It has been said that I and my sites are too cryptic. Surely the same can be said of Jesus words. The essential truths are inaccessible to all but those dying to know them.

 It has been said that I and my sites are too cryptic. Surely the same can be said of Jesus words. The essential truths are inaccessible to all but those dying to know them.

Our place tonight, crossing the bridge Saturday, Ann Arbor area a week later.

 

 

My night nurse: James, you are 69 years old, what if you become infirm. You have no home? No family? You need a plan!

 She was not chastising me. She was concerned, we did not discuss the situation further. But I'm not called to make that my business. I'm called to serve as long as I'm able, and then whatever happens, happens. How do I divert resources to the time when I become disabled, when there are so many able people that have no resources no fault of their own but a consequence of our selfishness?

Without Medicare, they might save my physical life but they destroy my life of service. What are those that don't have universal healthcare? We allowed is?

Erroneous information from James. The credible sites mention nothing about food consumption as a possible cause of obstruction. Confirming what the doctor here has been telling me. I'm still likely to be at least a little bit careful. In my case, if it happens, it is the adhesions from my cancer surgery, and them causing instruction obstruction is a random event let's just going to happen if it's going to happen. I'm still likely to take slight Care at least in what and when I consume.

 

Correcting Erroneous information from James. The credible sites mention nothing about food consumption as a possible cause of obstruction. Confirming what the doctor here has been telling me. I'm still likely to be at least a little bit careful. In my case, if it happens, it is the scar tissue from my cancer surgery, and them causing obstruction is a random event that is just going to happen if it's going to happen. I'm still likely to take slight Care at least in what and when I consume.

General update, medical Etc

 

So currently I expect the next two months to look something like this. There is nothing cast in stone and if anyone thinks that James meeting with some along the way would be a very good thing then he would be more than joyful to consider altering.

Things are progressing well.

 

And now this.

And release is now scheduled for tomorrow morning which I'm glad about because I'd like to stay here long enough that we verify that yes I'm really consuming and processing everything properly.

First the bad news....

 While sleeping I messed my bed. And of course that's the good news. Fish about 45 minutes after receiving the pint of fluid down my NG Tube which was to be dye for contrast x-ray to pinpoint the blockage, and also act like a laxative. Not yet if I had any medical discussion about this was just happened but it must mean that surgery will not be necessary which is a great blessing.

Oh, and most are all of the die is gone having visited the bathroom twice as well.

 

An extraordinary team.

 UP Health System - Marquette (906) 449-3000 https://maps.app.goo.gl/DNkmxCnpHXr3Z3o39

These folks are just as sharp as they can be and as kind as they can be. The tube is back in but not the same one the large-diameter this is the smallest they have because the needs are different now, so thoughtful and expert. Much less uncomfortable.

NG tube going back in

https://photos.app.goo.gl/3f7EfbBUXGKSfAJfA

 Also there is a chemical they want to put down in my stomach, apparently it tastes like vomit, can't be swallowed and they need the tube in place to be able to put that there, it both helps the system get going and also apparently enables them to do more precise diagnosis some sort of Imaging I guess as to what's going on.

Notice anything different?

 

This is second or third time I've been hospitalized for bowel obstruction associated with the cancer surgery. It's just a  known byproduct of doing extensive  abdominal surgery. The prior times the NG tube has been left in for 24 48 72 hours. My doctor, Tomah, she said we'll hook up your pump again and see if it's productive and if not we'll take the tube out. So about 2 this how out it  came, hurt like the blazes and then within 15 minutes felt almost normal. Slept well. Today they give me some meds some combination of three chemicals that they have found can increase the chances of the Bowel resolving and starting to move again. Then it's pretty much wait and see. The  surgeon here was not particularly pleased with what he saw on the CT scan. He's not real hopeful this will resolve itself as it has the prior times and that surgery may be required. To my knowledge the big problem with surgery is it creates even more scarring and therefore more potential for this to happen again. We'll see.

Moved

 

Keeping the world's suffering children in the room with me is immensely helpful, gratifying, joyful.

 

Surgery requirement not unlikely

 

Worst pain ever? passed out in the lobby lost bladder control

 

Waiting things out outside the medical facility.

 

It feels like a bowel obstruction, from cancer operation scarring, they hospitalized me several times before for this. Since 3 this morning. Trying to resolve it here in place.

 I am not pessimistic about it resolving itself. Once before I got it to do that years ago in DC.

Update. If this is resolving it is doing so very slowly and there are two time factors that could be a problem, dehydration, I'm avoiding taking anything that would put pressure on the stomach, and the stomach filling with file in that works against the resolution process. So the Saul and I are planning to head toward the hospital or emergency care that's about 2 hours away to be in the vicinity if it looks like we need further help. And this need to Head East maybe one final warning not to go west into the mega drought and fires. Probably.

 

My father's house. Unspeakably beautiful. Mansions, Lakeshore Estates, poverty by comparison.

Highly recommended that you click here and look at these photos and videos. https://photos.app.goo.gl/vqcoGcQiaXwvqmx37

 

My body wants a place up here. It would be living death.

 

About 10 days to Bemidji, maybe two weeks, where I'm hoping a health clinic may take a look at my tooth.