Tuesday afternoon the dr managing my case released me. conditions for release were no new blood clots in my legs and my ability to give myself the lovenox blood thinner injections into my belly fat. late mon i was whisked to the ultrasound machine to exam my legs for any clots. test results showed clot damage in my left leg consistent w/ my first clot back in maybe 2007. criteria 1 met. that evening i was allowed to shoot myself up. success, when the reward for leaving hinged on sticking myself, meant sacking up and inflicting minor discomfort on myself. stuck myself. criteria 2 met. jimmy called earlier to offer driving me back to sedona and i called to accept. he and jan drove me back to sedona where i picked up my van w/ bike still attached. stopped At bse rental for propane and tell mark of my mishap. he told me of a bruising fall he took.
i was given a script for 10 lovenox shots and coumidin. great Boeing retiree medical insurance. shots cost $694 for 10, i paid $25.
jimmy & jan treated me to dinner @ an Italian restaurant in voc and shared their driveway w/ me. we watched a show on how beer saved the world. beer’s historical impact is little understood. show’s premise was hunter gathers became farmers after they discovered barley grains in a vessel saturated w/ h2o produced ist beer. the nomads settled down and grew barley. American Indians missed out when they grew crops.
so great to sleep in my own bed while not being interrupted by blood draws and vitals checks.
happy to be back among more similar people as i hung @ bnb for part of the day.
dean called and reported that homeless doug is tent bound w/ food poisoning. danny called checking up on me and made me give my word that i will stay front country instead of desert haunts.
my body has produced 3 clotting episodes, proverbial 3 strikes and i am now on blood thinner for life, coumadin for now. a new drug that a few other countries prescribe for the same condition, paradaxa, has fewer side effects and better efficacy is still seeking fda approval. the er doc said he would prescribe it to his loved ones. a vascular dr said no, wait fda approval. on fri i have a dr appointment w/ an internal medicine dr who i plan on making my primary care doc for the clotting. perhaps she will prescribe the new med which will be much better for my lifestyle.
3 nights in the hospital being taken care of among other things allowed my collar bone to set. i was just typical craig enjoying the staff and they me.
back outside w/ full control of my life and independence. yes, i have buddies and friends around the country that have offered help. i am in sedona where the weather is favorable and surrounded by this crew of friends. i enjoyed similar results back in hurricane while recovering from my kidney laceration. thanks to each of you who offered help i can’t partake of each of your offers. i have chosen sedona for my recuperation. don’t despair, my trip is still on going and i do have a propensity to damage myself.
back on vicadin pain pills. bound up lower end of digestive system from the narcotics. mental processes are also affected.
gather mtn bikers and mixed in w/ sharing rides injuries and repairs come up. our sport has its share of injuries. i wonder if there is a riding location in the us that is statistically significant has the most injuries?
jimmy & jan’s gift of the torch of freedom representing courage weighs heavily around my neck.