I’ve said before that when it comes to the health challenges I face, there are good days and bad days. This week has started with two particularly rotten ones. Yesterday and today I’ve had headaches, terrible balance, and slurred speech. Guess which one of these really makes my job difficult? Every commercial I’ve had to … Continue reading Twitch 2: Part 2 of…
In July I went to Denver and was told by two crack neurosurgeons that my Chiari malformation did not require surgery. It was reassuring…as close to a clean bill of health that somebody as messed up as I am can get. Ah well…America loves a sequel. I started feeling really lousy earlier this Fall. Some … Continue reading Twitch 2: Electric Bugaloo (Part 1 of…)
Today I am posting a few things to the ol’ blog because it’s been a month (?!?) since I last wrote something. It’s one thing to let a free WordPress blog go dormant for long gaps, but since I’m actually paying good cash-type money for “wentyworld.com” I need to get back at it and get … Continue reading Updates On Life
Ross Perot has died. In addition to flipping the script on the 1992 presidential election, and giving Dana Carvey another impression, Ross Perot is responsible for my moment of local TV notoriety in 1993. ’93 was the year that David Letterman announced his move to CBS. This was pretty big news at the time, and … Continue reading Can I Finish? Can I Finish? Can-I-Finish?
A refresher for anyone just joining us: In January I noticed a recurring facial tremor (hence the name for this series of posts). After a catscan I was diagnosed with a Chiari malformation, which means the stem of my brain is putting pressure on my spinal cord. After a series of MRIs, another catscan, an … Continue reading Tales Of Twitch: Part 13 Etc.
Three topics entering my fevered brain on a summer Saturday: Graduation Day. Today I watched on Facebook live video the graduation of the Sherburne-Earlville High School (Go Marauders!) Class of 2019. My niece Kayleigh was among the grads, and although the blustery winds caused the FB video camera to topple, I did get to hear … Continue reading Saturday In The Blog, I Think It Was The 22nd Of June
A brief update today, but a meaningful one. UC Denver Health has returned my call! I am going to see one of their craniumologists on July 1st. Having to go all the way to Denver just to TALK to a doctor is not the most convenient thing in the world, but it’s the first step … Continue reading Tales Of Twitch: Part 12 Etc.
Today’s summation: Nobody knows anything. Least of which me. On Friday I got a call from UC Health Denver. The referral on my Chiari had been made. Apparently a referral in medical parlance means very little more than, “Here’s the name and number of a guy who needs your help.” Because the nice lady from … Continue reading Tales Of Twitch: Part 11 Etc.
Anybody wanna go to Denver? Today I talked to my local neurosurgeon, who spelled out for me the plan going forward. I have what he describes as “mild hydrocephalus”. This is fluid on the brain–in my case either Coca-Cola syrup or hot fudge. I also have a Chiari malformation type 2. And, as diagnosed during … Continue reading Tales Of Twitch: Part 10 Etc.
Tonight I went to Regional West to get some additional tests on my malformed noggin so my neurosurgeon can have a more exacting idea of what’s going on up there. I had a marathon session of three different MRIs in a row, the last one including dye. (They do it intravenously…much tidier than, say, using … Continue reading Tales of Twitch: Part 9 Etc.
