Medical - is too much; let me sum up

[agoodwinsmith]

So, for sure I have pulmonary hypertension in the right ventricle. I occasionally have heart failure (insufficient pumping). Water retension happens for these things. I have a nodule in my right lung (I get a CT scan tomorrow to see what it is doing). I am just in the zone for thrombocytopenia (which means that I don't make quite enough platelets in my blood). And the ongoing meds for the afib that was treated by cardioversion continue to keep my heart steady (mostly).

I have a CT scan follow up for the nodule tomorrow.

Next week I get the follow-up for the sleep study, and will probably start using a CPAP. I have been promised this will cure everything, including scrofula.[1]

This is not even thinking about the eyeball nor the knees. I have lost the plot on a number of everyday ongoing issues. Still taking antidepressants, for instance. Still think I should because the benchmark "do you have anything to look forward to" is still no.

I'm really glad I have the girls.


[1] which having looked it up now, I am really glad I don't have - ew

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[agoodwinsmith]

That would be a yes. Last night was the second night of sleeping with it on my own, so it is too soon to tell whether it is curing anything, however, I am pleased that I was able to introduce it into the bedroom with the least amount of destructive cat interest. The battery-pack has a velcro wrap that Maggie immediately started chewing on, so I wrapped that up in some paper medical tape, and that seems to have worked. I think I have found a place to hang the hose to dry, but the more time I spend looking at it, the more intrigued the girls will be. I'm still in the trial phase, so I have to get the bits back to the clinic in good shape (wish me luck).

It's much less traumatic than in a strange room in a strange bed with gunky stickers everywhere, I will say that.