Comments | paradigmshifty: A health update...

paradigmshifty

A health update...

Sep 07, 2012 14:46

Just for fun I spent yesterday in consultation with various medical specialists, all to do with my diabetes, which has been causing me some grief. Originally it was only two appointments, which then turned to 3 (yesterday) and another 5 (over the next two weeks).

Some background: My diabetes has been rampant for a long time - despite everything I ( Read more... )

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pondside September 7 2012, 04:57:58 UTC

Hugs!!!!!

If it helps -- D is on Gila Monster goo too. Works well for him. 1/2 and 1/2 that and insulin.

I am very sorry to hear about the retinal degeneration. We've dodged that thus far but my lattice is shredding and I'll be in the line up for Cataract surgery within the next few years.

Perhaps we can all get adjoining lounge chairs!

hugs and much sympathy.

paradigmshifty September 7 2012, 05:10:22 UTC

Thanks :-)

miss_rynn September 7 2012, 08:45:28 UTC

:/ I hope things improve or at least stabilize with treatment.

paradigmshifty September 8 2012, 10:55:21 UTC

Me too, strangely enough. And thank you.

ozisim September 7 2012, 16:30:40 UTC

Glad it's all getting sorted.
Hope I won't have to welcome you to the wonky eyes club any time soon...

paradigmshifty September 8 2012, 10:57:57 UTC

I'll have a better idea of how bad it's going to be after 2 weeks, once the first sessions are done. Will wait and see.

ozisim September 8 2012, 12:05:45 UTC

Ha! - wait and see.
Very punny.

seriously though... even the worst case scenario here is going to be only temporary:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17936302
give it a couple of years and they will be turning everyone bionic!

elder_goddess September 7 2012, 23:26:02 UTC

Okay, this blows.

(dunno what else to say,. apart from lowering the blindness risk to 5 per cent sounds fairly impressive, considering...)

Er um increased wellness on your part will be celebrated!

paradigmshifty September 8 2012, 10:56:50 UTC

It is what it is. At least we caught it in time to have some chance of fixing it, so things could be worse.

elder_goddess September 8 2012, 21:11:32 UTC

THIS. Which is the only way to look at it, really. I never forget, for instance, that the life-threatening body-glitch that ate a year of my life almost 35 years ago would have almost certainly eaten the entirety of my life if it had happened even five years before it did.

Be strong, young Padawan :-)

motokomaharet September 12 2012, 11:57:15 UTC

Sorry I didn't read this earlier...
*hugs*
Love and support whenever I can give it to you ooxx