SEVENTEEN

W: 10.69  HCT: 26.2  PLT: 19k   Good jumps across the board.  Then had the pleasure of TWO immediate lung tests.  In the first test, I breathed something yucky through a nebulizer that produced deep-down from the soul sputum  First and second efforts were fair to middling results.fd  Third, however, actually made the tech cheer.  YES! Maybe garbagemen get amped about maggots? I don't know.  Could've spit the blue-ribbon oyster from the tennis courts on top of Central Elementary, but probably would've gotten paddled for it.  Like Naughton and baby tennis games.

Second test: the broncoscopy, or as I like to say, the Bronc, was a bit more involved, invasive.  Begin by breathing nebulized lidocaine beyond such time as speaking was easy in any way.  Partial numbing.    COmplete numbing came by a hand-held fertilizer gun, single action.  Hold the tongue down and play arcade games with the uvula.  2-4-6-8 times.  Shake the gun, lidocaine dregs all that remain.  "That's probably enough.  How do you feel?"  "Likeagolfball in m-throat."  "Good.  Good.  That's perfect  Lie back and we'll start the meds"  ME thinking (not well): what meds?  funny you asked.  He shows me a battery of check valves:  Versed and Fentanyl.  Needless to say, these two, in 1-2 puch combo maeke me LEMON PIE FILING.  After that, no memory.  I was puddle of pie filling the rest of the day. A Great great opportunity cost as LUT and Bryan Morris of Bryan Morris Masonry were in town to visit.  would be even more ashamed for my behavior, but that it was totally out of my drugged shortened control.  THis is junky talk for sure except i dont think im a junky yet.  Just sore at myself and lonely as could be and sad i didn't get to say adios to my compeñeros.  Any of you weghing the full visit , I usually host bettet