Seniors

i went through this last yr w a colon stricture. despite plenty of clues, and other tests that wd have shown it, they HAD TO have a scope. the wait was 3 mos, but i couldnt get through the prep. (a clue) ended up taking 7 mos to get it done.
even after they figured it out, they were in no hurry to fix it. it was a 3 mo wait for surgery.
ended up in the er w a ruptured colon. 7 hr, middle of the night, full midline incision surgery and a temp ostomy. a week in the hospital. pretty damn close to dead.
shd have been a 2 hr non-invasive surgery, w a couple days in hospital.
then a 2nd surgery to reverse the ostomy.
8 mos of constipation. for no fucking good reason.

now i’m playing that again w a pinched nerve in my lower back. if i was younger, they’d prolly rec surgery. but since most of my spine is deteriorating, it’s steroid shots instead, w a mo wait for each 1.

getting old is not for the faint of heart.