Spent the day in medical tests the other day. Six hours
worth! Totally unplanned. The doctor wanted to see me for a 6-month checkup so
he could extend a prescription. Meanwhile he asked me for any medical
complaints. As usual I had a few, all of them related to aging.
He puckered his brow and nodded his head. He poked and
probed and listened. Then pronounced ever so politely that he though a CT scan
was in order. So off I went to a lab for blood and urine work plus the scan.
The staff was most pleasant. We shared laughs and puns as
well as observations of life.
By the end of all the technical work it came down to an
aging bowel with expanding pockets so a new diet is in order, one that is full
of fiber and mush so the diverticuli remain ho hum and healthy. That keeps
diverticulitis at bay don’t you know? So now we learn to live around
diverticulosis. So many words meaning the same condition, just different
stages of it.
Nothing to worry about, really. To live comfortably eat
simply and honestly. Stay away from the good things that sophisticated palettes
desire. Naturally!
At least I now know what ailed me then and now. Good food
leads to a stomach ache, er bowel-ache. And such goes the ever changing
kaleidoscope of health!
Bon Appetite!
August 5, 2013
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