Tuesdays seem to be good days usually. My mouth is giving me the most aggravation today... feels like a dead fruit for a chin... but I ate hot enchiladas for lunch anyway. A small rebellion against whatever forces are f*ing with me today. I followed up with cheesecake though to take the edge off... hehe.
Got a call from Dr. Steinberg at Stanford University Medical Center... he's had his team review the MRI results sent to him and they can now confirm that my problem is a cavernous malformation in the brain stem. Previously, they could not yet rule out a tumor due to the blood clutter caused by the previous bleeding stroke. I was told about the operation procedure to fix this and it seems pretty straightforward while also requiring world-class expertise. It only requires a small incision and a then detachment and reattachment of a small piece of my skull to get that malformation out and fixed. Bing bang boom... hehe. About 10 days in the Bay Area and I'm done. Anyway, I reminded them that I have no platelets and got the medical equivalent of "oh... yeah.... that's right" --- "let us remind the doctor of that and we'll send out the recommendation soon". So... I think this procedure will be delayed until the ITP is dealt with... however, it wouldn't shock me if these guys have a way to do it anyway... after all, it is the reason why I can't get below 3 on platelets.
I just looked up at the TV and I see naked people protesting in crowds... that has to be CA.
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