July 28, 2023, Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: Dinner
Friday, July 28, 2023
Prefer Dark To Milk
July 28, 2023, Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: I prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate.
Medical Update
Today, Friday, July 28, 2023: Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: I'm still here, and rather confused.
So, my infectious disease doctor was here this morning. I am working with him and with my podiatrist in regard to fractures of my Tibia and Fibula in my right ankle from two falls in April 2023. My podiatrist told me that he wants to do a bone biopsy of my Tibia on Monday, July 31, 2023.
My infectious-disease doctor apparently told me that I continue to have a blood infection, so he will be continuing me on the intravenous antibiotic that I have been on since I arrived at the medical center earlier this week; I'm not sure when I restarted it because I have been bouncing around with intravenous and oral antibiotics due to a recent bout with cellulitis.
My infectious-disease doctor requested that my wife bring me my boot from home that I have been using to support my fractures in my right leg. He is continuing me on the intravenous antibiotic. I will have the bone biopsy done on Monday.
Also, I am dealing with lingering diabetic ulcers, which nurses have been attending to with iodine-based medication. My podiatrist has been tending to them at home every two weeks for many years.
For some reason, I have been focusing on my sleep apnea difficulties by using a ventilator (on and off) when I sleep. I attempted this probably about ten years ago with two sleep studies. I am expecting to engage in another study at home after I leave the hospital, but that's not a critical aspect at this point in time.
I have been experiencing severe pain due to a herniated disk in my lower back. I was notified that the situation is too small to fix with surgery, so for now, I am using powerful pain medication to survive. A physical therapist will help me to evaluate my situation.
Well, that's about as close to an explanation as I can muster at this time.
DON'T forget about my usual injections of insulin, and steroid pills and my (bronchodilator) nebulizer breathing treatments for my lungs.
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Medical Update
July 27, 2023 - MEDICAL UPDATE: Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: Echocardiogram is good; nebulizer (bronchodilator) treatments are OK (photo below), as I use them at home; intravenous steroid working well, although not/never required at home; on supplemental oxygen, as I use them at home; urinating normally, as I do at home, so NO need for a Foley catheter to continue
BAD NEWS: I must re-engage using a CiPAP machine for sleep apnea; it has worked quite well here in the medical center over the past few days; I attempted it many years ago (with two sleep studies); I will try it again, this time with a sleep study at home.
BAD NEWS: My herniated disk in my lower back is too small for surgery, so I must maintain pain using medications.
BAD NEWS: The result of a recent MRI shows that I now have an abscess within the bone in my right ankle from two fractures (Tibia and Fibula) due to two falls in April 2023. However, my lingering diabetic ulcers within both of my feet are healing well.
What's Going On Today?
July 27, 2023 - Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: I sometimes like a Crème Brûlée.
July 27, 2023 - Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: I lived in New Jersey from the mid-1990s until 1998, when I moved to southeastern Florida. I moved to New Jersey from Long Island, New York, in the mid-1990s.
July 27, 2023 - Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: I do like the occasional scotch.
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
MRI Finished, Steroid
July 26, 2023, Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: MRI finally completed of my fractures in my tibila and fibula (both fractured); liquid steroid administered through a port system intravenously for lung health to assist ventilator; and a nebulizer (bronchodilator) administered as I complete regimen at home several times daily.
What's Doin' Today ???
July 26, 2023, Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: As for bagels, I prefer a straight Sesame bagel, but I must say that I prefer a plain bialy to any bagel, with plain butter or sometimes cream cheese.
July 26, 2023, Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: Well, yes. I do like Coffee milkshakes, but I prefer Black-and-White shakes (chocolate syrup with vanilla ice cream). I believe that I enjoy straight chocolate shakes best: chocolate syrup with chocolate ice cream. Well, no: Black-and-Whites are actually the best.
July 26, 2023, Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: My heartfelt love goes to all of my many aunts and my many uncles out there. I love you all.
July 26, 2023, Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: My love goes to all of the disabled people out there, including myself.
Breakfast, NOT Eaten
July 26, 2023, Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: I didn't eat my breakfast, other than the banana.
Dinner Last Night
July 25, 2023, Dinner last night, Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida. It was OK.
