A week ago, I slightly increased my Pramipexole dosage, in the hope it would address the off periods I have been experiencing lately. While there has been some improvement, I’m still not where I want to be. The anxiety and depression have been reduced over the last week, but the physical exhaustion is still as bad as ever. Worse, a fresh dose of levodopa no longer reliably vanquishes the exhaustion. So my guess is that the new levodopa pump wouldn’t help me. It may be time to add yet another different drug to my daily routine. Or maybe I should stop carrying all this Kryptonite around with me.
Yellowstone 2020, part three
Resuming from last week, I bring you now to Part 3 of my summer 2020 stay at Yellowstone National Park. In accordance with common sense and sound mathematics, Part 3 of this series tells the story of Day 4 of the trip. I spent the … Continue reading Yellowstone 2020, part three
Parkinson’s Pump? Pish-Posh!
Several weeks ago, I mentioned the possibility of my getting a Levodopa pump system “installed” on my person. I have since decided against the pump, despite the fact I never looked at the additional information I had requested. For me, it comes down to two things:
- Travel. Getting through the security screenings at airports is enough of a struggle as it is. I don’t want to add the complexities of explaining the electronic device that I’m hiding under my clothing.
- Infection. I know my hygiene habits. So, I know running a tube from my duodenum to the outside world absolutely will lead to perpetual infection.
But, as I said in the previous pump post, something has to change. And now I think I know what that is. The reason I feel like something must be changed is not because of the physical fatigue I’ve been experiencing, or any of the motor symptoms. It’s because of the anxiety and depression that come with most of my Off Periods. When this has been the case in the past, it has been successfully countered by slightly increasing my Pramipexole dosage. So, I’m increasing it from 11 pills a day to 12. After a week or so, I’ll take stock of my situation and go from there.
As for the pump, it’s still a possibility down the road. But it’s not happening until I’m so far gone that someone else is in charge of my hygiene.
Yellowstone 2020, part two
During the summer of 2020, I made a life-long dream come true: I stayed an entire week at lodgings inside Yellowstone National Park. OK, not quite an entire week. I spent one night in Jackson, Wyoming so that I could more readily visit the nearby … Continue reading Yellowstone 2020, part two
NEW AMAZING PRODUCT!
For the last few weeks, I have been telling you that I’m busier than usual, and will soon have a Major Announcement to make. And now I believe the time has come to make not one, not two, but THREE announcements! So let’s get started, … Continue reading NEW AMAZING PRODUCT!
Yellowstone 2020, part one
During the summer of 2020, I made a life-long dream come true: I stayed an entire week at lodgings inside Yellowstone National Park. Not surprisingly, I ended up with a LOT of photographs. Having been on a couple of quick weekend trips to Yellowstone over … Continue reading Yellowstone 2020, part one
Even More Excerpts from Novels that Never Existed
And now, once again, it’s time for… Excerpts from Novels that Never Existed! NOTE: The excerpts below, and the non-existent novels from which they are taken, are all © 2023 by Cedric Williams Dr. Yobbo devoured all seven of the seven-layer burritos, thus creating 49 … Continue reading Even More Excerpts from Novels that Never Existed
Royal Gorge Railroad (March 2013)
During the Spring of 2013, I took some family for a ride on the Royal Gorge Railroad. The ride begins at the Cañon City, Colorado railroad station. From there, it travels the length of the Gorge (upstream), then reverses direction and comes back down the … Continue reading Royal Gorge Railroad (March 2013)
Even More Random Thoughts From a Damn Weirdo
© 2023 by Cedric Williams If you’re screwed, glued, and tattooed…and you come unglued…then you’ve just solved one of your three problems. Remember when you ran away and I got on my knees and begged you not to leave because I’d go berserk? Well, I … Continue reading Even More Random Thoughts From a Damn Weirdo
Phantom Canyon (March 2013)
For reasons that I hope to explain a few weeks from now, I am significantly busier than usual. This may lead to fewer posts than normal over the next month or so, and is definitely causing today’s ThrowBack Thursday post to be a short one. … Continue reading Phantom Canyon (March 2013)
