As previously suggested, this past Friday, we journeyed to Fort Worth to have the temporary spinal cord stimulation (SCS) device removed from my back. The experiment was a success, and on 17 Sep, I am scheduled to have the “permanent” device installed with a followup on the 19th. Removal was extremely simple and almost painless compared to the installation. So now, for the next couple of weeks, we are on our own again as far as diabetic nephropathy goes. But it’s not the first time, is it?
Had a weird thing happen on Sunday. One of the IPN bags we get from Pentec to supply me with protein during dialysis at some point since its delivery last Tuesday sprang a leak with only about 10% remaining in a 6-liter bag. It was in the second bottom slot in the provided refrigerator, and leaked out from under the bottom front door gasket down to the piece of 1×4 we had placed underneath, soaked the board, and disappeared into the carpet. My wife took care of the cleanup, and now I will inform Pentec of the problem tomorrow since today is a holiday. It appears that the connection lead (yellow cap) was bent over by 180 degrees in the shipping plastic bag and causing it to have a slow leak.
The OSU and Texas football game I last blogged about is now history with OSU coming out the winner, so I won (grin.) My take is that it wasn’t all about Manning’s performance. It was all about OSU’s defence. This defence won the game and was instrumental in many, if not most, of Mannang’s challenges. Regardless, it was a well-played game, but I question why the Texas coach did not pull Manning in the second half when it was obvious he was struggling.
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