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 […]
Well, I’ve started a blog. Never thought I was that self important but I guess I am. But honestly, why not start a blog? I like to write; at work nothing makes me happier than getting to write an strongly worded email reminding a manager […]