The most remarkable joy of my return to the Ice 7 years later is the amount of joy and laughing I’ve be apart of during these last two seasons. This last summer I started by everything being last minute and so was delivered into the Network Operations Center (NOC) without knowing any of my direct … Read more
For the first time in what feels like a month I feel unhindered by the feelings of lethargy, exhaustion, pain, and being brain fuzzy caused by my body’s battle with sickness. The upside is that my abs are probably in great shape from all the coughing. After getting the crud just before last flight and … Read more
I have been sick for a good long while now, some where over a month. I think I cleaned my sinuses with water that was treated, but unpurified which started an infection. Initially I thought it was an allergy attack, but some where around week 2.5 after two visits to the doctors here I gave … Read more
Quick update for those who are wondering. I’m 85% or so recovered from my surgery. Doc took a look at me again today and thinks things are progressing nicely. Thinks I should be fine for departing early next month. I have purchased my ticket and will be leaving on the 6th via NYC so I … Read more
As I said yesterday I got video of the endoscope which the doctor used to poke around in my sinuses. Particularly interesting to me was as he was pulling out the packing, which is a hard feeling to describe and yet I’m not sure if it needs description if you watch the video. (Around 1:23 … Read more
Just thought people would want to know that. I’m something of an oozer, which the doctor says is normal, but has me a bit worried. I’m likely being overly cautious, but with thoughts of medical care in burundi, I think it pays to be so. Overall I can breathe well and am excited at the … Read more
It’s been 5 days since my surgery, and if any of you are like me you are a little tired of my talk of recovery. It should be no surprise that I’m tired of talking about it–and more relevant–of having FESS recovery rule my life. I get a few hours of useful time at a … Read more
From which I learned that the packing that is causing me so much misery, isn’t prefered by some doctors. They apparently have “Dissolvable Sinus Dressings”, which can just be suctioned out after a week and doesn’t cause as much discomfort as the packings. I should have asked about this before the operation of course,
And it was intentional too. I’m recovering at home now, and I’ll write what I can before I take my pain meds and become incoherent again. I woke up this morning at 5:15am took a shower, got dressed, and was at the bus stop at 6:00. Got to the hospital around 6:20 and got my … Read more
On Wednesday I get things poked into my nose for two an half hours. As I said in a previous post I’m having my sinus operated on to improve the drainage and hopefully reduce the frequency and severity of the sinus infections I’ve been getting. As I get near to the date I’ve realize that … Read more