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Journal of Recovery
Here is my journal of recent recovery and medical information on my recovery. Photos and images are linked without a thumbnail since they are so graphic. You can see the entire list on the Medical Updates Page at the bottom of this page. They are not for the weak stomach.Monday November 13, 2006 So I am going to update weekly from now on, since there isn't a lot of daily updates on the wound. For the most part, it's healing pretty well. I go back to the doctor at the end of this month. Blood pressure is down to an average of 150/85 and my sugar levels are for the most part below 100 with an occasional 105-110.. still below the 150 the doctor wants. More in a week or so...
Sunday November 26, 2006 Thanksgiving week and weekend and all is well. The wound is healing along nicely I think, most of the occasional bleeding has gone although the bandages still show signs there there is still blood and moisture coming from the wound. The edges have lost the ledge look and are starting to taper in plus it doesn't look as deep as before. I return to the surgeon on Tuesday. As for the sugar levels, I've been testing some foods and testing the sugar levels 2 hours after the meal, all is well for the most part. My fasting levels she wanted under 120 and ideally under 110. Only a few days in the last week or so have they been over 100 and still under 110. The rest of the time she wanted my levels under 150, they have all been under 100 except for 3 times this past week. Now, the interesting things is Thanksgiving and the day after, I had 2 big meals plus deserts. I called myself being conservative with the dressing and potatoes. I did splurge and have Creme Brulee both days. I checked my after meal levels and still under 100. Blood pressure still a little high but all in all, things are good. I found an old recipe for one of my favorite pies for the holidays.. it is mostly sugar.. so I tried it with Splenda.. put the info in the software and it comes out to only 3g of carbs per slice... YUM! That's all for now.
Sunday December 3, 2006 My birthday, spent with friends in Austin, Texas and what a great weekend! I had a great visit with the surgeon earlier in the week. The wound is healing nicely. Bandage does not need to be as thick and big now. There was a lot of great food for the weekend and even with the Italian meals and Italian Cream Cake, My sugar levels stayed well below the desired numbers, well, with the exception of one day when I was actually not eating anything with much carbs, trying to be cautious and that day it was slightly high in the evening. Then came back down.. in fact, when I do eat something sweet that I think will raise the sugar level, it's usually ok and sometimes lower... just makes me wonder about how my system processes the sugar, etc... but, I'm following the doctor's orders for now. Other than that, No real update this week.
Sunday December 10, 2006 It is amazing the way the body heals. Just looking at the pics from the first through today and the wound is getting smaller... noticeably smaller. I made an animated .gif file of the images if you are interested (click here). My blood pressure is still high... I don't know if I mentioned it but I checked with the doctor who tested me the Monday before the surgery. I have been told all my life my blood pressure is on the high end of normal. That is what he said so I called to get the numbers and it was 136 over 83. Since I've been out of the hospital my readings are still way above that and that is WITH the blood pressure medicine. I put a call into the doc Friday and should hear from her tomorrow. I am wondering if maybe my meter is not working correctly. My weight is at 196 from 194 and I am hungry again more than I usually am. I am also cold now and all my life I have been hot and loved the cooler temps. I'm thinking about a second opinion.
Wednesday December 20, 2006 I am not updating as often since there is not as much to update about except for the diabetic and blood pressure issues. On the 12th I called the Doctor and had a list of questions including holiday alcohol consumption, still having some sugar lows, lack of sexual arousal (that was an interesting discussion
Saturday December 30, 2006 Another year and a very long year it has been. From the loss of my mother, to dealing with the IRS and their tax levy on my bank accounts from a 1991, 92 tax issue (that was supposed to have been resolved in 96), resulting in a tax lien for 2004 (another result of the 91, 92 issues), to the medical issues. 2007 will be a great year! As for the medical update, the wound is healing nicely. A little bleeding and I am told that this is because I now have new blood vessels, veins, etc... in the new tissue that is growing in. I also have been trying to find a bath sponge on a stick so I can clean it better but have not had any luck. I did find a make do substitute in a paint pad at Home Depot. The only discomfort to it now is the tape holding the dressing and a little strange feeling when the shower spay hits right on the wound (I was not doing this until this last week). So, it has been 10 days since the HBP medicine was doubled and the only news I can report is I feel like I have anxiety attacks or something now. I know something is not right and the medicine for the HBP is not working well (although it has returned my arousals
