I did it! I got a date for my knee surgery! It only took me slightly over a month to get to this point. 6 vials of blood, and a visit to my primary physician when he dropped the ball on signing the clearance. But I fucking did it. August 14. Yup – more than…
Anybody who has owned a number of cats knows there is always going to be one who, for reasons known only to itself, adores plastic bags. They like to lick it, chew it, play with it, and even sleep on it. Weird. Our kitty moose is one of those plastic-obsessed cats. We store our recyclable…
When you want to make the bed, but …. (And he’s snoring too.)
Had my appointment at UofM with a hematologist regarding my ITP (immune thrombocytopenia purpura). Read the after-visit Notes: “Well-developed well-nourished [I’m guessing well-developed/well-nourished simply means “fat” and I have no argument with that] female who appears her stated age …” WHAT???????????????????????? I DO NOT LOOK LIKE I’M 71!!!!!!!!!! 71 IS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!! RUDE. (Okay, maybe the…
Well, this is embarrassing – but when has that ever stopped me before? I pulled something in my left hip area. Owwwww. How did I do that? I’m so glad you asked. I was sitting on the recliner in the She Cave, minding my own business, reading this strange Shirley Jackson book, when uh-oh. Down…
It’s a long one. Sorry. Kind of. But a fat old lady’s gotta vent, ya know. I’m trying. Really trying hard, to get my knee surgery scheduled. The prerequisites seemed deceptively simple. 1) Get a bunch of blood work done; 2) Schedule MRI; 3) Get clearance from my oncologist/hematologist; and 4) Get clearance from my…
As you may remember, our whole neighborhood is having storm drains installed by the Township. We are doing this because some people have bad flooding problems (we do not, but it was everyone or no one with this project, and it won’t help anyone’s property values to have the Okefenokee Swamp bordering our neighborhood). We…
As stated before, I do appreciate and respect healthcare professionals. But sometimes … This week was sometimes. Third. At least this one didn’t threaten anyone’s life, per se; although the pharmacy employee at Walgreens did have a near death experience, she just didn’t know it. Okay. It’s that time of year. Time for old farts…
As stated before, I do appreciate and respect healthcare professionals. But sometimes … This week was sometimes. Second. My darling and much loved Cousin has been having some issues, much the same as I faced some years ago – where, despite my advanced age, I was having bleeding. My gynecologist first tried a D&C and…
I do appreciate and respect healthcare professionals. But sometimes … This week was sometimes. First. In preparation for my knee surgery, I need to get an MRI. (I also had to have a ton of bloodwork done – 6 vials of blood later and that’s checked off the list.) I was told this on May…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 