RE: BORING LIVES7 Sep 2022 18:13
Well myself I'm just enjoying being able to walk without a walking stick again. Hurt like just walking to the local shops to collect a script that could not be fulfilled (yayyy, now I can't get my dressing changed professionally) in the end but twas nice to get out in the sun for 15 minutes. For those who keep up with the innane ramblings of a burger flipper; a personal status update.
It was just 2 days ago I was being prepped for surgery. Surgery that I ducked because I let a surgeon take a small stick and stick it (CONTENT WARNING, DON'T EAT 'N READ THIS!) right into my perianal abscess with zero painkillers in system. It allowed him to determine that A. I was not exaggerating when I said I had developed a butt orange ie clementine/jaffa (most are grape sized at worst). And B I would not, hopefully, need surgery after all as this triple chambered behemoth of an abscess had drained 2 of the chambers fully and naturally. Which surprised the surgeon (honey beats antiseptic if you ask me). Finally C. That abscess had being growing down my leg, into my groin and radially across my right buttock, if that thing had burst all at once or antibiotics took longer to kick in I could have lost the leg if I survived the sepsis. Survive all that and lose a chunk of my right buttocks to surgery. Needless to say I should have being hospitalized on the 31st.
So basically ladies and gentlemen I've being in an unexpected life and death medical situation since the start of the month. And what's worse is friends and family are aghast at the 1st GP's diagnose. No issues once I saw a different GP but, well. There's a GP, a bunch of doctors and one surgeon asking why I was sent home with just a 2 week sick note and some antiboitics and nothing else on the 31st. Not even good painkillers and stomach acid controlling meds.
I've being brought well and truly low and best part is Statuary Sick Pay means I may well have to kiss goodbye to that final 5k in trading at some point in the next few weeks, I'm pretty screwed financially by this butt orange saga. Down to a large marble now at least. And to think it was just the other week that I did 50 mile on my bike in 2 days no problem, on top of 2 twelve hour split shifts.
Moral of the grim story. Never take life for granted and be prepared for the worst in life. If not for friends and family I don't know what I would have done.
Just to be of EUA note. Personally I am not expecting anything until November, not sure why others think there will or should be before then. I agree with the notion that the BOD are being advised to be tight lipped and below the radar by their NOMAD and also LB's excellent put up or shut up notion as per DFS. For those thinking nothing has happened with EUA since, like, forever. Watch the videos others kindly put together. The company has demonstrably progressed.
GLA.