Nice pit, I think I'll keep digging.

[gridlore]

I have spent most of the day drinking beer. This, as most of you know, is a bit out of character for me. Buzzed, I'm a fun guy. Drunk, I'm a moody bastard given to depressing introspection. I don't like myself when I'm drunk.

So, why'd I do it? And why am I planning on drinking more beer?

Because I have to have another fucking blood test. Latest K level was 3.3. We're not doing anything to determine why this is happening, just drawing blood and reading levels. I'm sick of it.

I want to go back to work! Hell, they call me almost everyday for an update! It's summer, we're getting busy, and I am needed. I feel fine, although I know that my first few days will suck due to being out of shape (there's really nothing I can do at home to duplicate what I do at work. Best I can do is go for walks and do push-ups.)

What makes things worse is my doctor isn't communicating with me! Last two tests, I've had to email him for my results. That is very frustrating because I've told him how I'm getting heat from work.

so, Monday or Tuesday I'll go in, let them try to find blood, and see what happens from there.

(As usual, I'm half in the bag and made no spelling mistakes. Hemingway may have been onto something. In the rain.)

Comments

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

Oh Bother - You should set yourself up for Kaiser's website. The Doctor can post lab results there and you don't have to play e-mail tag.
Hope those K rates go up soon!
Does beer have potassium?
Anypath, glad you are not driving right now.
*hugs*

[kshandra]

He is set up for the website. But the website says "allow 5 to 7 days before calling about results that appear to be missing," and we need a faster turnaround than that. None of his results from this week's labwork are online yet, for example.

[netquiddler.livejournal.com]

Doug, I suspect we need to find you some banana beer.

[hellloooonurse.livejournal.com]

1 sliced banana
14 oz beer

Slip the sliced banana gently into a hurricane glass, then fill with beer. Mmmmm.

:)

[kshandra]

One of Doug's great passions in summer is chocolate shakes, preferably made with the darkest chocolate ice cream you can obtain. I asked if there was a chance I'd be able to "sneak" a pureed banana into one, and he said he'd still be able to taste it.

"Sneak" goes in quotes because I would never have tried it without his consent. There are days where it seems like fully half the content in domestic_snark is women in hip_domestics and/or cooking asking "How do I force my husband to eat better/hide healthy things in his junk food/etc." and it just appalls me.