I don’t know how prominent I am on here or if anyone has even noticed my absence, but I wanted to post an explanation for anyone who cares.
Near the beginning of October I had an endoscopy looking for Crohn’s. They tore a hole in my bowel and poisoned my whole system. I had to have dialysis for several weeks until my kidneys recovered. They kept me intentionally unconscious for several weeks. They were discussing end of life decisions with my family.
Obviously I’m still alive, and I’m getting stronger every day. I’ve been laying in bed for so long that I’ll need physical therapy just to be able to walk again.
Anyway that’s my story for anyone who’s interested.
I’m recovering from that after a kidney infection gone rogue last month. My kidneys are actually okay, but my heart took a beating (ha!) and I ended up having an angioplasty. I’m in rehab now, so I’ll do a few cheers (no arms overhead as per my cardiologist) for you as you get better!
Who knew a little E. coli could do such damage? Get better davidm!
I still have some medical issues. I have a trache, I’m catheterized, and I may end up having to supplement my adrenals the rest of my life. They’re slowly weaning me off the steroids to see if the adrenals bounce back.
