Still sick. (a week of sick) I’m stick hacking up crap. It’s hard to fall asleep at night with a constant instinct to cough. I suppose subjecting myself to 1403 isn’t healthy, but the respirator helps.
health, wellbeing
Everybody wants to talk about their health. And here’s where it all happens.
a week of sick
Been sick the past week. I cancelled all my classes on Thursday and limped through the rest. I’ve been coughing up all kinds of nastiness and went through dozens of tissues. I think I’m finally on the mend, but I’ve still a long way to go.
It all started last week when I pushed onward, tearing up plaster and lath boards in the upper suite at 1403. The dust that had accumulated over the past 115 years was something fierce. But … to catch a cold from that?
I’ve since bought another (replacement) respirator, a 3M this time, with new filters. I hope this will help next time I muster up enough courage to get back in there.
sore sinuses
I’ve breathed in too much dust while renovating a rental house – plaster dust, airborne debris from scraping up flooring, and general dirt-dust that had seeped in through the walls over the past 113 years. I had to leave before sundown as my sinuses were so sore.
In the shower this evening, I used NeilMed, a nasal wash, to clean things out. It certainly helped. But still, at 8:00pm, my sinuses are sore and I’m coughing.
Floyd’s lower back pain
Floyd complained about a “sore hip” for the past 10 or more days. It prevented him from helping me at the rental houses. This morning, We called 611 (Health Link, they call it) and had a pleasant but not very helpful conversation with a nurse.
desk work
I’m back doing desk work again, adding receipts to Microsoft Money. It’s been raining off and on for a few days, so I’m not working outside in the mud.
Besides that, my right wrist is sore (beginnings of carpal tunnel syndrome), so I’m taking it easy with the physical work. I wear a wrist brace most days.
No morning is complete without my cup of joe.
smoking and cycling
I hate the fact that Walmart has their bicycle racks right next to the smoking booth. Smoke and the stink of old cigarettes and cyclists right next to each other!
Glenn’s birthday
Aizlynn called me, thinking of Glenn’s birthday.
We talked for a bit about dentistry (root canals, extracted teeth, and implants), Glenn (his life, his death, and things between), and pierogies (in England, they don’t have pierogies, but the closest thing they have is filled with strawberry!).
Glenn has been gone 10 years.
tooth extraction done
Okay, so there was no pain. But…
It took Dr. Strong considerably longer than expected to get this tooth out. It fractured into pieces when the crown was removed, and two roots had to be cut from each other to dig them out. The ventral root had a bulbous shape on the end of it, and it was hanging on! Finally, it all came out, and two dissolving sutures were put in, and the whole thing was packed in gauze.
On the way out, I said to the receptionist, “I hope Dr. Strong recovers well from this.” She laughed.
later
The freezing is coming out, and I still taste blood. It’ll take some time to heal.
tooth extraction
Today is the day I get my tooth (3-6) extracted. I’ve been on antibiotics for about 5 days. Hopefully the infection has subsided. If it hasn’t, the anesthetic won’t be as effective.
I walked in from the street last week complaining about the pain. They did some imaging and found infection in the roots and the jaw bone. Their records showed that 3 different attempts were made to save the tooth. But the tooth is finished!
I wonder how much pain there will be.
MPE Link Pathway
Apparently we Southern Albertans are getting another bike path, called MPE Link Pathway. Did you know about this? I just read about it in the Feb. 13 2024 Lethbridge Herald. Yes, I know, I’m a bit behind. I have a stack of newspapers to get through. But this is one of the more interesting articles. I wonder if any of it is complete yet. See map.