Well it’s been over a month since my last entry. A great deal has happened. The most recent drama was the Friday before last.

I had just gotten off the bus after my dialysis session and went into the store to get the rootbeer soda I had been craving for two hours. As I paid the cashier at the little convenience store (we used to call them ‘candy stores’), I felt a little light headed but no big deal. I walked out, and the next thing I knew, I was luxuriating about the fact that it felt so good to be lying down. Wait… that’s not right… Why am I lying down. Open eyes… The sky. I discover I am lying on the sidewalk. Someone is offering to help me up and saying, “Are you all right?” I had passed out and in the process of my dive, smashed my chin on the concrete (which required eleven stitches) and chipped my front teeth. A bruised knee and scraped eyebrow were the minor injuries.

Anyway, I had the sutures removed today, and will be going to the dentist the week after next.

I’m pretty sure I passed out because I took my heart meds (Coreg) right after dialysis, and I know Coreg drops my blood pressure and I have low blood pressure normally.

Nothing like a little excitement to keep things interesting.

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