Too
Much Information Man
 As
many of you know I've been waylaid for
the past week or so with what I first assumed
was
a massive
stress attack. However, it seems I'm far
more likely a victim of pericarditis,
an infection
of the lining of the heart. It sounds deadly
but the acute version, from which I'm apparently
suffering, is treatable with simple OTC
anti-inflammatories like aspirin or ibuprofen,
and more heavy-duty stuff like prednisone.
Initial treatment has resulted in very
favorable effects but I'm not out of the
woods yet as it'll take about three months
for a total cure. (I'm better, but not
"colored-comics" betters)
The main symptoms
of this sucker are palpitations,
which come
out
of nowhere,
and them things is scary, folks. (I'm told
they're harmless in my case.) Thankfully, I have
good
friends
that'll let me jawbone them at any hour
of the
night until the anxiety subsides.
The sad part of this is that my physician
was scheduling all manner of cardiology-related
tests, even though both he and I knew
that my heart is fine. But one morning,
while in the grip of severe
discomfort,
I did
a
quick
Google
search for my VERY specific
symptoms
and
got a
100% match for pericarditis. When I talked
it over with the doctor he agreed with
the diagnosis, even laughingly suggesting
that I come do medical research
for him.
I think I need another doctor.
What kinda bothers me is that I suffered
from almost the exact same symptoms back
in the late 80s and all my doctor did back
then was run a lot of expensive tests on
my heart and feed
me
valium. Sounds familiar.
Sigh.
I may yet live to be 100 or drop dead tomorrow.
Who knows? Right now I'm feeling as hopeful
as a liberal can feel in a country where
one of our two major political parties
is owned by two
criminally-evil men.
Double-sigh.
I would be remiss if I didn't offer some triple-plus
karma to everyone who sent a little love and kindness
my
way
during
the
crisis. I appreciate it, most sincerely.
(And don't be surprised if I come up with ANOTHER
diagnosis by Monday. Happy Friday, ya'll!)
One last thing: Click the Patreon button below to
see the new splash-screen cartoon I added last week. Or,
you know, don't.
=Lefty=
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