buckream
05-16-2005, 11:54 PM
Greetings all,
I would like to join the party!
I am a 49 year old male with SLE.
I was diagnosed with APS in 1991, MS in 1995, Bi-polar disorder in 1995 and Lupus in 1998. I have kinda ran the route as far as being "under the weather". Some of my symtomatic problems have been a major stroke, TIA, heart attack and sleep apnea.
The last few months have been sort of rough... in the hospital with heart problems, the kidney complications. We worked at getting my protime on the straight and narrow but lost the war... even tried the chromogenic factor X route so they canned the coumadin and put me on Lovenox. The blood worry is gone but now I have a shot twice a day. My wife says the boat-load of drugs I'm on is complete now, the same formula as they used to preserve the great Pharos of Egypt. She forbids me to croak for at least 30 years, then she won't have to have me embalmed. I tell her she should feel lucky I'm gonna stick around another 30 cause it's gonna take her that long to get my pyramid built!
I'm just a wore out old Indian (Chickasaw) that still likes to have fun and joke around (sometimes sick... well, my friends are that way. Last time I was in the hospital my best friend came to see me. Sober and serious he looked at me, trying to keep a straight face, he says, "So, if ya croak can I have your watch?" I looked at my wife, she says, "Okay by me, I think you paid 6 bucks for it at Walmart." Then this dude smiles and says, "Thats okay, I don't really want your watch... but your deer rifle would be nice!" What a guy, eh.) I am a recovering addict - alcoholic (21 years clean and straight) former smoker (5 years clean). I've got hearing aids, glasses, false teeth and braces on both legs. Shoot man, there ain't much left on me that can go to pot, I should be good to go!
My loves are my family (4 kids and 4 grandkids), writing, reading and woodworking in that order. I can't tolerate abuse of another person in any way, shape, or form.(I was physically abused until I was 15) As for the dislikes... broccoli kinda tops the chart.
That's me, just a plain, simple, humble old fun-lover with some life-setbacks. Every minute I have fun is a minute I don't have to bother being sick.
May I be part of your family?
Buck :)
I would like to join the party!
I am a 49 year old male with SLE.
I was diagnosed with APS in 1991, MS in 1995, Bi-polar disorder in 1995 and Lupus in 1998. I have kinda ran the route as far as being "under the weather". Some of my symtomatic problems have been a major stroke, TIA, heart attack and sleep apnea.
The last few months have been sort of rough... in the hospital with heart problems, the kidney complications. We worked at getting my protime on the straight and narrow but lost the war... even tried the chromogenic factor X route so they canned the coumadin and put me on Lovenox. The blood worry is gone but now I have a shot twice a day. My wife says the boat-load of drugs I'm on is complete now, the same formula as they used to preserve the great Pharos of Egypt. She forbids me to croak for at least 30 years, then she won't have to have me embalmed. I tell her she should feel lucky I'm gonna stick around another 30 cause it's gonna take her that long to get my pyramid built!
I'm just a wore out old Indian (Chickasaw) that still likes to have fun and joke around (sometimes sick... well, my friends are that way. Last time I was in the hospital my best friend came to see me. Sober and serious he looked at me, trying to keep a straight face, he says, "So, if ya croak can I have your watch?" I looked at my wife, she says, "Okay by me, I think you paid 6 bucks for it at Walmart." Then this dude smiles and says, "Thats okay, I don't really want your watch... but your deer rifle would be nice!" What a guy, eh.) I am a recovering addict - alcoholic (21 years clean and straight) former smoker (5 years clean). I've got hearing aids, glasses, false teeth and braces on both legs. Shoot man, there ain't much left on me that can go to pot, I should be good to go!
My loves are my family (4 kids and 4 grandkids), writing, reading and woodworking in that order. I can't tolerate abuse of another person in any way, shape, or form.(I was physically abused until I was 15) As for the dislikes... broccoli kinda tops the chart.
That's me, just a plain, simple, humble old fun-lover with some life-setbacks. Every minute I have fun is a minute I don't have to bother being sick.
May I be part of your family?
Buck :)