Health
  • OHS Update + A Rant

    This is the latest OHS (Open Heart Surgery) Update. The next update will not be until after pre-op day ne ...

    This is the latest OHS (Open Heart Surgery) Update. The next update will not be until after pre-op day next week when I need my full surgical team and get to meet the people that will be poking and pr ...

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  • Surgery Update from Surgeon

    This is a follow-up post from my previous post titled 'Heart Surgery Update + Advance Care Directive (ACD ...

    This is a follow-up post from my previous post titled 'Heart Surgery Update + Advance Care Directive (ACD)', which was posted on Monday, April 7th, 2025.                              On Tuesday, April ...

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  • Today, at the age of 48, I never thought I would have to fill in and write out an Advance Care Directive ...

    Today, at the age of 48, I never thought I would have to fill in and write out an Advance Care Directive (ACD). Not sure what that is? I have attached the meaning below. An Advance Care Directive (ACD ...

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  • It has been sometime since I have done a decent post. There has been so much going on that I haven't had ...

    It has been sometime since I have done a decent post. There has been so much going on that I haven't had much time to do much of anything. So here are some updates: cardio angiogram: several blockages ...

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  • Several blockages have been found. They cannot place stents in, they need to do open heart bypass surgery ...

    Several blockages have been found. They cannot place stents in, they need to do open heart bypass surgery, this is something I am so not looking forward to. This isn't minor surgery. As if I don't hav ...

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  • There is currently so much going on with me at the moment that no one wants to hear. Also, people within ...

    There is currently so much going on with me at the moment that no one wants to hear. Also, people within my life really do not understand what I went through in 2022, nor what I continue to go through ...

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  • Yesterday I had my monthly appointment with my GP and I decided to bring up the issues I was having with ...

    Yesterday I had my monthly appointment with my GP and I decided to bring up the issues I was having with my weekly injections of Ozempic. I want to be taken off it. I wanted to be placed back onto my ...

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  • This post is a continuation of yesterday's update, detailing events from two years ago. If you missed yes ...

    This post is a continuation of yesterday's update, detailing events from two years ago. If you missed yesterday's post, it's available at my website here. This morning, my nurse surprised me by announ ...

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  • On this day in 2022, a significant event took place that would begin to have major impacts on the rest of ...

    On this day in 2022, a significant event took place that would begin to have major impacts on the rest of my life. In the early hours of May 27th, 2022, I observed the diabetic ulcer on my left foot's ...

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  • Today, April 27th, 2024, marks 701 days since my hospital admission for what was anticipated to be a brie ...

    Today, April 27th, 2024, marks 701 days since my hospital admission for what was anticipated to be a brief treatment involving IV drugs and the insertion of a PICC line. Unexpectedly, the situation es ...

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