A medical sort of day

[cornerofmadness]

My blood sugar is out of control again. Sigh. This right after I spoke to my podiatrist friends about the fact the neuropathy is getting worse (I can't feel the right side of my right foot all the way to my ankle now) Unfortunately NOTHING has changed in twenty year since I practiced. Lyrica/Neurontin which increase my suicidal thoughts/depression. Cymbalta isn't supposed to in the over 25 crew but has such severe side affects and liver damage possibilities that I don't want to take it. So basically vitamin B12 and prayer. There might be a topical I could try. Sigh

Today Mom had her second cataract removed and did very well.

My young cousin is having another bad Chron's flare (he'll probably lose his colon like my brother) and worse his significant other's mother died today. She had a brain tumor they operated on between Thanksgiving and Christmas. She developed a bleed almost immediately. Stroked and went into a vegetative state where she's been, having more strokes. Yesterday she took a downturn. She was gone this morning.

Found out one of my good friend's twenty-something son developed thyroid cancer. He had surgery today. Sigh.

And then I got online and learned something new blew up because why the fuck not? Chuck Wendig talks a little bit about it here. Basically there were several authors (SFF) who have been harassing women. Oh big surprise. I did have one on my list, Paul Krueger, who I didn't know personally but did signal boost his work (I apologized for it but then again how the hell would I have known. I've never met the man). I don't know the other two who got called out today. Wonders if I'll know any of them come tomorrow.

In much better news, enemytosleep sent me this open call request for SFF short stories. It's very short notice at this point but here you go here. (I had another one from another friend but I can't find the damn thing.)

I took all of today to work on the week by week requirements of my class. I got 2/3rds done PLUS picked all my online labs. I'm hoping I can get the shell of most of this stuff done by the end of the weekend.

And speaking of good things, I DID sign up for fandomgiftbox (DW only) and here is my gift requests if anyone would like to give me a gift.

Comments

[the_siobhan]

It sounds like you are dealing with a an awful lot.

I don't really have anything helpful to add, just want you to know that I see you.

[cornerofmadness]

Thank you very much. My life is always going off the rails in one way or the other

[the_siobhan]

I hear you.

I watched a DS9 episode today that featured an alien device that skewed the laws of probability and I was all, "Oh, I know that one."

[cornerofmadness]

hahaha I know that episode and that feeling.

[spikedluv]

Is everything going wrong all at once or does it just feel that way because we're all being kept apart from the people we love and normally hang out with?!!

That is so strange and sucktastic about your blood sugar! And your feet. I hope the topical helps. What does B12 do?

[cornerofmadness]

I swear it feels like everything happens at once but if you read my blog like a novel, it's pretty much a crap fest all the time.

thanks. B vitamins are needed to make a healthy nervous system. That's why they're in prenatal vitamins (spina bifida for example is caused in part by lack of B vitamins) and it's known to slow neuropathy. I was taking it and then forgot.

Honestly I probably SHOULD just take prenatal vitamins as I'm low AF on iron too

[bladespark]

Thanks for the anthology link! I have just now sent in two stories. I love the "We're the aliens" genre of stories, they're so great.

[cornerofmadness]

You're welcome. I don't have anything that fits and I doubt I can write one in the time remaining. GOod luck to you