History I

After discussions with the rest of my family, Chris, (my sister), James, (my brother), and of course Linda, (my wife), I went to Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida for a second opinion. I checked with my Insurance Company to make sure I was covered, and I was set to go. FYI. Be careful, and get names, dates, etc. from the insurance company. Come to find out Mayo Clinic is out of network, so I was stuck with a $6,000 bill.
Went to Mayo in January 2008. I was there for two days of evaluation and testing. In the end, same diagnosis, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. This was even more devastating, because they said I needed a double lung transplant, like, NOW. That was quite a ride home with Lovely Linda.

Day 45

Well, I made a mistake it's day 46 today. Sorry about that. Not sleeping at all. These medications are really messing with me. Linda says at last count, I take 40 pills a day. Some are supplements, but most are prescriptions. Those of you that have been through a major surgery probably already know this, but for me this is uncharted territory. Some days you wonder was it all worth it. I know early on, after the surgery, I was still making funeral plans. Of course , the plans were just in my head. I couldn't let Linda know that I was thinking any such non sense.
I am so lucky to have Linda as my partner. More about her another day.
Went to the hospital again today, to have more blood drawn. How much blood do they think one person can give? I feel like a pin cushion. But, I feel great, today. Oh well, all part of the system, I guess. Oh, and I got some ambien to help sleep. I'll let you know how it works.
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