I met with a nutritionist yesterday to help me figure out what I should and should not eat now that I’m down to just one kidney. She put me on an anti-stone diet, which means less meat (like, a lot less, unfortunately) but more dairy! I have it right here, a doctor’s note saying eat more cheese and ice [...]
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More cowbell
Posted in Mystery Malady on February 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Radioactive fruit smoothies
Posted in Mystery Malady on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
I had a follow-up CT scan on my abdomen yesterday to make sure the surgeon put everything back in the right place before he stitched me up. Normally CT scans are quick and painless, but this one was horrible for one reason, and one reason only: I had to drink two chalky, nasty, pasty, radioactive “fruit [...]
28 Days Later
Posted in Mystery Malady on November 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s been a month since the dingo stole my kidney. Lots of people have been asking how my recovery’s going, so here’s the sitch: I go back and forth between optimism and the blues. I’m still in a lot of pain and I’m still having difficulty walking, sitting, or standing for more than a few minutes. (Laying [...]
Things only your wife can say to you
Posted in Mystery Malady on November 10, 2007 | No Comments »
The other day I showed my seven-inch Frankenstein incision to Penny in hopes of getting a little sympathy. No such luck. She took one look at my stitched up abdomen and said, “Too bad they couldn’t have done some lyposuction while they were in there.” Ah, true love!
A dingo stole my kidney!
Posted in Mystery Malady on November 8, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Yes, it’s true. The surgeon removed my kidney. It was a bit of a surprise. Apparently it may have been more than just the stones that were causing me problems. Turns out the kidney itself was full of scar tissue and inflamation from my many previous surgeries, not to mention the fact that the surgeon [...]
Surgery completed
Posted in Mystery Malady on October 31, 2007 | No Comments »
Hi Blog Readers, Penny here. Josh’s surgery ended up being not what any of us—including the surgeon—expected. He will be okay, but I’m glad yesterday is in the past. He will be out of work for 3-4 weeks. If anyone wants to send a card, email me at robertsps at gmail dot com, and I’ll [...]
Surgery tomorrow
Posted in Mystery Malady on October 29, 2007 | No Comments »
Tomorrow’s the big day. I have to be at the hospital by 8:00 a.m. for the surgery, which is scheduled to start around 10:30. The procedure takes about three-and-a-half hours, and then I’ll be laid up at Lahey till Saturday or Sunday.
Of course, I have to miss the Red Sox victory parade because I’ll be under general anesthesia at [...]
Medical Mystery Tour
Posted in Mystery Malady on October 24, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Fourteen months ago, about three weeks after Penny and I finished a long trek across the volcanic highlands of Iceland, I woke up on a Wednesday morning with a headache and a strange kind of pressure-like feeling between my eyes. By 9:00 a.m. I was dizzy and just felt kind of strange, like my head wasn’t quite attached right to the [...]
