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It's good to be back online! I spent five days in the hospital again (without a smart phone) with another bout of pancreatitis. This is a repeat of the experience 22 months ago, although I didn't stay sick for quite as long. This time, they have come up with a more reasonable explanation of the cause. Last time they blamed it on one of my blood pressure meds (HCTZ) and had me discontinue that. Good plan, but it didn't work for even two years.
This time, they did an ultrasound instead of a CAT scan and saw sludge in my gallbladder. If the sludge is still present on the next ultrasound in three weeks, they'll yank the organ and that should be the end of pancreatitis.
I prefer not to lose body parts, so I will be avoiding excessive fat for now. If the sludge is gone, I'll continue to avoid fat and that should put an end to pancreatitis.
I've been reviewing my memory of the events before both incidents and I have noticed that both times, Donna was away and I ate food and quantities that differ from the norm. Yup, when the cat's away the mouse gets into the fat. Now that I have a reasonable hypothesis of the cause, I have a good chance to beat it.
Unfortunately, the weather is also as crappy this year as it was two years ago. Last year was beautiful beginning in April--we were mowing grass. Now it's May, and although the grass finally needs mowing, it is so wet that it won't happen for days. I also have the load of logs that was delivered that I haven't started on, but at 42 degrees with rain, I'm not motivated to get outside, even if I had my normal amount of energy.
I suppose that if one has to spend time going from one doctor's appointment to another it might as well be done in the rain. But that's not what I want from summer. I didn't mention that the day before the pancreatitis hit, I had glaucoma surgery again to redo what they did in October. Turns out it went well, but there are regular appointments for that, to check the pressure. Very boring, but recovery is at least heading in the right direction.
Nothing interesting is coming to mind. The event behind the recent headlines doesn't really count for much, so I won't even mention that. Although my liberal friends will be pleased to know that a New York Times news alert that came in email earlier said that the Prez's approval rating went up. Not totally unexpected, but nice to see. I think an upturn in the economy will be the determining factor in the '12 election as well whether Obama is responsible for it or not.
Happy summer!
