ICYMI:

Had a bad fall this past Monday the 16th. Got a concussion, a 2" gash in my left butt cheek, knocked my left knee replacement out of whack. All because I got a bad cramp in my left calf that made me lose balance as I was stepping up onto the landing in front of my house entryway. Blood tests on cramping have since proved inconclusive. I have a nephrologist appointment to see if my kidneys are at fault, since my leg edema is back as well. Appointment is February 6th.

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I fell Tuesday coming back from getting blood work done. Stepped up onto my front door landing and my leg cramped up right as I put weight on it. I collapsed to the left, faceplanting into the wooden beam on the left of my door and slamming my knee into the concrete at the base. I cut my left wrist and my left butt. My left knee got knocked out of alignment. My wife had to call 911 to get me up. More details as I can remember them.

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Update #1:

I have my new hearing aids. They're clearer: less distorted, more focused. Maybe not as loud, but that's adjustable. Comfortable - no change there.

Update #2:

Finally had my CT scan w/contrast media. No reaction to the media noted, thanks to the pre-medication regimen. I'll get the results soon.

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Got the first half of my clearances - medical approval - for surgery to fix my torn right rotator cuff today. However, it comes with a referral to a nephrologist, since my kidney numbers are worse than they were last time. Still waiting on cardiac approval.

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"Lo Wang's Rap" from the 3D Realms game Shadow Warrior now has transcribed lyrics! Former employee Joe Siegler has taken the lyrics I transcribed from the rap and added them to his upload of the song on YouTube as Closed Captions. To see them, go to the page for his upload, turn on Closed Captioning, and enjoy! (You might have to restart the playback to see everything if you have autoplay on.)

Here's the link: https://youtu.be/H7V7vMMLE7U

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Had a follow-up with my hematologist the other day. More blood work. Turns out my "iron stores" are back up in the normal range, but I'm still technically anemic since my hemoglobin and hematocrit levels are below normal. She's going to wait 6 weeks and test me again. If I'm still anemic, she's going to do a bone marrow biopsy on me to figure out what's going on. Fun!

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@Anouk

I wonder about the potassium. I'm on a prescription supplement. Looks like I need to get my levels checked. Thanks!

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@Anouk

I'm on two prescription diuretics (Bumex and another one I've forgotten the name of). The Bumex is a high dose - 6mg in the morning and 4mg at night. However, I've been on it for weeks, and it hasn't caused this kind of reaction at all. I'm stumped.

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I don't understand what's going on, CoSo. My upper torso feels bruised, on my arms, back, and sides. My swelling (edema) in my legs has gone down drastically over the past few days, with me losing 10 pounds in water weight. I'm about to go to the doctor, but I'd like to know what is going on in the meantime. Ideas?

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There, damnit! I have finished off my black-eyed peas. I didn't eat any on New Year's Day 2022, and the year flat out ***sucked***. Let's see if this makes any difference whatsoever in 2023.

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I'd had enough of 2022. For my midnight NYE celebration, I forgot about my myriad medications for an hour and treated myself to a dram of the Port Askaig 110 proof single malt Islay scotch whisky, softened by a wee bit of water to open it up some. It was worth the celebratory wait, even if the drink had a bit of a burn to it. 'Tis to be expected at 110 proof.

Happy New Year.