Saturday, May 28, 2005
Wednesday was the EMG and the Motor F Wave Study, Nefve Conduction Study, and Sensory Study. What it boils down to is that I was tortured like a POW. Really.
I walk into the neuro's office and fill out the ton of paperwork one has as a new patient. The tests were to run some 573 dollars(OMG) and i have paid in 0 dollars of my annual deductible and of course they wanted to know how much I was gonna pay right this second. Well, I smiled, if you promise not to run to the bank with the check and cash it, I'll write it for the full amount and go to the bank and transfer funds. Well the little girl working the front asked me how much i could pay without having to transfer funds, and they would set up a payment schedule for the rest. How kind...
Any way, then i sit and sit
At one point a cutiepie doctor walked thru the glassed in area where the office people are and i think i recognize him, but decide i must be mistaken
Finally I am called to go wait forever in a room. When the doctor walks in, it is the cutiepie and i was right---he was my former next door neighbor before my recent move. I had known he was a doctor but never knew his name. We occasionally spoke about mundane pleasantries when we both happened to be outside, but never hooked up though i did have lustful thought about the man. He had too many young lady friends staying overnight for me to get the chance, sigh.
ANYWAY, where was I?
Oh yes, cutiepie.(pause for a short fantasy)
(oops, lets pause a lil longer, cause that was really really good)
he is taken aback that it is me
he asks what happened to me that all of a sudden other people were living in my house
i explained that i had been renting that house and had bought a home
he tells me about the new people and i try to understand everyword but he is lebanese and i cant understand it all but i smile and nod
this becomes a slight problem during the tests when i dont understand exactly what he wants me to do and he has to pantomine
yes his very touch was magnicicent even though he was inflicting horrible pain on me
he even told me before we started that these tests were very unpleasant
the first part, the EMG is done by attaching probes to the skin and conducting jolts of electricity through various nerves which after the first jolt, he exclaimed, oh my you have EXCELLENT nerve function! Let me turn it down a bit. (But it still hurt like hell)
that part of the torture revealed that no it was not a return of carpal tunnel syndrome.
the next part was like scene from some horror movie
he shoved, as gently as he could, but it was horrible, into my palm, three places in my wrist, midway between wrist and elbow, in the biceps, and in the triceps. each was put in, a reading taken and then removed and then he would apply pressure till the bleeding stopped; then on to the next one
at one point, i dont remeber quite when he asked me (again) about when the pain had begun and this time i mentioned that i had awakened with it one morning, screaming in agony
he said, 'ah, now it all falls into place'
when he did the needles in the back of the neck it gave him the answer
i have a pinched nerve in my neck causing this pain in my wrist elbow shoulder and neck, and numbness in hand and fingers
he told me that he knew exactly how painful this was as he had a pinched nerve in his own neck when he first moved to lake charles
i forgot to mention that in the interview at the beginning he asked what i had been taking for pain. i told him indocin 2-3 times a day and advil, 2 every 4-6 hours
he looked shocked and said, 'you arent mixing them are you?'
i said, no, i wasnt taking them at the same time, but yes in the same day
he looked very solemn and said--dont do that anymore
shitshitshit
taking just one or the other hadnt helped enough i needed both
fuckfuckfuck
anyway, he gives me a Rx for a different antiinflammatory and some free samples of a muscle relaxer and says i need an mri on my neck and some physical therapy
he will send the results and his opinions for treatment to my pdoc
then he says, wait here
after about 10 minutes he returns and says you may go now
odd
i go to the desk to get my receipt and the girl says,' i have to give you your check back'
my eyes get big and i tell her i know the check is good
she laughs and says that my treatment will be insurance only
thank you lebanese cutiepie
i REALLY wanna lick you all over now
I walk into the neuro's office and fill out the ton of paperwork one has as a new patient. The tests were to run some 573 dollars(OMG) and i have paid in 0 dollars of my annual deductible and of course they wanted to know how much I was gonna pay right this second. Well, I smiled, if you promise not to run to the bank with the check and cash it, I'll write it for the full amount and go to the bank and transfer funds. Well the little girl working the front asked me how much i could pay without having to transfer funds, and they would set up a payment schedule for the rest. How kind...
