Time out on the way
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kinzelAs happens, I'm going to be taking time out from regularly scheduled events, RSN. I'll go to Bangor for a few days next week, where after a day of tests, I expect to have a defibrillator implanted. I can think of more fun things to do, but perhaps not more useful.
So far we have the cat-sitter organized and extra good cat treats in, and recent forecasts make the weather of getting there (an hour plus up the road from here) a non-issue. FWIW, there's WIFI, so between events I'll at least be able to peek in to teh internets. I may be able to post between events, but perhaps not. Oh, no live incision photos from the Droid, I promise!
The short term recovery will mean I'm not to drive for a couple days, power arm wrestling will be right out for a week or four, and I'll have to continue for awhile with the light-duty approach I've been under since the cardiomyopathy was discovered (during my recent hospitalization after AlbaCon). I may also have to oversee some volunteers on the packing and shipping for Skyblaze, which is still in the works. There may be a slight delay -- honestly, of the "factor in stuff happening" part of the book planning, the word "defibrillator" was not considered.
In the longer run, I'll be limbering up my knees and using the treadmill to get in shape for ReNovation, and we'll be working on fine-tuning some of the meds. That's on the recovery side. On the other side of thing, there's more. We have couple of nibbles on con guest spots after Renovation, a possible mini-book tour to-and-from Renovation including a trip on Empire Builder... not to mention the book-writing always on the schedule.
That's what's on the scope here -- tell me what fun and creative stuff you'll be up to between now and the end of WorldCon.
So far we have the cat-sitter organized and extra good cat treats in, and recent forecasts make the weather of getting there (an hour plus up the road from here) a non-issue. FWIW, there's WIFI, so between events I'll at least be able to peek in to teh internets. I may be able to post between events, but perhaps not. Oh, no live incision photos from the Droid, I promise!
The short term recovery will mean I'm not to drive for a couple days, power arm wrestling will be right out for a week or four, and I'll have to continue for awhile with the light-duty approach I've been under since the cardiomyopathy was discovered (during my recent hospitalization after AlbaCon). I may also have to oversee some volunteers on the packing and shipping for Skyblaze, which is still in the works. There may be a slight delay -- honestly, of the "factor in stuff happening" part of the book planning, the word "defibrillator" was not considered.
In the longer run, I'll be limbering up my knees and using the treadmill to get in shape for ReNovation, and we'll be working on fine-tuning some of the meds. That's on the recovery side. On the other side of thing, there's more. We have couple of nibbles on con guest spots after Renovation, a possible mini-book tour to-and-from Renovation including a trip on Empire Builder... not to mention the book-writing always on the schedule.
That's what's on the scope here -- tell me what fun and creative stuff you'll be up to between now and the end of WorldCon.
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2011-01-09 05:03 (UTC)Also, there are theories that cardiomyopathy may in some cases be caused by pathogens, such as Borrelia (Lyme disease) and Babesia. Treatment of such cases is experimental, and there isn't a standard course of action. Some people treat it with long term antibiotics or antimicrobial herbs such as artemsia, houttuynia and garlic (Those are some of the ones Dr. Zhang suggests in his book about treating chronic Lyme disease with modern Chinese medicine (http://www.amazon.com/Lyme-Disease-Modern-Chinese-Medicine/dp/0967721318). Artemisia is recognized by the World Health Organization as being the standard treatment for malaria, which has similarities to Babesia.) Identifying such cases is hard, because testing for Lyme disease is very tricky and there are a lot of false negatives. The state of the art seems to be the Western Blot test done by Igenex Laboratories (http://igenex.com/Website/) (other laboratories aren't as good.)
I know someone who has cardiomyopathy, and I was quite scared when he went in for surgery, but he came out ok, and is doing well. It took him about 2 or 3 months to regain his strength, and since then he's a little better than before. He has a ICD-CRT. He's also been on the herbs. So he's not sure whether to attribute the improvement to the CRT, the herbs, or the combination of them.
In any case, I wish you the best with your health. I hope you get really healthy and remain alive to write many more wonderful books. Or just to enjoy life, or whatever.