Friday, January 22, 2010
At the car wash, yeah
I had to go gas up my car yesterday, and the little thing flashed "do you want a car wash yes or no." I carefully weighed this decision on whether or not to wash my car, I mean, I haven't had it soaped up in a couple months. But, after I accounted for the fact that it was, at that moment, pouring water from the sky, and that we haven't really seen the sun (except for a brief respite this afternoon) in 5 days here in the Bay Area, and that the Athey's lawn is becoming a breeding ground for various types of mushrooms (both hallucinogenic and not), I decided to click NO. I think I made the right choice.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Blah blah blah
It's a new year! And guess what? I am starting my year as some sort of freakish medical experiment! Yes, that's right...I am PAYING for doctors to poke and prod me. There is a purpose to all this of course; a definitive diagnosis.
I ended 2009 by stopping my gluten restricting. Oh yes, dear friends, I ate at McDonalds, I had Chinese food, Hostess products, and sourdough bread. It was delicious. Of course, about 2 days into it, I developed a stomachache that wouldn't quit. But this was all in preparation for my Upper GI Endoscopy, which I had on January 4th. I admit, I was quite nervous, as I had never been put under IV anesthesia before. Michael took me over there on Monday morning and waited patiently in the lobby for about 45 minutes while the nurse took me back, got me hooked up the I.V., and then they knocked me out for about 15 minutes to do the procedure. The doctor took biopsies of my esophagus, my stomach, and my small intestine. Then, they woke me up and wheeled me out and gave me a juice box before bringing Mike in to give him my discharge instructions. Then I got wheeled to the car and spent the rest of the day vegging on my couch.
Tomorrow, I get to have an ultrasound (no I am NOT pregnant). In preparation for this procedure, I get to drink 32 oz. of water in half and hour and the hold it for an additional hour and a half (at least). I wonder if they'll give me a juice box when I am done there as well...
:)
I ended 2009 by stopping my gluten restricting. Oh yes, dear friends, I ate at McDonalds, I had Chinese food, Hostess products, and sourdough bread. It was delicious. Of course, about 2 days into it, I developed a stomachache that wouldn't quit. But this was all in preparation for my Upper GI Endoscopy, which I had on January 4th. I admit, I was quite nervous, as I had never been put under IV anesthesia before. Michael took me over there on Monday morning and waited patiently in the lobby for about 45 minutes while the nurse took me back, got me hooked up the I.V., and then they knocked me out for about 15 minutes to do the procedure. The doctor took biopsies of my esophagus, my stomach, and my small intestine. Then, they woke me up and wheeled me out and gave me a juice box before bringing Mike in to give him my discharge instructions. Then I got wheeled to the car and spent the rest of the day vegging on my couch.
Tomorrow, I get to have an ultrasound (no I am NOT pregnant). In preparation for this procedure, I get to drink 32 oz. of water in half and hour and the hold it for an additional hour and a half (at least). I wonder if they'll give me a juice box when I am done there as well...
:)
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