I went to the infectious disease doctor on Tuesday. He is the only infectious disease specialist in two counties, so he is always busy, and he keeps really weird office hours because he is usually doing rounds at several hospitals. Anyway, he says my blood tests are looking real good, and said I could take away the PICC line and take two weeks of ( Read more... )

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Got this fresh from Deejay's Livejournal, and from Angusfans ( Read more... )

I will also be posting this to Myspace, but ya'll get it first ( Read more... )

Yep, it's been a while since I've had a chance to post on LJ. I got pretty busy with getting home from the hospital and recuperating from my amputation, then ended up back in the hospital with a case of MRSA, and the surgeon had to remove some more tissue that was damaged by that. He took off about another inch from my leg, but I'm currently back ( Read more... )

So, I have been here in the rehab unit of the hospital for nearly two weeks now. I am doing just great with my therapy, though I do have the occasional meltdown where I just start feeling all sorry for myself and wimpering about how much it sucks to be me. Fortunately, I am not generally such a cranky and self-pitying ducky, so I usually get over ( Read more... )

Sorry, gang. Since the last update, there has been a lot happening with ducky, and most of it has not exactly been of the greatest news variety. I have been, and currently am still, in the hospital. I have been here since the day after Melanie's passing. The foot infection that was only in the toes got consistently worse over the weekend, and I ( Read more... )

My friend, Melanie Hennen, passed into the arms of the Lord at about 5:00 this evening. For those who have been remembering her in your prayers, I want to thank you.

hugs from ducky

THE RULES OF RURAL OHIO ARE AS FOLLOWS ( Read more... )

So, shall we discuss the latest medical findings in the world of ducky? Why, yes, I suppose we shall. I had my physical yesterday. Because of the insanity that is my glucose levels, I am now part of the joyful camp that takes fast-acting insulin with every meal in order to keep the levels stable, along with my nightly needleful of slow-acting ( Read more... )