Yet Another Update.....
I'm feeling quite a bit better, but having lost almost 18 lbs in one week, combined with the fever, dehydration, and other fun stuff, I'm still really weak and worn out. I can work for a few hours at least, but then I've got to rest or take a nap. I went in for a prostate biopsy today to determine if I've got cancer or not, but they say everything so far points that way. I won't have any results until next Tuesday. KeeWee was able to book a last minute flight to New Zealand to go see her family. She's leaving this Saturday, and coming back Christmas day. I really felt bad that she had to delay her trip home, but now she'll get to go after all, and was able to get the same price as before.
I talked to the sheet rock guy about putting up the ceiling in the expanded machine shop, and he may be able to do that for me by the weekend. I may have to give him my main air compressor to pay for the job, but I do have a smaller compressor I can get by with for now. The local recycling center has free part cans of paint, so I can probably pick up a few gallons and mix them together to paint the walls and ceiling. Then I can finish up wiring the 220v circuits and we should be ready to power up the new mill. Then, all I have to do is figure out how to program it, and then write the code to make some parts! Hopefully, some of those parts will sell........
Condition Update - bleh......
Not a whole lot to report right now. Still feeling really weak, and it looks like with my immune system weakened, I managed to pick up a head cold too. The cold seems to be slowly going away, though. The cause of the original high fever is still unknown, although some sort of virus is suspected. In trying to identify the source of the fever, they found some prostate problems that need to be dealt with, although the prostate issue is causing no symptoms at all. The urologist is strongly suspecting cancer, but until a biopsy is done, we won't know for sure. The biopsy is next Tuesday. A week later we should see some results. Other than that, not much to report.....
Back Home.....
Last night I was released from Harborview Med Center to come home. I am pretty comfortable, as Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen are keeping the fever away. Full diagnosis and treatment have not been determined, as we are awaiting additional test results.
For full updates and further info check KeeWee's Corner, as she is keeping everyone up to date on my condition.
Not Feeling My Best.................
I'm sitting here on the edge of the bed in my hospital room at Whidbey General Hospital. Actually I feel pretty good right now, but that's just because of the drugs that are holding my fever down. Without them I would be probably in a coma right now. It looks like a very rapid onset case of kidney and urinary tract infection and possible blood infection too. For the whole story, check out KeeWee's Corner
Things aren't too bleak, however, as the doctor here at the hospital is also not only a shooter, but a handgunner, and he shoots IDPA!Having an action pistol shooting doctor is a good sign, I think.
I got a phone call from True Blue Sam's MOM Bea an hour or so ago. Yep, the same Bea who comes every year to the Gun Blogger Rendezvous!
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