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Why I Need to Be a Better Blogger
My blog is not the most fascinating read for most people. For many, it is an all-too-detailed account of my health issues beginning in 2003. For others, it is an encouragement to keep plugging through the waves of chronic health … Continue reading
Farewell
If the [physician] possess negative sagacity, and a nameless something more,—let us call it intuition; if he show no intrusive egotism, nor disagreeably prominent characteristics of his own; if he have the power, which must be born within him, to … Continue reading
Posted in Health Updates, Journal, Narratives, Reflections
Tagged central lines, doctors, g-tube, gastroparesis, gastrostomy, hospitalization, j-tube, jejunostomy, Port-a-cath, sepsis, TPN
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Birthdays and Other Milestones
This past Tuesday, I turned 35. 35 years old. To celebrate a new level of maturity, I got a significant haircut and style change—from a basic, boring bob to a short-cropped, tousled, highly textured look. The funny thing is that … Continue reading
Posted in Journal, Narratives, Reflections
Tagged birthdays, central lines, g-tube, gastric neurostimulator, gastroparesis, gastrostomy, j-tube, jejunostomy, perseverance, PICC lines, Port-a-cath, sepsis, TPN, Traveling with TPN
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The Vacation
I am on vacation. For an entire week, my husband and I are away from home, away from work (well, mostly—if there’s Wi-fi available, we work a little bit), touring the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. As Seattleites, the Olympics are pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Health Updates, Journal, Narratives, Reflections
Tagged central lines, doctors, gastroparesis, j-tube, jejunostomy, nausea, PICC lines, Port-a-cath, TPN, Traveling with TPN, tube feeding, vacation on TPN, vomiting
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Tubes, Spouts, and Jenn’s Physician-Assisted Piercings
Implanted port (Portacath): This is a completely subcutaneous port which, when accessed by a (very large!) needle, serves as my feeding line for TPN. After numerous failed PICC lines, we decided to try a more long-term approach with this kind … Continue reading
Posted in Health Updates, Information & Education
Tagged central line, g-tube, gastrostomy, j-tube, jejunostomy, PEG, Port-a-cath, TPN, tube feeding
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The Grand Canyon, the Colorado River, TPN, and Me
An adventure worth some risks… but unforgettable, indescribable, spiritual, and altogether FUN experience! Continue reading
Posted in Journal, Narratives, Reflections
Tagged g-tube, gastroparesis, gastrostomy, j-tube, jejunostomy, nausea, perseverance, TPN, tube feeding, vomiting
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Update, Part II
We did our Grand Canyon trip (see the “Grand Canyon” post for notes on that phenomenal trip–photos are here), came home, and went back to life as usual (only with TPN running at night, rather than tube feeding). We tried … Continue reading
Posted in Health Updates, Information & Education
Tagged g-tube, gastric neurostimulator, gastroparesis, gastrostomy, j-tube, jejunostomy, nausea, perseverance, TPN, tube feeding
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Abs of Silicone!
So here’s my new tummy — tubes, implants, and all! Doesn’t resemble much of anything, really, but it’s the best tummy I’ve had in two years!
Posted in Health Updates, Information & Education
Tagged g-tube, gastric neurostimulator, gastroparesis, gastrostomy, j-tube, jejunostomy, nausea, TPN, tube feeding
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VINDICATION
vin·di·ca·tion (vin-di-’KAY-shun): The defense, such as evidence or argument, that serves to justify a claim or deed. I have been vindicated. Last Monday morning (February 27th) I had a dreaded appointment with my somewhat schizophrenic (or at least brutally unpredictable) … Continue reading
Status Post J-Tube!
OK, so (as per my routine) I turned the one-nighter in the hospital into a two-nighter, but at least I have my j-tube! So far, I am enjoying tube feeding (yes, you read that right, enjoying). It is monumentally easier, … Continue reading
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Tagged gastroparesis, j-tube, jejunostomy, poetry, TPN, tube feeding, vomiting
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