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My thoughts released; a mind set free |
| At least I'm hoping to get back on track after missing a few of my badges yesterday. I did log in, but that's all I managed to get done here. Shortly after waking up, I had to get ready to have an endoscopy of my throat done in Fargo, about an hour and a half if traffic and road construction don't add another half hour. Yesterday, neither delayed us, so we got to the hospital early, which turned out to be a good thing. I couldn't eat anything, but my wife was hungry, so we went to the little cafe they have in the hospital. While there, we encountered my surgeon, who would be doing the procedure after he had eaten lunch. We ended up having a nice consultation, discussed my progress, and talked about the problem I was having swallowing; a free meeting with a surgeon? Who would have guessed it? After the procedure, he explained that the problem was fairly common during the healing process and that many patients have to return at least once, usually two or three times after the surgery, to have the junction of the stomach and throat stretched. I fell into that group and had to have it stretched, which he did during the procedure. He also told me that it's likely to become restricted again and that I may have to have it stretched again. In my own research, I've discovered that this may be something I have to have done once or twice a year for the rest of the years I have left. After the procedure, I had to take care of some VA issues while in Fargo. Anyone who has dealt with the VA knows that nothing is quick with them, so it was late afternoon before we returned home. Luckily, I had brought some protein-rich snacks along for myself since I couldn't eat anything before. By the time we did get home, I was wiped out and fell asleep in my chair, and didn't wake up until shortly before bedtime. I did enjoy a small piece of my wife's birthday cake with a scoop of ice cream before bed. Yes, I slept for three hours, ate cake and ice cream, then turned in and slept most of the night, but woke too damn early. But these early morning hours give me some time to get back on track for my badges. |
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