Although I've had a vigorous and busy day, I didn't expend as much as one calorie on surveying.
I was up and out of the house early. Before most of you were cussing traffic I was prostrate being scanned inside some miracle of scientific equipment. Today I enjoyed canned instrumental Beatles' music as I lay motionless.
Ok, I lied. I really didn't enjoy it.
Almost a year ago I endured these same brain scans only to be told the doctors discovered something they didn't like (how do you think I feel about it, doc?). So we played the "let's see if it grows and kills you" for the last six months or so.
After a scan in one county and a race to an appointment in another and a race back, my day is done. But it was all worth it. Nothing's any larger and the well educated medical community concurs that, barring any change, they are going to leave my skull intact.
Without boring any of you with way too much information I'll just be happy to say I am still free to chose whatever manner of demise I might fancy. I can still drink myself to death or collapse with Big Mac clogged arteries. The possibilities are endless.
So the rest of you bums that spend as much time as I do reading this message board will have to endure my insane, inappropriate and unsolicited opinion for a while longer. Happy to be alive today.
Enjoy it, Brother.
Bill
Sounds like a good plan, "they are going to leave my skull intact."
Good news! I enjoy your posts!!:-)
After all the tests, could their concern be that if they open your skull they won't find anything? 🙂
Seriously, glad all seems to be well - hope it stays that way!
Glad to hear good news!
"Happy to be alive today".
Happy to have you around a while longer with your skull in one piece Compadre Paden. Nothing like a little dose of mortality to make one want to take a little time to smell the roses. Cheers and congrats on the good news. 🙂
Glad to hear all is well Uncle Paden! Take care.
Glad your skull will be intact, and not bored with a boring tool!!
Glad to hear!!!!
🙂
N
> So the rest of you bums will have to endure my insane, inappropriate and unsolicited opinion for a while longer. Happy to be alive today.
Sounds like as long as the big head is not growing and the little one still does you in pretty good shape.....glad you're doing ok Paden
BL
> Almost a year ago I endured these same brain scans only to be told the doctors discovered something they didn't like
Okay, the presenting symptom was the purchase of the Harley, right?
The culmination of the following story will come as no surprise to anyone here.
In 1980 I was experiencing numbness from time to time for no evident reason. My doctor decided that I should have a full analysis at a hospital in Tulsa including an EEG and a CATscan of my brain. The EEG was a hoot as they told me to be perfectly still for 20 minutes and think of nothing. How do you consciously think of "nothing" for 20 minutes?
As I told everyone after the CATscan, "They X-rayed by head and found nothing."
Truthfully, there was nothing unusual. They decided it was a sort of psychosomatic type of thing brought on by stress. Basically, they told me to chill out.
Sounds like great news and you are rightfully counting your blessings not taking anything for granted. You just never know what life will dish out to you. Good or bad.
This evening, I went to a wake. He was my old boss from before the economic down turn. The best Microstation-Geopak operator that I have ever met. He had survived and beat cancer last year, but something else got him unexpected anyway. He was in his late '50's and in pretty good shape. It was just another cruel reminder to me that you just never know what life will dish out to you 622 days after I lost my wife at age 43 to cancer.
Kent
> Okay, the presenting symptom was the purchase of the Harley, right?
Actually it was just time to get 'nuther bucket o' bolts. I get bored looking at the same old bikes all the time, but won't part with any. I purchased farm equipment this time because I needed something large and chrome for that side of the garage...just to balance the composition you understand.
Although, I bet my wife thinks I got something loose upstairs.
😉
Kent
> Actually it was just time to get 'nuther bucket o' bolts. I get bored looking at the same old bikes all the time, but won't part with any.
Well, there are some real deals on naked Goldwings from the late 1970's through 1983. Keep that in mind the next time you want to buy Milwaukee scrap metal. :>
Just a reminder
that we're ALL mortal. Saturday we had a fellow on the job walk to the elevator, collapse and die. He's the same age I am (61) and was in apparent good health. It was an apparent heart attack but we're waiting for the autopsy so we can get OSHA off our back. When I told my wife she gave me VERY explicit instructions that I am to come home ASAP, so I guess as of June 6 I will be unemployed again. But I can live with that (no pun intended). Kinda makes a fellow rethink what's really important in life.
Andy
Glad to hear news that is good. I enjoy reading your posts and trading information. Stay around. There are a bunch of really great people on this board. Thanks, Wenell and Angel!
I was burning the candle at both ends in December 2009 when a vein burst in the center of my brain. I stayed in the hospital for 10 days with one heckuva headache. If it had been an arterial aneurism, I would not be here today. Get plenty of rest, don't overdo it, hug your wife, kids and grandkids more. Each day is a blessing. And chill out!B-)
"..... or collapse with Big Mac clogged arteries."
Glad of a satisfactory prognosis. 🙂
Keep on trucking, brother.
Take care,
Randy
> Sounds like a good plan, "they are going to leave my skull intact."
I agree. I almost got my head broke in Texas, but to have it purposely cleaved asunder in Oklahoma would be the pits.
Glad you're OK Paden.
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