Subj : HEALTH UPDATE
To   : ALL
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Aug 29 2016 10:40:03

  I hadn't posted in awhile, so I figured I'd give a health update.

  First, I've been offline for a month...Synchronet BBS software crashed
in later July, so I went back to Virtual Advanced. However, it has been
a very stormy year in Arkansas...August looks to be one of the ten
wettest on record for Little Rock. I've heard of 3 instances of
lightning strikes frying all the persons electronic equipment
(computers, peripherals, home entertainment systems, ham radio rigs,
etc.) in the last 3 days.

  Second, I had blood work nearly 2 months ago, and hadn't heard
anything yet. I assumed that "no news is good news", but I'm on the
phone with the clinic as I type this message to make sure everything is
well.

  Third, I've had a lot of sinus issues lately. The drainage gets a
tickle in my throat, and I start hacking like a cat with a hairball, and
bringing up "clear saliva"...but some days, I end up gagging like crazy.
It really becomes pronounced after eating, but I have to eat.
Unfortunately, they apparently can't do anything about it.

  Fourth, I'm to get a glaucoma check later today. I've been having
headaches for years, from a severe concussion almost 45 years ago...but
I've had some minor eye pain lately. I'm not sure if it's eye pressure
changes, or just from sitting at the computer too much.

  The strongest pain medication I take is 400 milligrams of Ibuprophen,
but even that can make me groggy...and that rules out driving or many
other tasks the rest of the day. Even Promethazine or Phenagren for
nausea knocks me out in 10 minutes. I've always been hypersensitive to
anesthetics, and my blood pressure plunges under sedation. Either way, I
try to not take a pain pill every day, although I'm not as likely to get
"dependent" on Ibuprophen as I would on the much stronger meds of
Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, etc.

  At least I don't need another colonoscopy until 2018, although the
acid reflux is a hassle. The thing is, the only food I like is American
or Italian...yet, it's the spices in the tomato sauce (which is a good
anti-oxidant) that gives me the grief...and you have that with pizza,
spaghetti, lasagna, etc.

  I'm still not resting well at night. Even though I'm well over the
Urolift prostate surgery from a year and a half ago, my drinking of a
large amount of ginger ale a day (it settles the stomach without the
caffeine), makes the urinary system go into high gear...but with the
urine almost clear, it means I'm getting enough fluid. I understand that
the darker the urine, it means you're probably dehydrated...and that can
lead to kidney stones. Thankfully, I haven't had a kidney stone in 4
years, and I'd like to keep it that way.

Daryl

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