Any way, then i sit and sit
At one point a cutiepie doctor walked thru the glassed in area where the office people are and i think i recognize him, but decide i must be mistaken
Finally I am called to go wait forever in a room. When the doctor walks in, it is the cutiepie and i was right---he was my former next door neighbor before my recent move. I had known he was a doctor but never knew his name. We occasionally spoke about mundane pleasantries when we both happened to be outside, but never hooked up though i did have lustful thought about the man. He had too many young lady friends staying overnight for me to get the chance, sigh.
ANYWAY, where was I?
Oh yes, cutiepie.(pause for a short fantasy)
(oops, lets pause a lil longer, cause that was really really good)
he is taken aback that it is me
he asks what happened to me that all of a sudden other people were living in my house
i explained that i had been renting that house and had bought a home
he tells me about the new people and i try to understand everyword but he is lebanese and i cant understand it all but i smile and nod
this becomes a slight problem during the tests when i dont understand exactly what he wants me to do and he has to pantomine
yes his very touch was magnicicent even though he was inflicting horrible pain on me
he even told me before we started that these tests were very unpleasant
the first part, the EMG is done by attaching probes to the skin and conducting jolts of electricity through various nerves which after the first jolt, he exclaimed, oh my you have EXCELLENT nerve function! Let me turn it down a bit. (But it still hurt like hell)
that part of the torture revealed that no it was not a return of carpal tunnel syndrome.
the next part was like scene from some horror movie
he shoved, as gently as he could, but it was horrible, into my palm, three places in my wrist, midway between wrist and elbow, in the biceps, and in the triceps. each was put in, a reading taken and then removed and then he would apply pressure till the bleeding stopped; then on to the next one
at one point, i dont remeber quite when he asked me (again) about when the pain had begun and this time i mentioned that i had awakened with it one morning, screaming in agony
he said, 'ah, now it all falls into place'
when he did the needles in the back of the neck it gave him the answer
i have a pinched nerve in my neck causing this pain in my wrist elbow shoulder and neck, and numbness in hand and fingers
he told me that he knew exactly how painful this was as he had a pinched nerve in his own neck when he first moved to lake charles
i forgot to mention that in the interview at the beginning he asked what i had been taking for pain. i told him indocin 2-3 times a day and advil, 2 every 4-6 hours
he looked shocked and said, 'you arent mixing them are you?'
i said, no, i wasnt taking them at the same time, but yes in the same day
he looked very solemn and said--dont do that anymore
shitshitshit
taking just one or the other hadnt helped enough i needed both
fuckfuckfuck
anyway, he gives me a Rx for a different antiinflammatory and some free samples of a muscle relaxer and says i need an mri on my neck and some physical therapy
he will send the results and his opinions for treatment to my pdoc
then he says, wait here
after about 10 minutes he returns and says you may go now
odd
i go to the desk to get my receipt and the girl says,' i have to give you your check back'
my eyes get big and i tell her i know the check is good
she laughs and says that my treatment will be insurance only
thank you lebanese cutiepie
i REALLY wanna lick you all over now
Friday, May 27, 2005
i dont suppose i've mentioned that i havent been able to work for the past couple of weeks
unfortunately, i havent enough accrued sick time to cover all this so i'm gonna have an anemic paycheck at the end of june
tuesday morning the phone rings at 6 am
if i were going to work i'd be awake then or shortly thereafter, but since i'm on extended medical leave, my ass was asleep
i look at caller ID and see that it is a coworker, so i pick up and the bitch hangs up
i contemplate calling her back but think she prolly needed me to cover her duty that morning and then remembered i was out
so i drift back to sleep
about an hour later the phone rings again and i am too lazy to look at caller ID
the answer machine picks up and it's my older brother
he says call me as soon as you get this message
well
damon and i love each other but we rarely talk
so i know something has happened
i call him back
mother has brought daddy to the emergency room
i hurriedly get up and head over there
daddy has been having some chest pains and shortness of breath the last week or so and taking his nitro like candy, but not wanting to go in
well tuesday he got scared and asked her to bring him
good thing
he had two blockages and they put in three stents
he already had one from 4 years ago when he had a heart attack, so now he has 4 and the doc says that's all you can have
he also said that if daddy hadnt gone in when he did he would have had another heart attack and he would not have survived this one
when i get home there is a message that a friend's dad has had a massive stroke
he died yesterday(thursday) morning
rest in peace, mr. abadie
you were one of the kindest, sweetest men on god's green earth and you will be greatly missed
if you havent talked to your dad lately, pick up the phone
better yet, go visit him
unfortunately, i havent enough accrued sick time to cover all this so i'm gonna have an anemic paycheck at the end of june
