Well I’m finally back to where I should have been last fall. I’m back in school and finally starting my degree program at USF. Looking like a Fall 2011 graduation if everything goes according to plan and nothing gets in the way (I’m looking at you CF). I’m in a really nice apartment this year on campus; they are the second newest residence buildings on campus. Such a step up from Kosove. These things have a nice sized kitchen with cabinets and a garbage disposal (I’m especially happy with the disposal). My roommates are an awesome set of guys even though they are 20. We all like the same stuff and can relate to a lot of things. They’re just really cool and I hope we all stay in contact beyond this year if we all decide to go live in separate places next fall, I’m not sure if I want to do off-campus or on-campus housing. There are pros and cons with both. Other than that my classes are going great. With MLK Day this past week some of them haven’t really gotten off the ground yet, but looking at the syllabus for the classes I know they will. I’m really liking all my education classes and it just keeps feeling like the right fit for me.
On the health front everything has been going in the right direction. I finally got over the pneumonia and subsequent infections from that ordeal last August in later November. I did have a bit of a cold or something like it earlier this month that was going around my family during Christmas break. I always get these weird mutated things that aren’t really colds, but they are still infections nonetheless. 2 weeks of oral Augmnetin, which I finished last night, took care of that and while I don’t feel like I’ve just come off of IVs I’m feeling better and not sick which is always good.
Good news, I’m finally getting my sinus surgery done. Last time I had a polyp removal was in the early summer of 2000, so yea almost 10 years. If any of you don’t know I’ve developed low platelets due to my liver and enlarged spleen. In 2003 we tried for another sinus surgery, but they pulled at the last minute because of the platelets. Ever since then we’ve tried a few more times, but these surgeons said they didn’t “feel safe” even though my big clotting numbers were at normal levels. I mean sure I don’t want to bleed out on the table, but if my big numbers were good there should be no worry. They were just concerned because of how close the procedure is to the brain. Well maybe try and not hit the brain, don’t they teach that in medical school? Don’t Hit the Brain 101. Ah, but those times are in the past, my docs at Shands have said they feel comfortable with the risk and we’re going ahead with it. Hopefully with the polyps and inflamed tissue gone my secretions will be severely reduced so no more infectious post-nasal drip getting into my lungs and bringing more infection there. If it does what it should maybe I’ll feel the benefits of IVs longer instead of having a productive green cough 3 weeks after I’m done, if it doesn’t help maybe that will be another roadsign in the status of my disease. I’m hoping for the prior, but I’m aware of the existence of the latter.
Anyway that's it for now
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