Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Third time's the charm?

So I was good for like two weeks?  Then last Friday I had that pain again.  I happened to be at the clinic to turn in a specimen of the drained dialysis fluid after two hours.  Results on Monday: infection again, same strain, so same infection since December.  So I'm back on the antibiotics regimen.  Also going back to surgery.  Kidney doctor thinks the catheter is hiding bacteria that the antibiotics can't reach, so they're going to remove it and put a new one in a different spot on my abdomen.

So much personal life that I haven't done yet, mostly personal finances & taxes.  But also reclaiming the space in my house is heavy on my mind.  I just haven't had the energy for it.  Saturday & Sunday was so low energy for me, I mean non-existent.  I didn't do anything all weekend.  Started feeling better on Sunday, so I had to rehydrate with a pot of tea when I ran errands so that I could have specimen to deliver on Monday -- more fluid from the all night treatment.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

WFH today

I couldn't have picked a better day to ask to work from home.  It's raining all day.  But more than that, 

  1. I had medical supplies delivered this morning (they chose the day, I chose the time window).  
  2. Then I had to go to the dialysis clinic to pick up a bag with antibiotics. 
  3. Short window to get some work done.  Mind you, I can't do all my tasks from home but design stuff for sure, and I brought printouts to verify.
  4. Then I had a virtual medical appointment.
  5. Combine that with about 30 minutes to administer the antibiotics -- let's call that lunch.
  6. Then I can work even past dinner.  I don't feel hungry when I've got 1.5L of extra fluid in my belleh.
  7. Or maybe I should quit at 6pm and use the time to organize my tax papers so I can set an appointment.