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
This Evening & Later
July 25, 2023, This Evening, Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Florida: nebulizer treatment (bronchodilator, same as home); dinner; liquid steroid (reduce lung inflammation) rendered through intravenous port; Percocet (pain medication taken orally for compressed-disk in lower back and two fractures (Tibia & Fibula) in right ankle. (more pills later this evening.)
New Roommate, New Test
Afternoon, July 25, 2023, Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: I had yet another nebulizer treatment of my usual bronchodilator (Albuterol) that I use at home several times daily, but I am now out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and put back into a regular room with a regular seemingly retro-stoner from a 1970s Frank Zappa album of a roommate who upon my entrance serenaded me with fairly well a cappella versions of pop songs from the 1960s and 1970s, specifically "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & The Papas, and "Lucky Man" by Emerson, Lake, & Palmer (ELP). I then received a quick, rather painful medical test, where a doctor extracted blood from my right wrist using a syringe with a small, thin needle to test the levels of gases and other stuff in my bloodstream (oxygen, carbon dioxide, sodium bicarbonate, etc.). My roommate now wants everyone to know: "God save the King !!! God save the Queen !!!" He's a cool dude. He even has his retro-version of "Ruth Underwood" with him.
Today Is ...
July 25, 2023: I am in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida. I LOVE Hot Fudge Sundaes. When I was a kid in the 1960s and 1970s, I often ordered them with the fudge on the bottom, so I could save the fudge for last, after I ate all of the ice cream. Almost all of the fudge normally ended up down there anyway.
July 25, 2023: I am in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida. I am not such a fan of eating wine and cheese. I do like drinking a fruity red wine (Chianti), while eating pieces of very dark chocolate.
July 25, 2023: I am in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida. I used to sew a little, when I was a young boy in the early 1960s, as taught by my paternal grandmother.
July 25, 2023: I am in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida. I am not such a fan of the Merry-Go-Round ride.
Eating Breakfast
July 25, 2023, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: Breakfast
Uploaded YouTube Video
July 25, 2023, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida
I uploaded a video of myself onto my YouTube channel:Sleeping with a Ventilator: 2nd Night (July 25, 2023)
I am sleeping yet another straight night (just two nights in a row so far, the first starting July 23, 2023), with a bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) ventilator attached to my face here in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida, on July 25, 2023. This time seems rather mellow compared to my first time last night, which seemed chaotic, surreal, and quite scary, as it was technically my first time doing this.
I have attempted using a CPAP machine at home many years ago, which was slightly different than what I am using tonight. I wasn't successful years ago because the timing and the intensity of the air blasts were not correct. More importantly, I had polyps growing within my nose and sinuses, which rendered the machine useless. I ultimately had surgery to remove all eight polyps removed from my nasal passages and all eight sinuses, plus I had all eight of my sinuses cleaned and expanded. I never returned to my CPAP machine. It's still in our storage locker. So, here I am, trying again, using a slightly different method.
I had planned on doing a little Star Wars Darth Vader dialogue, but I don't think it will be anywhere as nearly effective. I'll try it. Last night's panic with higher air intensity made it seem like a good idea at the time. Now the air flow just seems lame, and just makes me thirsty and my nose itch.
I'll try making a short video for scientific purposes. Thank you for indulging myself.
https://youtu.be/tCzGPrxjkUU
Monday, July 24, 2023
What's Going On Today?
July 24, 2023: I sometimes like slowly sipping on expensive smoky tequila. I also like pounding cheap shots of tequila with salt and lime wedges. I also enjoy tequila in a Tequila Sunrise and in a Frozen Margarita WITH a salted glass brim.
July 24, 2023: Hello to all of my cousins. I love you all. ❤️👍🙂
July 24, 2023: I am needing much more than self care these days. Many thanks go to my wonderful wife and terrific mother, plus all of the medical staff here at Delray Medical Center.
Herniated Disk: Remedy
***July 24, 2023, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, Florida: MEDICAL UPDATE: My nurse told me that my herniated disk in my lower back is too small for surgery, so I have to deal with it medically, meaning with pain medications.***
Another Nebulizer Treatment
July 24, 2023: I am receiving another bronchodilator (Albuterol) nebulizer treatment here in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Florida, as I give to myself at home several times every day.
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