Coping With Pain

It's just after one in the morning, and I can't sleep.

I recently had kidney stone surgery, which involved a lot of pain, mostly in recovery.  The procedure was simple, I am told.  Though I don't completely understand how, the stones were broken up with a laser, and since then I've been passing the pieces. 

Some days, the pain is so great I can hardly think.  All I can do is sit, staring at nothing, and trying not to bite my lip in half.  I had been prescribed some powerful pain medications, but they don't take all the pain away, especially now that it's been almost three weeks since my operation.

But the pain is not just from the kidney stone operation.  In the past few days, I've developed a staph infection.  I began feeling extremely sick to my stomach, and started shivering uncontrollably the other day, and was taken by my wife to the emergency room.  Staph was diagnosed two days later, after lab work was done with my blood and urine samples. 

I still feel quite ill, sharp knives are still stabbing my guts from within, and my left kidney still tries to push itself out of my back each time I visit the john, but I'm told I'm through the worst of it now.  I'm taking my myriad of pills like a good boy, and praying for the best.

Intro and Welcome

Ok, this is the first time I've attempted a blog, so bear with me. Hopefully I'll get the hang of it soon. Until then, welcome!

Now, let's get a few things straight. The purpose of this blog is not to please or entertain any particular audience. I started this blog initially as a sort of soap box, upon which one might climb in the middle of a busy town square filled with people. While on this box, I'll basically be saying whatever the heck I feel like. I have some pretty strong views on most things, not all of them popular. But then, I'm not looking for popularity.

The other reason I started this thing is as a place to talk about things that interest me. I have a wide range of interests, which include cartooning, painting, drawing, sculpting, writing, ventriloquism, journal-keeping, history, and science, just to name a few. I'm in the middle of writing two books right now, and I'll be talking about them, too.

If this weird little blog of mine helps get other people interesting my writing and art, then that will exceed my expectations. Mainly, this blog is here for me.

So please feel free to visit often, and leave comments and things about my postings. I'll be pleased to hear from you.