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Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on September 07, 2021, 08:01 AM:
I can report that hospital food is what everybody already knows. It's subpar! And to make matters worse, I was on a "soft" diet. My French Toast was cut into little cubes the size of DICE! (am not exaggerating!)
I guess they think I wear dentures or; more likely, since I am Joe Biden's age, I've forgotten how to chew food?
Well, it does feel good to be home, but Shelley has a flight home tonight and I will be alone. Nothing wrong with that except I will have to run my own errands. At least until next Wednesday when Corey can come down and help out. They are making considerable effort in my behalf and I appreciate it.
Good hunting. (what's that?)
El Bee
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on September 07, 2021, 11:04 AM:
Good to know that you got back home.
Do they think that the internal issues will resolve itself or are they gonna have to gut you like a fish ?????
Any chance you're on lo-dose Aspirin and that's what caused the problem ????
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on September 08, 2021, 01:42 PM:
The low dose aspirin issue, I've been all over and around it, so just say I'm not presently taking it.
No chance issues will resolve themselves. I've got Crohn's Disease, it don't just go away. I need an appointment with this Rock Star Surgeon out in Fontana and then I will agree with what he has planned and would like to do to resolve the problem.
As of 4 years ago, when he did my last surgery, I was told he has done more than 5,000. What it might be now, I'd just have to guess....and it wasn't he that told me, it was another doctor studying under him. He's one of those that do not suffer fools, very direct, take no prisoners kind of guy. So, in spite of being very apprehensive about the whole fucking thing, he's the one to have confidence in, but I admit, it's already eating at me.
ko ko, if aspirin could cause this kind of problems, they would be treating it as if it were radioactive!
Good hunting. El Bee
edit: PS got all my bills paid even though I was far from "in the mood".
I have a platinum card with a customer service # on the back that does not work? So, being the resoursful guy that I am, I called the number on the debit card and as you might suspect, she didn't know a damned thing about the credit card department. But, she was able to transfer me after I paid the balance which was PAST DUE because I couldn't get to my paper statements and a reason why the asshole would cheerily suggest that I go "paperless" which I decline with every bankcard every month.
Anyway, after explaining my circumstances and not being able to make payments when due, the lady forgave $56 in late fees. Of course, I had to pay it, but they will issue a credit next month. She didn't show a heck of a lot of compassion concerning my third hospitalization in the past month but what did work was the fact that I pay the balance, on time, every month. That and my FICA score, I imagine? Another thing that I spend a lot of time and effort in maintaining and improving. I treat it like a game, see how high I can go but with my pathetic income, there seems to be a limit.
I should probably reconsider my habit of rotating a bunch of cards because my points aren't anything the brag about on any of them, but It's the best I can do with no annual fee cards. You know, I'm hardly a frequent flier anymore and they laugh at me when I timidly request an upgrade!
Speaking of which; my daughter just heard from her friend who arrived on Maui the day before yesterday. She said all the restaurants around Kanipauli and La Haina (I see I mangles both of those) but they are all requiring 24 hours reservations in advance....WTF? Anyway, I sure hope they straighten out whatever seems to be the problem before we get there in May? Otherwise, my daughter's timeshare does have a full kitchen and we might be doing a lot of home cooking instead of patronizing all those wonderful Sushi restaurants. I do not eat sushi, first of all because it's ridiculously expensive and second, I don't like any Japanese food, or Thai. Strange, (a little) because I love Chinese!
Sorry to ramble!
El Bee
edit: bank said I have to dial the #1 before the 800 even tBough my card does not say 1-800, just 800 bla bla bla. Hilarious that I wrote "dial" instead of punching the numbers....ha ha
[ September 08, 2021, 02:22 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on September 09, 2021, 01:36 PM:
Good to know that your health issues are under control and that you've retained your sense of humor.
The reason I asked about the aspirin is that I know a people or two that have had internal bleeding issues with aspirin.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on September 09, 2021, 04:16 PM:
Yes, I've heard of the bleeding, attributed to aspirin. What I got is perhaps on a different level. The Crohn's Disease, these's not only no cure, they don't even understand what causes it. But, among other reasons, they seem to think it could be hereditary? Anyway, I think it treats certain parts of the body as invasive and for instance, attacks healthy tissue. Where it occurs is described as anywhere from the mouth to the anus. My particular problem is just north of the "ilium", a rather common location and difficult to access with the colonoscopy instrument. Lucky me! That was my TENTH colonoscopy last week. For all the grief, they have never found a damned thing! I've had quite a few ct scans and they are a lot more informative; without the GoLightly bonus. 23 feet of small bowel in a confined space is bound to have some tight turns and constrictions, and I seem to have my share.
I don't know how long Crohn's has been around, but I have not been aware of it until (what?) 10-15 years ago? I think they laughingly call in a "bathroom" disease. ha ha
Good hunting. El Bee
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