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Date Posted: 07:47:53 08/26/06 Sat
Author: Richard
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 206.135.142.218
Subject: Sure glad it is not yesterday anymore

Last weekend, I was in the Observation Unit at the hospital. I got an infection in the medi-port area of my port and maybe in the port itself. The medi port is a plastic device that makes inserting an I.V. needle easy. They do not have to stick a new vein each time. It is potentially a lethal thing to get an infection in the port itself. I was given two units of vancomycin, a top dog antibiotic given intravenously. I was sent home on Keflex a oral general antibiotic. Wednesday I had to get stuck in the arm for my infusion. Yester morning, after seeing the surgeon I was able to use the port again. I was told that once his particular infection hits it will reoccur continually. Yester morning, I went in for my infusion first thing in the morning. I was just too down mentally and physically to go to the park first. But, underlying I did not go first because I did not want to piss off a few of the nurses that have a problem with me alternating my times coming in for infusion to accommodate my medical condition and the heat of the day. The rest of he day I felt so damn wrong and angry. I think I was angry at myself because I let those few nurses push me around. I got pushed around often when a kid and badly punished when caught wrong. I did go to the park after infusion. It was warm and muggy. I sweated much. Mikki, please don’t take my bike chain away- <img src="http://www.richarddw.net/faces/s-smilelyface.gif" align="absmiddle">. But I shorten my bike ride and walking much to not sweat too much. I just had to go. It helped me feel okay and have a chance to talk with my God. When I feel <span style="font-weight: 600 "><i>wrong</i></span>, I do not feel okay as a human like I do not qualify as a human. A little while after getting home I did start feeling better. This morning, I feel human again. Feelings… hun?

There are a couple of deer that I find on a long straight part of the bike path often. I talk with them as I approach them as if they understand- <img src="http://www.richarddw.net/faces/s-smilelyface.gif" align="absmiddle">. They let me get very close to them before they just walk off a little bit. There thinking what’s with this nut just riding around and around the lake… so cool!

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