ProfessorTomoe

My grandfather was in the Army Air Force and spent the war in Alaska and the Aleutian islands.  As far as he was concerned the weather was as big of an enemy as the Imperial Japanese were. 

My dad's job during WWII was aircraft quality control across multiple factories. He was not only exempted from the draft, he was kicked out (and sent back to flying his private plane over the western US and Canada making sure airplane parts from factory A connected properly with parts from factory B ) all four times he enlisted.
 

My dad was in the Army Air Corps in WW II, and he performed a valuable service, but he was not near combat. He was essentially a remote air traffic controller.

Mrs. Prof's father went ashore with the second wave at Omaha beach that day. Unarmed, as a medic. He made it all the way to Germany, methinks. I'd have to ask again, but she's gone to bed. Let her sleep.

Mrs. Prof's father went ashore with the second wave at Omaha beach that day. Unarmed, as a medic. He made it all the way to Germany, methinks. I'd have to ask again, but she's gone to bed. Let her sleep.

I've been ill for the past 5 or 6 days with what my doctor's physician's assistant calls a nasty cold that's "headed in the wrong direction." I was having trouble breathing over the weekend and didn't spend any time on the computer. As a result of my appointment on Monday, I've been put on 10 days' worth of antibiotics (Augmentin) and have been told to take it easy. Easier said than done.
Oh, and my weight shot up to 328 lbs thanks to the damned gabapentin that was in the pain cream my pain management doctor gave me. I was hoping that the gabapentin wouldn't cause its usual side-effects on me since it was being applied externally this time, but noooooo....
I quit the cream, and now my weight's going back down. It was 326 lbs at the doctor today. My shoulder's hurting worse, too. Sigh.

I've been ill for the past 5 or 6 days with what my doctor's physician's assistant calls a nasty cold that's "headed in the wrong direction." I was having trouble breathing over the weekend and didn't spend any time on the computer. As a result of my appointment on Monday, I've been put on 10 days' worth of antibiotics (Augmentin) and have been told to take it easy. Easier said than done.
Oh, and my weight shot up to 328 lbs thanks to the damned gabapentin that was in the pain cream my pain management doctor gave me. I was hoping that the gabapentin wouldn't cause its usual side-effects on me since it was being applied externally this time, but noooooo....
I quit the cream, and now my weight's going back down. It was 326 lbs at the doctor today. My shoulder's hurting worse, too. Sigh.

It must also be acknowledged that after several unsuccessful attempts on his life, Hitler managed to kill Hitler.

Woo hoo. I get to have foot surgery again.
I have a sesamoid bone on my right foot that has migrated out of place and is now between the bone that runs to my big toe and the ball of my right foot. As a result, it's putting pressure on the flesh and causing breakthrough ulcers and pain on the ball of my foot. I found this out at my podiatrist's office today - he took an X-ray which showed the migration. The only way to fix the problem is to cut off the sesamoid bone and pull it out through the left side of my foot.
I don't have a surgery date yet, since I just learned I'll need surgery today. I do know the surgery will be outpatient, and that I should be able to walk on my right foot the same day of the surgery. Once I get a date, I'll post it here.

I um...er...oh yeah, resemble that remark.

I listened to it.  It's well done "Cookie Monster" metal.  Not exactly my favorite type of metal, but it's well done.

Sabot-age...
https://www.gocomics.com/9chickweedlane/2023/04/26

It looks like I'm going to be paying the hospital a visit today. I've had pain building in my upper right arm since early last week. It's got to the point where anything I lift-even the arm itself-gives me a 9 to 9.5 pain on the 0-to-10 pain scale. My pain pills are doing nothing for me. I'm suffering.
I went to my pain management doctor's office on Monday, and they recommended that I go to the ER if it got any worse.  I've tried to hold out, but last night my wife suggested I go ahead and go in after we get dressed and ready Wednesday morning.
I have no clue if they'll admit me, or even if they'll give me additional pain medicine. The only way to find out is to go. I'll update you as soon as I can.
 

Ffanwnky mozm fimps. (Read on to 2/12/2021 to discover this phrase, then keep reading.)
https://www.gocomics.com/9chickweedlane/2021/02/08

***The Edema Chronicles for May 9, 2023
Today's weight, taken at around 2:22 a.m., was 318 lbs.
For reason why I skipped Monday's post, see Sunday's post. I wound up going to the doctor Monday. They're giving me some sort of compound cream that might help. It'll come in the mail.

***The Edema Chronicles for April 30, 2023
Today's weight, taken at around 2:30 a.m., was 321 lbs.
Sorry, had a few problems arise after my surgery. I'm back.

***The Edema Chronicles for April 23, 2023
Today's weight, taken at around 5:54 a.m., was 317 lbs.
Stay the course, stay the course, stay the course...

Prof, this reminded me of your recent tales of interaction with the medical community. I have no idea why I made that connection . . .

My right shoulder has been flaring up like mad since the beginning of Saturday. I'm near topping out on the 0-to-10 pain scale. To complicate things, there's no place for me to sleep here in the hotel room: the sofa that I thought I'd be able to lean back against is too low, meaning I can't get up from it once I've sat down on it. I've constructed a makeshift pillow fort of sorts on the bed, but it's only marginally acceptable. I'm up in the middle of the night, typing away on this entry as a result.
Add one more thing to the fun - I broke off a tooth that was under a crown. Joy. Things are conspiring to fark up this trip, damn it.

Summer is daylight time, so yes it would be CDT.

I went to the orthopedic surgeon's office yesterday and saw his assistant about the continued severe pain in my torn right rotator cuff. While corrective surgery is still out of the question, I did manage to get a different cortisone shot while I was there. Turns out the first shot I received was of Kenalog, and it didn't do me much good. Yesterday's shot was of dexamethasone. It hurt considerably more than the Kenalog shot did (it's still a bit sore deep down inside, even though it was ultrasound-guided). Again, I'm supposed to give it a week before it kicks in.
We also discussed some items for me to discuss with my pain management doctor. One of them is a nerve block, something I've never considered. I've got a telemedicine appointment with the pain management team on Monday, so we'll see how that goes.

"So I'm on the desk.  So what?  I'll get off in a few minutes.  Calm down already" - Explorer the Cat.

That is a particularly good picture.

My mom had cortisone shots for joint pain; it held off the need for surgery for many years. Good luck.

Hopefully this will stop the random +/- 2 lb swings you have been getting.