As some of you read on Facebook and other various places, I had a bit of an experience last week. Here’s the details. Tuesday before last (Nov. 30): I go to bed and start shivering uncontrollably. Somehow I get through the night. Dec 1: Fever. Still shaking. Call in sick. Dec 2: I ran out …
Category Archives: Health
40
Around 12 hours from now, I’ll turn 40. I’ve encountered two schools of thought on this: 1. “It’s just another birthday! Relax!” 2. “You’re old.” I’m not yet entirely sure how I feel about this. The past couple of months have been eye-opening in terms of my health, my well-being, and my life, and I …
CT Scans, IVs, and Wisdom
On Saturday, June 1, I was driving back home from the airport. Jessie was in the van, asleep as usual when we go to drop Jacob off for a visit with the grandparents. I had just turned onto the toll road to head back home, when in my left temple, I felt the sensation of …
Sniffles
You know, it’s amazing how much misinformation is out there. As soon as the first reports of H1N1 came out, the 24-hour news networks fanned the flames of “this is going to be bad” and has prompted lots of people to do things. First off, yes. It’s flu. It’s a virus. It can spread pretty …
I’m Supposed to Give My Heart Away, but Not Like This
For those that don’t know, yesterday was a somewhat scary day at the Lopey House. Laureen asked me to get up and do the Wii Fit run with her for 8 minutes. Now, even though you’re supposed to swing your arms to burn calories, I tend to just lightly tap my feet. Exercise form aside, …
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Depression and the stuff around me.
Here’s a news flash: depression is not fun to go through. There is a real feeling of utter hopelessness that just permeates everything I’m trying to do. Get the finances on track? We’re in massive debt, and while money is headed our way, things are going to be really tight until the 15th, and probably …
Finally healed
13 weeks… 1/4th of a year. The frostbite is healed.
A Few Updates
We played “Pass the Virus” last weekend. It was fun. Note: never feed your child goldfish crackers when they’re vomiting. It only makes the vomit a nifty shade of orange. I think I’ve finally come to some conclusion on Spring Creek. I tried to make things better, but I’ve determined that better or best isn’t …
Taking care of yourself. Sometimes a bit too well…
I mentioned a few posts down about having a vasectomy. After the surgery, Laureen pretty much ran the household while I stayed in bed with ice packs (actually bags of frozen peas) to decrease swelling and soreness. Dr. Hassell recommended using ice only about 15 minutes per hour. I think I averaged closer to 45 …
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A Vast Difference
Well, the vasectomy happened Friday. I have been in a bit of pain for the past day or so, but it’s not extremely painful by any stretch. Except for the fact that I’m awake and typing on my computer instead of sleeping. That’s one small issue… One of the more frustrating things these days is …