health, wellbeing

Everybody wants to talk about their health. And here’s where it all happens.

Floyd stroke

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What a crap weekend.

Floyd had a stroke.  He woke up Saturday morning (Feb. 22, 2026) and made coffee.  I sat down at the kitchen table and told him my plans for the day.  He stammered and couldn’t get any words out – just mumbling and buzzing sounds.

I asked if he would be alright.  He said he would.  I should not have left for work, but I did.

I called him at home later.  He said he wouldn’t be coming in as he was light-headed and had trouble thinking.  I told him I’d call 911, and he agreed.

I met the paramedics at home.  They did an assessment and found he likely had a stroke.  They took him to the hospital where he had tests and found that he had a mini-stroke.  He later rested at home.

The next day, today, he looks fine – no drooped face, no confusion, nearly normal speech.  I’ll keep an eye on him.  He’ll see the doctor soon.

medication agitation

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I was fed up.  I averaged 3 hours of sleep per night and have been dopey during the day because of overuse of mirtazapine.

Two weeks ago I had an online appointment with Dr. Ovwasa to refill a zolpidem prescription.  He said I was way too early and that it should last 90 days.  It was 89 days since my last refill.  He denied me.  We had a long, somewhat agitated discussion.  He didn’t budge, saying I had to wait until Feb. 24 2026.

After many nights of lack of sleep and not yet asleep at 3am, I looked at the box label date – 05-Nov-2025.

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cough subsiding

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It’s more than 6 months in, and my cough is finally subsiding.

My doctor said that he found nothing in my x-rays, and the breathing test showed nothing unusual.  It’s just a cough.

Nonetheless, I’m still surrounded by particulates at work and, thus, coughing.

bloating

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I’ve got a problem.  My stomach, since the poison-by-lemons incident in Korea, has been ill-tempered.  The slightest thing can upset it, and I experience bloating, rumbling (that distracts and amuses one student in particular), and gas.

So I came across this article.

How to Stop – And Prevent – Bloating

I thought, “Oh, I might find some of this article helpful” … until it started talking about my menstruation cycle.

Well crap.  I guess this article isn’t for me.

a week of sick

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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

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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.