tuesday morning the phone rings at 6 am
if i were going to work i'd be awake then or shortly thereafter, but since i'm on extended medical leave, my ass was asleep
i look at caller ID and see that it is a coworker, so i pick up and the bitch hangs up
i contemplate calling her back but think she prolly needed me to cover her duty that morning and then remembered i was out
so i drift back to sleep
about an hour later the phone rings again and i am too lazy to look at caller ID
the answer machine picks up and it's my older brother
he says call me as soon as you get this message
well
damon and i love each other but we rarely talk
so i know something has happened
i call him back
mother has brought daddy to the emergency room
i hurriedly get up and head over there
daddy has been having some chest pains and shortness of breath the last week or so and taking his nitro like candy, but not wanting to go in
well tuesday he got scared and asked her to bring him
good thing
he had two blockages and they put in three stents
he already had one from 4 years ago when he had a heart attack, so now he has 4 and the doc says that's all you can have
he also said that if daddy hadnt gone in when he did he would have had another heart attack and he would not have survived this one
when i get home there is a message that a friend's dad has had a massive stroke
he died yesterday(thursday) morning
rest in peace, mr. abadie
you were one of the kindest, sweetest men on god's green earth and you will be greatly missed
if you havent talked to your dad lately, pick up the phone
better yet, go visit him
Thursday, May 26, 2005
I have named the newest member of our pack Rosita
of course i call her Rosie, Rosarita, L'il Girl
what does she answer to?
Lil Girl of course
she is soooooooooooooo sweet
she follows me everywhere
she doesnt seem to have ever played with toys before
she'll learn, lol
I have already had the prolapsed rectum experience
if she has to strain when she poops, her lil rectum pops out about a quarter inch and has to be pushed (gently) back in
melody says that she was meant to be mine because of her malady
the original "owners" (i hate to even call them parents because they obviously were not) gave her up because of this
well at least they gave her to a resuce group and didnt have her put down or drop her over a bridge in a burlap sack or leave her at a pound
of course i call her Rosie, Rosarita, L'il Girl
what does she answer to?
Lil Girl of course
she is soooooooooooooo sweet
she follows me everywhere
she doesnt seem to have ever played with toys before
she'll learn, lol
I have already had the prolapsed rectum experience
if she has to strain when she poops, her lil rectum pops out about a quarter inch and has to be pushed (gently) back in
melody says that she was meant to be mine because of her malady
the original "owners" (i hate to even call them parents because they obviously were not) gave her up because of this
well at least they gave her to a resuce group and didnt have her put down or drop her over a bridge in a burlap sack or leave her at a pound
Monday, May 23, 2005
dearest friends
i have been in extreme pain in my right arm for the past weekandahalf
it is difficult to type
may be return of carpal tunnel--i had surgery in both wrists 11 years ago
my primary doc says he doubts that is it
i go to neuorologist wednesday for EMG
happy note
dozens of people applied to adopt "Scooter blue"
i was chosen
i picked her up Sunday
she is a little sweetheart
more later when i can type with less agony
xo
jeff
i have been in extreme pain in my right arm for the past weekandahalf
it is difficult to type
may be return of carpal tunnel--i had surgery in both wrists 11 years ago
my primary doc says he doubts that is it
i go to neuorologist wednesday for EMG
happy note
dozens of people applied to adopt "Scooter blue"
i was chosen
i picked her up Sunday
she is a little sweetheart
more later when i can type with less agony
xo
jeff
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
at the bottom of some pieces of spam one will find a paragraph length list of nonsense
today i saw this at the bottom of one
i have read similar items before and they always amuse me
The English Language. Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?. Let's face it. English is a crazy language. There is no egg in the eggplant No ham in the hamburger. And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. English muffins were not invented in England. French fries were not invented in France. We sometimes take English for granted But if we examine its paradoxes we find that Quicksand takes you down slowly, Boxing rings are square. And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. If writers write, how come fingers don't fing. If the plural of tooth is teeth. Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth, If the teacher taught, Why didn't the preacher praught. If a vegetarian eats vegetables. What the does a humanitarian eat? Why do people recite at a play, Yet play at a recital? Park on driveways and Drive on parkways. You have to marvel at the unique lunacy. Of a language where a house can burn up as it burns down. And in which you fill in a form by filling it out. And a bell is only heard once it goes! English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race (Which of course isn't a race at all) That is why when the stars are out they are visible, but when the lights are out they are invisible, and why it is that when I wind up my watch it starts, but when I wind up this observation, it ends.
