Posts about medical procedures or information on health issues
When I first thought about starting a blog, my only real goal was for another heart patient, or anyone else with a chronic illness, to find something relatable in my story. I was so excited when one of my first blog posts, “But You Don’t […]
Like most people this week, I am headed “home” for Thanksgiving. However, I am not traveling to my mama’s house for turkey and stuffing. Instead, I am headed to Mayo Clinic to get their insight on the best option for the long-term management of my […]
For as long as I can remember my mom has told me that she believes the universe has always provided me what I need when I needed it. Everything from a medication being approved just in time to the random kindness of a stranger, I […]
Well, I survived the liver stabbing procedure! In reality, the actual procedure was the calmest part of my day… Let me set up the scene for you… Despite being clad in the fanciest, most magical unicorn leggings ever to be sold on Amazon, I was […]
Twenty three pounds of fluid. Twenty three pounds. Almost 15% of my body weight in less than a week. What’s my secret? A constant flow of IV Lasix and the wondrous, new fangled Pee Vacuum. Ok, it’s actually called a Pure Wick External Female Catheter. […]
The most personal reason I ended up in the hospital is dumb ass reason. Everyone that knows me knows that I am pretty stubborn. My stubbornness is legendary. Many say my stubbornness and determination is the reason I survived my Fontan as a kid. I […]
Now I need to explain the poop reason. Or the fear of poop reason. In reality, developing protein losing enteropathy (PLE) may have been unavoidable, but it could have been diagnosed a lot earlier if I had just been willing to collect my poop. But […]
There are several reasons why I ended up in the hospital: the medical reason, the poop reason and the dumbass reason. The medical reason may actually be the easiest to explain and maybe even to understand. Thirty-two years ago, I had open heart surgery to […]