Thursday, November 20, 2003
Frost On the Pumpkin
I glanced out the kitchen window this morning and saw frost on the truck windshield and the old phrase from my childhood came flooding back… That there is frost on the pumpkin, which meant the the walk across the bridge to the outhouse was going to be a challenge this morning. We really hated the winter in the morning when you had to go so bad you could taste it. And you would swear that everything had a yellow tinge because your bladder had overflowed into your eyeballs.
The baths in the kitchen in a round washtub with your feet and legs hanging out over the side!! We bathed in the kitchen because there was no bathroom and the heat from the stove kept you halfway warm!! We didn’t think about a bathroom because we knew when our Dad could finally get enough money together we would have one!!
Funny how that was a given and we never worried about it because we were warm, well fed, and loved.
Verdict Update
So I’m sitting in the Doctor’s office with all kinds of questions and in he walks. My first question was which one is it? He replies, “You have a lazy gall bladder. The pain you experienced was caused by that. Have you had any more pain?” “No” I said. “Good then we are not going to do anything any further than to suggest losing some weight, a low fat--low carbohydrate diet, exercise, and a calcium supplement.”
But what about the COPD--which one is it? “Oh, it is emphysema--very first stages,” he said. “What do I do about it?” I asked. “Normally I say quit smoking, but you have. I want a cat-scan in 3 months to get a handle on how it is progressing. Keep in mind you are in the early stages. Let me worry about treatment when it is needed and you worry about the weight, exercise and attitude.”
So there we have it. The lazy gall bladder was his primary concern and I was getting ready to hide the little tank under my left tit .
Another fact—Sweet Thing’s husband has started the long road to smoke free living and I am proud as punch for him!!!