gridlore | My radioactive bladder and other notes

Saw the oncologist Thursday. Got to see the results of the PET scan.

My guts are amazingly cool. Knowing that bits of my spleen had regrown is one thing. Seeing them on a computer screen? Awesome.

My bladder (and kidneys, to a lesser extent) were bright on the scan. Turns out that they were already sweeping the radioactive sugar from my body.

Fear my Glowing Bladder of Death!

As cool as it was, the results were still inconclusive. So a needle biopsy is going to be scheduled.

We've ruled out some of the major malignancies like pancreatic cancer. If it is a cancer, it's probably a return of the Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Let's hope for "Doug is just weird"

Finally got my truck into the shop. We had an appointment two weeks ago, but then I got this flu bug...

I really like the Ford dealership. They care about the vehicles they service, and explain things in clear terms.

Darby got a clean bill of health. I'm happy to have my ride back

kshandra is happy that she doesn't have to get up at Oh-God-Thirty to drive me in anymore.

I'm determined to de-clutter our lives. We're pack rats and have been hauling boxes of junk around for two decades.

To that end, today I'm taking a chainsaw to my RPG collection, including the Traveller stuff.

I have some rare/collectible stuff. It's all going to go up on eBay at fire sale prices.

At this point I really don't think I've touched some of the stuff on that shelf in years. It can go.

And we could use the money, and the space.

My plan is to get the living room done. Cleaned, organized, and not looking like a major earthquake just hit.

Then do the bedroom. Then the spare room/storage space.

Each step will be accompanied by eBay/Freecycle/Goodwill dumping of crap.

Hell, we still are hauling around the Win 3.1 box!

Still dithering about Thanksgiving wines.

Work continues to be a source of amusement and annoyance. We're really starting to see the winter slow down in construction affecting our volume of orders.

We've started using a hand held scanner for signatures. When it works, it's great.

Is it too early for a microwave burrito?

There is no Civ IV note. The Civ IV tag is a lie!

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It's time. I have mountains of stuff I haven't touched in years and the likelihood of me using it is remote at best. If I can get rid of the gaming stuff, it will prove to me that I can get rid of the rest of the crap.

This really is a problem for us. We live with mountains of stuff that we don't need. I need to start getting control. We're planning on moving at some point, and I want to be rid of all the junk.

I know the problem. I applaud your resolve while being horrified that you're starting with your gaming collection.

Start with the hardest part. It's that whole "the only easy day was yesterday" mindset I picked up in the Army.

My radioactive bladder and other notes

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