If you have been following along, you know that my surgery was an unmitigated success. I cannot say the same about the recovery. Multiple post surgical complications, one of which was an antibiotic allergy.
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From Infection to Recovery: My Health Battle
9 NovAs of this morning, I have seen a newly posted urine culture result. I have an UTI. More TMI follows. You have been warned. Proceed with caution.
Continue readingRash Complication Update
8 NovThat rash I mentioned in passing in my last surgery update? Oh my did it get bad since then. It has spread to cover my entire torso, from neck to buttocks, including the inner thighs. Surgeon says it is a systemic reaction to some medication, and referred me to dermatology for follow-up. Probably not the antibiotic as I had assumed by the time I saw her. Most likely culprit is one of the anesthesia medications in her opinion.
Continue readingNavigating Post-Op Complications: My Journey
5 NovThe surgery itself was a piece of cake, as the idiom goes. But oh my, the post-op complications have been piling up. A few days ago, I wrote about my ER trip for urinary retention. I didn’t stress how dangerous that was. For those who aren’t aware, I was very close to possible death.
Continue readingMy ER Experience: Lessons from Post-Op Recovery
1 NovLong, long day yesterday. Surgery itself was complication free, but the recovery has been “interesting”. Beyond this lies TMI for some folks. Consider yourself warned. If you choose to read on, that’s on you.
Continue readingCardiac concerns as a transgender woman
11 JulSomething I’ve been struggling with lately is the intersection of my identification as a trans woman and my recent diagnosis with cardiac issues. To recap that: I was diagnosed with AFib, POTS, and an enlarged aorta, among others.
Continue readingImplant surgery update
2 MayTL; DR: The procedure was quite uneventful. I have an implant (or as my heart sister called it, an alien implant) in my chest. It’s under the skin of my left breast, which is tender and sore at the incision site.
Continue readingHeart monitor update
29 Nov
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been wearing a heart monitor since 6-November, and will continue to do so until 6-December. I’ve not heard anything new from the cardiologist since that call telling me it had recorded an instance of atrial fibrillation.
Continue readingAnother Journey Through US Healthcare
7 NovI’ve been waiting for over four months to see a cardiologist as recommended by my primary care physician in late July of this year. Today was that day. I’ve not written previously about this, because I really didn’t know anything other than some smartwatch indications. Those indications included the AFib readings I’ve written about before, as well as some very low (30 BPM) and very high (159) heart rates.
Continue readingSpoonie news – Chronic Kidney Disease
9 SepApproximately three weeks ago, I was informed that my kidney function was “low”. There was a repeat test which confirmed that my eGFR was 51. That number suggests a possibility of early Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Because of the possibility of them contributing to that condition, I have been told to discontinue all NSAID medications. I had been using a prescription NSAID for a couple of years now to control fibromyalgia pain.
The good news, I guess, is that the flares so far since this change have been mild, though more frequent than previously. It was suggested to me that I use Extra Strength Tylenol. That’s slightly better than Skittles. But if I must accept the return of fibro pain on a regular basis in order to support kidney function, then that is what I shall do.
This past week, my PCP reached out to recommend a follow up visit in early February on this topic. My reading on the Internet suggests three months would be more common, but since this is apparently a mild case, I suppose a couple of extra months is no big deal.
So mote it be.
An Aging Trans Woman 