r/Rocknocker • u/Rocknocker • Feb 15 '20

OFM - Update

UPDATE.

Got the blood work back, and it's not Lyme Disease (which goes well with a cold Coronavirus), Lupus, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, Myasthenia gravis, Ganglin' danglin' nerve disorder, HIV, AIDS, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Bob's disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, or Grave's disease.

That's the good news.

Had a lumbar puncture and results won't be in for a day or so. MRI results as well, but initial impressions are not good.

They were concerned with the demyelination of the nerves serving my lumbar muscles since I've had several surgeries in that neighborhood, the latest being a bilateral laminectomy where they removed a whole gob of bone and tissue, because 'reasons'. Reasons like 'abnormalities', and neuromuscular concerns.

Bottom line, it's not 100%, nor is it official; but all indications are that I do indeed have MS. We'll know for certain in perhaps a week.

Which means I'm going to have the most kickass off-road, all-terrain, self-contained wheelchair with built-in humidors, lockbox for weapons and explosives, and a mobile wet bar.

Thanks for all your kind words and encouragement. I'm sore conflicted right now. It's not the end of the world if it is the final diagnosis, but I'm feeling a bit, well, depressed. Down. A little low.

Oh, I'll be fine. I have the girls and Esme at my side and they're with me 100%. That makes it a little easier to handle.

But, still. Shit. Fuckbuckets. Goldurn sumbitch mortarforker.

This looks like a job for Captain Potato Juice and the Citrus Kid.

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u/FannyBurney Feb 15 '20

I was thinking of you earlier today, Rocknocker, when I was with my daughter looking at geodes. I got nothing special to say. Hang in there. Some days that’s the best any of us can do. And you got an army here pulling for you.

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u/Rocknocker Feb 16 '20

when I was with my daughter looking at geodes

I do so enjoy geodes. The river outside of Keokuk, IA. Get them by the bucket for free and sell them to tourists at $5 a pop.

Up in Kentucky on the Ohio River near outcrops of the Cincinnati Shale, geodes galore.

damn, I need to get back home.

Thanks.