Category: Medical

August 19, 2017

Suffering an unsound situation

A little piece of electronics fell a distance that was just over five feet.  60 inches of travel, making contact with a wooden floor. It...
April 23, 2017

I never heard it but I knew the unknown

You ever come across something totally foreign to you and yet you distinguish it? You know of things even if you have never physically interacted...
October 20, 2009

That was then, this is Sound

A personal ramble tied to late-deafness, sound innovations, and upgrading a bodyworn speech processor. Ain't technology grand?...
August 3, 2008

Cane and Able

Before and after a major back operation in 2003, I had been using a walker due to the fact my balance and my gait were...
February 24, 2008

Jacked In

So I’ve had my artificial means of hearing hooked up and running for more than six years now… I don’t brag about it much or...
November 12, 2007

Smashed

One time of year I always love is when I have to depart from the sunny and just-too-damn-humid climate of Tampa Bay and wind my...
September 8, 2007

A month later

So it’s exactly a month since surgery-eve and I’m doing ok physically… Aches and pains still but I’ll manage. Not wanting to go out in...
September 1, 2007

do not hate, ren-o-vate!

The only thing that blows harder than being stuck in one location while recovering from a major operation is being stuck in one location while...
August 25, 2007

the fallout

So where was I? Oh, yeah… Dwelling on inevitability. Surgery. All that joyous stuff that makes life grand for me. August 7th, 2007 was an...
August 1, 2007

A week to go

It didn’t hit me until yesterday. July’s over and my operation is scheduled for August 9th… That’s next week. So much I don’t want to...
July 20, 2007

unwell and unfair

It’s not bad enough that I’m going under the knife in a sensitive procedure early next month… I gotta have an angiogram the day before...
July 15, 2007

Scared to life

I haven’t written much about my health the last few years… Mostly because Stonegauge is syndicated on the ever-so-excellent Tampa Blab where some of my...
June 25, 2005

Ill Domain

It’s been a while since I was concerned about my health. It’s also been quite a while since I’ve overcome the last obstacle on my...
October 16, 2004

Things change

About a year ago I was in real bad shape… I can’t convey how bad it was – I thought i was going to spend...
June 27, 2004

Summer Colds Suck

Sore throat, head that feels like bricks, itchy eyes and a nose that leads me to sneeze over and over again…. Oh Nurse, where are...
May 2, 2004

Dependence

I admit it, I am a junkie. A total, dyed-in-wool junkie… I want my walker fix, I need my assistive walker fix! If I don’t...
April 28, 2004

Father Ills

Somethings wrong with my old man… Not only does Dad have a bad back, but something else is up with his arms… He’s at the...
April 22, 2004

Pushing the Limits

Rehabbing is fun. No I am not some muscle bound guy – anyone who knows me knows that isn’t the case… Yet I have been...
April 14, 2004

Walk like a Man

Now John is stumbling around the house a bit — sans a walker. For the first time in a very long time I am trying...
March 6, 2004

King Gimp

Oh, the life of a walker-bound sports fan… Last night me, Michelle, her brother Geoff and one of Geoff’s friends attend the Lightning vs. Devils...
February 27, 2004

The Roundup

Haven’t said very much about me lately and where I stand on a lot of issues — well, not politics and such but me me...
February 2, 2004

Setting a goal

I’ve got 28 days before my next appointment (well, practically 27 now but that’s besides the point). I’m trying to set a goal for myself...
January 20, 2004

Balance of Power

So it’s been almost six months since I started to heavily use a walker to get around the house and through day to day life...
December 29, 2003

MIA at the Stonegauge

Saturday was an interesting and annoying experience for me. Two days after the festivities of Christmas and instead of continuing the Christmas cheer, I was...
December 16, 2003

Six years of Silence

You know, I was going to brush off this anniversary as another one that was a major milestone but also something I could forget because...
December 14, 2003

Footy

What do you do when your left ankle is swollen tot he size of a softball? Limp....
December 11, 2003

After a week

So it’s been seven days since I was discharged from the Hospital. It’s funny I posted about “falling off the internet” last night because I...
November 25, 2003

Last hours

I feel odd tonight. Very much alone even though I’ve heard from friends – some of them – and had gotten in touch with Andy...
November 25, 2003

Appointment from hell

So I needed a fresh MRI… that’s ok, that’s fine… 20 minutes, maybe a half hour in all… in and out, that’s what I figured...
November 24, 2003

Pre-op

For those of you who have never had to spend a day in the hospital, being forced to wait a gods age to talk to...
November 22, 2003

Johnny and the 'roids

OK, so there is no chance I am competing in the Olympics next year. Dr. Smith put me on Steroids earlier this week for preparation...
November 17, 2003

Oh Deer

Oh Deer has a couple of meanings to it as the title to this entry… At first, I’ll give you the literal interpertation – A...
November 14, 2003

Stay of Execution

Seems like an operation next week is looking less likely…....
November 13, 2003

Knife Time

Well, it looks like it will be WEDNESDAY for me when I finally deal with this leg thing once and for all. That’s right, kiddies,...
November 6, 2003

Words that make you call out Poo

It’s funny how I was believing that writing was a salvation from drowning or being destroyed by reality, and i haven’t had the ability to...
November 4, 2003

From bad to worse

Come on baby, gonna take a little ride Down, down by the ocean side Gonna get real close Gonna get real tight Come on babe,...
November 4, 2003

Ow my back

I heard that you were feeling ill Headache, fever, and a chill I came to help restore your pluck ‘Cause I’m the nurse that likes...
November 3, 2003

Stir Crazy

I’m going insane. Slowly but surely, I am going insane. You see, I’ve been without the ability to walk safely for several months now and...
October 28, 2003

Failures

The weekend with my legs totally sucked. I had hurt my ankle on Friday and didn’t know how bad it was until Saturday when I...