Well here I am again!

Well here it is 4 something AM on Friday morning and I am watching "Apocalypse Now Redux" on TV with Oreo. Earlier Fasha and I were at BMC's ER. It seems that my ailment does not know when it is it's supposed to be in remission. I started to have some returning symptoms on Wednesday and they continued to worsen during the night and Friday till I ended up back at the ER getting some IV fluids and medication. Luckily the Dr. did not decide to keep and admit me. Believe me I would much rather be at home than in the hospital, mainly due to the fact I have better TV and better food. Plus at home I can actually rest, in the hospital they have a tendency to wake you up and ask if you need anything! At home I have around 300 channels plus 100 music channels, the hospital only has 35 (yes that's better than over the air broadcast, but I like having such an enormous selection to choose from). Oh did I fail to mention that I am only waiting for a TB Test to clear for me to start Cimzia. And no this blog will not turn into an ad for any medication, it's just that I am so psyched to start as I have heard some good things about it. See as I have previously stated I have had Crohns Disease for awhile now and have gone thru all the standard treatments for it. I am finally getting a shot at a medication that is considered Front Line in the treatment of it. Cimzia is the latest in what is called a TNF-Blocker. It is similar to Humira or Remicade or Enbrel with the exception that those 3 are given IV infused, Cimzia is a self-administered Injection very much like insulin, also it is given every 2 weeks not each week, but it costs around $2500.00 a month

Anyway, Fasha more or less told me I was going to the ER to get fluids and to get checked out. Turns out I was only down a couple of quarts of oil and after topping off I was able to come home. Wow this was easy, except for the part about getting stuck with needles 4 times trying to find a vein for the IV, that part always sucks. Oh well it takes a pain to have to deal with a pain like Crohns and anytime I don't have to stay at the hospital is a good time and makes me happy. One question comes to mind though if I had had to stay would you be reading a similar post only gripping about being inpatient and possibly having a weird or strange roommate? (Note: I am planning on writing a blog about some of the more different and weird/strange hospital roommates I have had over the years, believe me I have had some doozies!) Well the answer is YES, BMC has high-speed wifi access hospital wide! In fact every hospital in the Baptist Health System in San Antonio has wifi access, something that Methodist Healthcare does not have. Methodist only has wifi in a couple of their locations and only in certain spots in those select locations. Believe me when I say that having wifi available is truly a benefit and a perk I am willing to use and take advantage of, as there is nothing more boring than being stuck in bed with nothing to do but stare at the walls with nothing on TV to watch or only having one TV and sharing it with a 90 yr old who only likes soap-operas and Lifetime. Yes having net access is something I would use to weigh my decision about where to go for healthcare!

Okay now that we all know I am shallow about something and I am 'net slut' can we continue on here. As I stated I am up still (it is now 5 something in the AM), and I am awake due to having a killer headache from being dehydrated earlier, and am still watching "Apocalypse Now Redux" on HBO Z West. Wow but does it ever beat the original. I love the addition of the previously cut scenes especially the 'stolen board' and the 'monkey sampan'. The French plantation one is also good, but you need to have some comedy in a movie of this magnitude and style!

Well it is back to the movie as my popcorn is done, and I need to get a fresh glass of water!