Early totals from the snowstorm were in Monday's newspaper, here in the city we got eight inches while areas further north received more (in retrospect I'm glad I wasn't in any of those places). I saw the parking lot being plowed, I went over and moved my car so they could finish the job (when I came home on Saturday I parked strategically for that very reason). Saw my dentist on Tuesday morning, on Wednesday I had an appointment with my family doctor. This had been booked back in October and had nothing to do with the swelling in my legs and stomach I've been dealing with, once I arrived it became the topic of conversation. My doctor examined me and called my heart doctor, I was there in the afternoon and they told me to get to the hospital. After supper I was coming down the steps from upstairs, at the very bottom I fell AGAIN but amazingly was somehow uninjured. That made the decision all the easier, I was admitted on Wednesday evening around 8:00 or so and was discharged just after noon on February 5. They connected me to a catheter that essentially "did my business" for me and administered various medication through my chemo port, they said my having the port saved me from an IV. When I was admitted I weighed in at 272 pounds (I haven't been that heavy in ages), when I was discharged I was at an even 200 and just about all of it was excess fluid buildup which is almost impossible to imagine. Since then the weight has been holding steady around 200, I've seen a brace of doctors and they all seem to be pleased with the progress. My infirmity came at a time that forced me to miss work, for the first time since April of 2012 I was absent from the Royals (three games, all victories), I also missed three McCaskey games (one win and two losses). Basketball season at JPM ended on the 3rd, the varsity finished 10-11 overall and the JV checked in at 7-11. DeMere Salisbery led the club with a 24.1 average, the highest in at least the last thirty years (father Dustin is in second place, he averaged 22.2 during his senior year in 2003). The Royals are in the midst of a seven-game road trip, they are back home on the 27th and I should be good to go by then as well. Take care, thanks for reading.
