Another Week of Catch-Up

 With all the medical appointments, blood draws, doctor appointments, VFW meetings, and all the other goings on for the holiday, I feel like I missed some days. I know I didn't - those were the days I was not feeling well. 

After the first week with the dosage changes on two of my medicines, I started to get hopeful as I had three days I woke up feeling better then normal. I know, it is too early to get my hopes up. I have to do this 'roller coaster' so the Docs can figure what what does my body react to, and able to withstand if we need to increase a bit. So for about 4 days there before Christmas, I was feeling bad, on top of the Santa Run at the top of the list.

So, needless to say, yes, in the last 2 1/2 weeks I have noticed changes I expect to be medicinal in nature, and probably will see more changes after the Liver Specialist appointment around the 15th.

Tomorrow I will be getting dropped off at the ER again. Time for the weekly paracentesis, though this will be the last one I get paid for the year. Deductible resets 1/1. Oh Boy. I was talking with the Wife at our dinner date tonight (Texas Roadhouse as we hadn't eaten here in quite awhile) about how I am nor short of breath like previous weeks, and I don't feel the uncomfortable pressure in the abdomen as badly, do I need to still go tomorrow. Wife says yes. Said Doctor ordered once a week until we control how to figure to get the amount being drained down (I think it supposed to be way under 10L). I'm just going. Even with the Wife at half of my appointments, half of what I hear goes to the wayside anyways.

So, basically, I'm floating. Starting to move in a positive direction, just not as fast as I want to go.

Christmas' went well. Thursday we met at the Middle Son's apartment and did our exchanges. The Oldest Son dot times/dates confused, so was not able to make it, but he made it to RM's yesterday where we finished up exchanges. I had a good time considering I a) was not feeling good and b) had to tolerate PT. I swear, I could have recorded every conversation he had with me, prior to even going to RM's. What he will ask, how he will ask it, how he will respond. Sigh.And it never changes.

I loved all my gifts I got this year. My pickle stuff, my beef jerky stuff, lotsa snack food. Couple shirts, PJs and clothes. Needless to say, I don't think I will finish all the snack food before February like most years. There is a lot! And with my decreased appetite.... Oh hey, that's good news! After the draining last week, my weight is down to 165.8 lbs. That is about 65 pounds since last April. As I found out tonight though, still need to lose more to fit behind them tiny restaurant tables though (that don't move).

All right, well, it is Sunday night, and I am wrapping up stuff and headed to bed. Tomorrow will be spent trying to start my Disability claim. Oh Joy.

PeacE

Let's Close Out the Weekend ....

  Saturday night was the 7th Annual Santa Run I have led, planned, etc. and am in the process of turning over to someone new to do it. That meant some changes to things, which I particularly didn't care for, but I am not doing this after this year, so why should I care? We had a total of 8 people show up. We had close to 32 on the original list, and winnowed down those that couldn't make it, to about 20. We needed about 16 to make back the money spent on the bus. Eight showed up. There were at least 3-4 that had pre-paid that didn't bother to show, and several were last minute "I'm not going to make it". So the 8 of went out still. At the final bar, we didn't even go in. it was about 12:15am, and we had the bus for another hour, but I said I was taking a Lyft. I was done. Nauseous, the whole abdomen pressure thing ... I was done. And sober. It was decided we just call it a night and all took the bus back, where I went straight home.

Around 8:30am, I had the Wife drop me off at the ER for a draining. She stayed about an hour, but I told her to go, as we both know it will take a bit to get through ER and services, no since both of us wasting our day. Drained out 14.1 liters this time (last drain was exactly 2 weeks ago). No fluid in chest cavity, so no need to hold me longer. Wife picked me up around 2 or so.

We did dinner tonight as a belated birthday one for the Wife. She chose Olive Garden. My taste buds and everything have been off during this whole liver thing, and tonight it was a bit worse. Everything I ate (salad, tour of Italy, breadstick) all tasted "off" in some manner. But the Wife enjoyed, and the Youngest came with us.

I have one last Riders meeting this month, tomorrow night. I'll head there after going out to visit the Sister. She was finally removed from the hospital to a rehab facility as of today. I missed being discharged from the ER and visiting her at the same hospital by about an hour. She has a supposed stay at the rehab of two weeks - hoping for faster recovery, and it is shorter, with the holiday coming up and all.

This week will consist of the final presents being bought (read: gift cards) and the start of the wrapping. Since the Wife does most of the shopping, I only have a handful of things to wrap. Too bad I have no clue who gets what, otherwise I would get stuck wrapping more.

Youngest's new computer arrived today. Right now he is just opening it up and hooking  things up and preparing to download his games/programs/services.

Guess that does pretty much round out the weekend. Til next time...

PeacE