear
The two Hells of cystic fibrosis
There are two Hells of having cystic fibrosis. There’s the first one, which includes all of the torture that comes from having the disease – the coughing up of blood, collapsed lungs, hospitalizations, sinuses filled with polyps, breathing treatments, and … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Health care
Eating wet dynamite while the universe shoots me in the groin
Gunshot #1: I’ll be saying goodbye to a tooth soon. It’s fractured and needs to come out. Gunshot #2: I have big clot in my neck from my four-month old port. Thank you, universe, for the double tap to my … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, cystic fibrosis, Fear
Tapping the Maple Tree
Lately, I’ve been tapping my anger like one taps a maple tree. I jab a spike in my right leg and let it drip sap into a bucket. Most of the time I keep the anger inside, contained. But slowly, I’ve … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Fear, Human Nature
Free healthcare – in prison
Medical parole: Hospitalized prisoners costing California taxpayers millions – latimes.com. I got excited when I read the above LA Times article about healthcare in prison. Here I thought that one day I’d have to kill myself when my insurance runs … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, cystic fibrosis, Government, Health care
Facebook makes me want to kill myself
I was a Facebook holdout until this month. I overcame the privacy issues that worry me and signed up. But I’m not giving up the bag on my head – that’s my security blanket until I can afford plastic surgery. … Continue reading
Filed under CF Guy Stuff, cystic fibrosis, Fear, Fun & Humor
Use the Force next time an anxiety attack happens
After two visits, my new heart doctor suggested I should go on Prozac. “Forget you” very much, doctor. At what point did you not notice my extensive list of medications? The one that comes on a scroll and unrolls onto … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Fear, Health care, Human Nature
