discussion More kits?

[Richard48]

I echo the guys wishes.All the best to you fella.Im sure we will no doubt have added to the stash on your return.
Richard

 

[grumpa]

Best wishes Jim, for a speedy recovery from the discomfort and ailments you are experiencing. We'll still be here when you are able to get back to your models.

ditto Jim from jen an i
chris an jen

+1
Pete

I echo the guys wishes.All the best to you fella.Im sure we will no doubt have added to the stash on your return.
Richa

Thanks all, and thank God for my Colleen even though she is suffering from type 2 diabetes she
keeps me emotionally and physically in check, keeps track of all my meds and scheduling and
all other minutia and instructions, etc...etc... while I suck my thumb and grumble. I tell her I used
to be able to drop a dozen trees an hour and rebuild a differential with a toothbrush and screwdriver!
She is not impressed.
At the moment she is tormented by a nasty sinus and chest infection along with the usual arthritus
hand and back pain, though she almost never complains. I on the other hand am a big baby and
moan and groan to the point of her finally letting loose and putting me in my place on occasion
and deservedly so.

I am the worst patient imaginable, on one of my darkest days in hospital for 26 days due to C-Diff
I must have gotten under a very feisty though lovely nurse's skin who reminded me that a large
dumpster was directly below my window and asked me if I wished her to open it
"WELL! I NEVER!" said I ...."no, but you might!" said she!
That was the only time I had a good laugh in that charnel palace

Had ultra sound for hernia and was told results would be forwarded to my GP in 10 to 15 days!
Why so damn long to read a lousy report and make a simple phone call?!
We use a small town hospital and my doc's office is literally within yelling distance from there!
Then Lord knows how long out would be surgery! Meanwhile I suffer and by proximity Colleen.
When hospitalized for C-Diff though I was in one of the top three hospitals in New York State
dealing with infectious diseases in Cooperstown NY. then to Mount Sinai in NY city.
for VOWST treatment which is an FMT (fecal, microbial transplant) done in pill form to hopefully
keep me from ever having a recurrence.

Treatment was $40,000 and because of my veteran's status was absolutely free of charge.
Hospitalization and other related treatments ran to over half a million dollars...free!
also due to status.
Almost makes all those past horrors a bit easier to emotionally swallow at times....almost.

Well so much for this episode of "The woes of Jim" (and Colleen by proxy)

Will put up some more oldies but goodies soon, work on SCUD will have to be put off
until this carpel tunnel business is done with...hopefully.
Stay tuned for more boring commentary

Jim.