Thursday, August 19, 2010

Relief...I think...an anniversary!

Have you ever researched something to death?
No?
Go with me here…
I thought that abstract ideas were more likely to have answers for solving problems that would take you all over the map of all possibilities?
In my mind scientific fact is just that, not budging with wiggle room for maybes.
But oh no I am finding that not to be true.
Bet you all have an idea on what topic I have been trying to find anything and everything about, huh?
Yep, you got it ‘Optic Neuritis’.
What set me off today was the fact that my head was still spinning with the sensation of motion sickness from what I presume now to have been my sudden withdrawal from having to stop those pills too quickly Monday night.
I put in a whole bunch of calls to try getting one or two medico types to get back to me to let me know what logical steps I could take to alleviate the problem, but this afternoon it had basically fixed itself, sort of… well lessened, OK?
And so now I have read everything from how the optic neuritis will heal itself without intervention to what the doctor’s say that you must have what I had, IV infusions of high dose steroids!
My other realistic concern was if I had waited too long like I was told I did and will I lose my eyesight in the infected eye? And here we go again with conflicting information from reliable sources, my neurologist/physician says possibly, and reputable sites on line say no, never will happen!
Talk about confusing, eh?
The other thing is my needing to have these ‘steroids’ and why are they all right for me, but not all right for major ball players like Bonds or Clemens?
These steroids have made me have a violent reaction of diabetes causing high glucose numbers in someone who is not a diabetic and when all is said and done, fortunately I am already on heart medications, blood pressure, ace inhibitors and cholesterol medications which these high doses supposedly can cause heart and stroke problems, but the weight gain seems to be another constant from these short periods of consumption of these illegal to pro ball meds too!
PS so far I still can’t see out of righty; my eye that is.
But one thing they all agree on it can take some time for that to happen, if at all.
Latest info is that it can take from anywhere from two weeks, from my doc’s info, to a few months from National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Why bother most of the true logics are saying to themselves as they read this; yep you are very right, but what if it was your right eye?
Different story, huh, or at least a maybe?
‘Worry warts’ are ones with too much time on their hands, and so I rest my case…
HERE I AM!

All right folks I will move on…
Any-who today is our twenty-fourth anniversary, yes twenty-four years ago today we moved permanently to the Sunshine State, but to the east coast here, this lovely ‘quiet coast’ we moved to nearly just over fifteen years ago this past January!
The ironic part of when we moved here our dear friends up north in good ole NJ said that we would be coming back within the next two years!
I guess we proved them wrong, eh?
Listen how could we leave this great weather year round and a coastline that’s surrounded by some of the most beautiful beaches anywhere in the world?
Why most of those who predicted our return can’t wait for their yearly vacations to come down here themselves!
And when I was in better health we were where most friends and relatives would have considered us their vacation home/hotel/ bed and breakfast/one night stand en rooted/hold up while building their own retirement home here/ entertainment capitol of the south east!
You name it we did it for all those family and friends with a big smile on our face and never ever a charge!
How I do miss those early days, when I was healthier and gainfully employed to not be concerned with what this or that cost.
But I have no regrets since many had the fun, us as well, and we were largely responsible for that!
And that is a wonderful remembrance!

On that pleasant thought I will wish you all a very happy good night and to all count those blessings and we will too!

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