Tag Archives: Health care
One more item checked off my bucket list: Acupuncture
I did it. I finally did it. Say hello to the human pin cushion. I let a doctor stab needles in me from head to ankle. One between the eyes, a few on the side of my face, and more … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, 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
I am Jenga Man
After 15 days of the greatest fun I could ever imagine, I’m home from my vacation in the hospital. I have the deepest Tobra tan ever on my kidneys. Too bad they don’t show. I’m surprised I survived this jaunt. … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis
When life attacks
I spent yesterday afternoon in the ER – as a visitor. My wife went there because she had the panic attack of all panic attacks and her blood pressure skyrocketed. I wished I could have changed places with her. I … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Fear, Health care, Love
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
In the Cement Mixer
[adult language and anger warning] It feels like someone, I mean CF, threw me in the back of an empty cement mixer and turned up the rotation speed to high. Then, as if that wasn’t enough, someone, I still mean CF, … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Fun & Humor, Health care
A Tale of Two Hands
To the untrained eye, my hands in the following photograph may not seem very different – each has an IV in it. However, to me, this picture represents the two types of experiences one can have in the hospital: excellent … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Health care
Yesterday’s Clinic Visit
I am so lucky. Lucky, lucky, lucky. I’m not sure how I’ve lived this long. Better people haven’t. My clinic appointment went pretty well. It’s funny now my blood pressure goes up during the visit, especially if they take it … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Health care
And now for today’s grift
My wife went to the dentist today – an honest dentist who shares a lot of interesting stories. One was about an elderly patient who brought in his more elderly mother for an exam. The woman was a … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Health care
The Cost of Battle
If I can compare the 20 days in the hospital to anything, it would be 20 days in enemy territory getting shot at and dodging explosions. In the movies, when the lead actor escapes the battlefield there is a moment … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Fear
