I wanted to post an update for my friends here who have been concerned with everything that has been going on with my health.
First, thanks so much for caring about everything that is going on with my health. I'm getting a lot of messages of concern and well-wishes (as are Nurse Kelley and Richard Lyon on my behalf) and constant offers to help me figure things out and see a doctor who will fix my pain and spinal cord issues. You people are all incredible and I'm really thankful. It's great to know you all care (especially considering my lack of real-life friends down here in south Alabama, it's pretty lonely.)
Yesterday I had outpatient surgery to remove some kidney stones I've had for a long time. It seems like for the past couple of years, any time a doctor was willing to address the problem of the stones, I always ran into other issues - infections, decubitus ulcers (pressure sores), nutrition issues - so they finally got rid of the damn things yesterday. It was a 20 minute surgery and there were not even any cuts involved. Everything went fine (in fact, the worst part was getting the IV since I have tiny veins.) The doctor said the stone was so big it had to be broken up into fifteen different pieces.
