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   PID: Synchronet 3.19a-Win32 master/4a82e0248 Jun 21 2021 MSC 1928   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 master/4a82e0248 Jun 21 2021 MSC 1928   
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     Well, I thought I'd give folks an update...from Doctor Quackenbush...   
   aka Groucho Marx...who noted "Either this man is dead, or my watch has   
   stopped".    
      
     Seriously, I was concerned that I had glaucoma, as they suspected   
   such on an eye exam in March. A follow-up this last week showed that   
   my corneas were nice and thick, with an eye pressure of 9 in the left   
   eye, and 11 in the right (the highest it has ever been in either eye   
   has been 14). I think the threshold for glaucoma is 21. So, while I   
   do have astigmatism and double vision in the right eye at times, he   
   said I don't have to go back until December. One eye has always been   
   worse than the other...before and after cataract surgery 11 years ago.   
   I went from 20/2000 visual acuity before the surgery to 20/20 afterwards.   
      
     My appointments for blood work and a physical exam with my PCP, and   
   procedures with my urologist are 3 months late. In mid-February, two   
   back to back snowstorms hit the central Arkansas area...and one of my   
   clinics suffered significant water damage...so much so, that they were   
   closed for a month...then they had a huge backlog of patients. The   
   urology clinic was shut down, but they didn't have water damage. However,   
   they did have a backlog in patients.   
      
     Anyway, at the PCP blood draw, they thought I was dehydrated, as the   
   blood out of my left arm was real thick. I have been drinking a half   
   gallon of diet green tea citrus a day, as it's a diuretic...which has   
   kept me free of kidney stones for over a year now...and the caffeine   
   keeps the migraine headaches away. Well, at the urology clinic, out of   
   the right arm, they got the blood to flow just fine. I wasn't thirsty   
   at the time...but I had such a migraine sinus headache yesterday (June   
   28) that I ate and drank very little...since I couldn't hold my eyes   
   open (I did very little computer/BBS work), and slept much of Monday.   
   I can't just drink water, as it sets my colon off...but the diet green   
   tea doesn't. Drinking excess water for me is like I was swigging prune    
   juice...and we all know what that does. :P   
      
     After a car wreck in January (which wasn't my fault), I had to    
   undergo $9100 of chiropractic care (but I didn't have to pay for   
   it). I bought a pre-owned car (Uber was costing $40 a day), but had   
   to pay for repairs on it (pre-owned cars are sold AS IS, with NO   
   WARRANTY).   
      
     Then, a device in one of the bathroom toilets failed, causing   
   the tank to overflow, flooding both bathrooms. I had to dig into   
   some of that insurance money because of medical, transportation,   
   and other issues. I'm to see if I can get a bare bones bathroom   
   rebuild in the coming days...but everyone has agreed that "if I   
   didn't have my health, it wouldn't do any good getting the bathrooms   
   fixed". I cried several days either side of my birthday over 3 months   
   ago...and nearly hung up on my cousin when she called, as I was so   
   distraught. I still haven't been able to schedule an upper and lower   
   GI, due to cost. Right now, there are no sinks or vanities in either   
   bathroom, the offending toilet has been shut down, and they have   
   stuff in the shower area. I have to go out to the kitchen to wash   
   my hands, but at least I still have one working toilet.   
      
     I won't know the bloodwork results for at least a week...and likely   
   will have to resume low-T treatments. If I become type 2 diabetic, that   
   will be a major game changer.   
      
   Daryl   
      
   ... Who needs veggies and nutrition? Give me the luscious fat!!   
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