today i saw this at the bottom of one
i have read similar items before and they always amuse me
The English Language. Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?. Let's face it. English is a crazy language. There is no egg in the eggplant No ham in the hamburger. And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple. English muffins were not invented in England. French fries were not invented in France. We sometimes take English for granted But if we examine its paradoxes we find that Quicksand takes you down slowly, Boxing rings are square. And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. If writers write, how come fingers don't fing. If the plural of tooth is teeth. Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth, If the teacher taught, Why didn't the preacher praught. If a vegetarian eats vegetables. What the does a humanitarian eat? Why do people recite at a play, Yet play at a recital? Park on driveways and Drive on parkways. You have to marvel at the unique lunacy. Of a language where a house can burn up as it burns down. And in which you fill in a form by filling it out. And a bell is only heard once it goes! English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race (Which of course isn't a race at all) That is why when the stars are out they are visible, but when the lights are out they are invisible, and why it is that when I wind up my watch it starts, but when I wind up this observation, it ends.
Monday, May 02, 2005
Sunday, May 01, 2005
while i was looking for a house, it was part of the plan that once i moved i would be able to have as many dogs as i wanted
now i wonder if i can afford more
but like the children that they actually are, if you cant afford them the government should help, right?
i mean, couldnt they give me dogfood stamps? or pet us on peticaid?
and why wont they issue MY kids social security numbers? it would be only fair that i claim them as dependents
they need an education, medical care, dental care, clothes, toys
and i will take care of them for life, and not expect them to leave at adulthood
plus i help control the population by having them fixed at the first sign of puberty
perhaps if the government paid more attention to the plight of well cared for babies like mine, there would be fewer needing rescue
oh my
i did get off on a tangent
i cant decide what to do
i want to rescue a needy pup thru a group like LAPAW http://www.lapaw.org/
or from a site like petfinder http://www.petfinder.com/
but i also desperately want a teeny baby girl chihuahua that Armando can love
he'll probably hate whoever i get, lol
i guess i'll have to do what i did when i couldnt decide what to adopt last time and get them all
i'm waiting till summer to decide
then i will be able to be home to potty train and help them all adjust(the new and the old)
by then i may come to my senses
can sanity be born anew? or is it lost forever once gone? or can it appear where it never was before? these are difficult questions----it would be easier to ponder on these if i could do drugs, lol
now i wonder if i can afford more
but like the children that they actually are, if you cant afford them the government should help, right?
i mean, couldnt they give me dogfood stamps? or pet us on peticaid?
and why wont they issue MY kids social security numbers? it would be only fair that i claim them as dependents
they need an education, medical care, dental care, clothes, toys
and i will take care of them for life, and not expect them to leave at adulthood
plus i help control the population by having them fixed at the first sign of puberty
perhaps if the government paid more attention to the plight of well cared for babies like mine, there would be fewer needing rescue
oh my
i did get off on a tangent
i cant decide what to do
i want to rescue a needy pup thru a group like LAPAW http://www.lapaw.org/
or from a site like petfinder http://www.petfinder.com/
but i also desperately want a teeny baby girl chihuahua that Armando can love
he'll probably hate whoever i get, lol
i guess i'll have to do what i did when i couldnt decide what to adopt last time and get them all
i'm waiting till summer to decide
then i will be able to be home to potty train and help them all adjust(the new and the old)
by then i may come to my senses
can sanity be born anew? or is it lost forever once gone? or can it appear where it never was before? these are difficult questions----it would be easier to ponder on these if i could do drugs, lol
