My Recent Health Crisis

[Fiddy]

I know there's rumours going about my recent posts on Twitter about my health issues. I will provide as much clarification as possible without compromising my privacy.

I won't provide any specifics into the nature of my condition. I have to share those with family and friends. I want to protect my privacy. The biggest challenge I'm facing is not from the health issue itself but from the regular risk of infection.

As we know, infections can be very dangerous. A serious potentially life threatening infection clued me into the fact I was not well. I was fortunate enough to get treatment in time before the infection became too serious.

My health issue is easily fixable by surgery. Hopefully it will only take one surgery. In the worst case senario it might take 2 surgeries. The biggest struggle everyday is worrying about a new infection. I've been perscibed a very intense anti-biotic to prevent a new infections from re-occurring until I can get my surgery done.

A combination of heavy antibiotics and the risk of infection has made me more fragile than I would like to be. It's very hard deal with this. I'm used to be a very active person who bounces off of walls with high energy. I'm the kind of personality that loves to change the energy of a room.

The health issue is not the hardest part to deal with. Being forced to slow down and take it easy is what's killing me. I feel like a caged rat some days.

If I could get a surgey tomorrow, I would be back in perfect health. That's not the way things work. You have to wait a couple of months to get into surgey. The worst part is waiting and the huge adjustments to my daily routine while on the waiting list.

I don't deserve anyone's empathy either. It's 100% my fault. I put my career and making money ahead of my personal health. There was clear signs something was wrong for more than 6 months. I ignored those signs and kept working.

I kept telling myself I would worry about it next week. Next week turned into 6-months; my procrastination turned into a potentially life threatenting infection that could have resulted in this post never being written.

People keep saying our, "health should come first". Our busy non-stop lifestyles put us at greater risks than we realize. If I had made the choice to deal with my health issue when I first noticed it 6 months ago, It could have been fixed within a month.

What's the price tag for not having my priorities in the right order? "I don't know yet, I'll let you know in another 3 months"

 

[Guido]

Do hope you get well Fiddy. This should be a wake up call for those procrastinators that do not take care of their health first.

 

[peace]

Get well soon.
Meanwhile i better do my yearly physical check up soon. Last time was 2 years ago.

 

[Fittingpants]

You know you can get a quicker surgery if you go to the USA but will cost you.

 

[Fuggedabouditt]

Take care Fiddy. My physical is next week. It's yearly like clockwork.

 

[Wise Guy]

Take it easy Fiddy and good luck.

 

[ERecTile]

Good luck and get some well deserved rest.

 

[User-E]

Sorry to hear about your health issues Fiddy. I'm glad you're spending some of your down time here on HUBGFE. :BigHug:

 

[cristycurves]

Thank you for your candor and may your recovery be a speedy one. Good of you to post this, as it make give someone else a needed wake up call.

 

[oldguyzer]

Take two SPs and call me in the morning.

 

[peace]

Take two SPs and call me in the morning.

Just two?

 

[Madman]

Fiddy, all the best and wishes for speedy recovery

 

[God]

What's the price tag for not having my priorities in the right order? "I don't know yet, I'll let you know in another 3 months"

i hope other learn from your mistakes. Thank you for bringing it up.

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

Wishing you a speedy return to your old self.

 

[Fiddy]

Thanks everyone.

I'm not dying or anything. Just to make that clear after the whole Fred Zed fiasco. It seems you have to make that point clear these days or people will try put you in the ground before your time.

Rather it'll be a few rough months and I'll be back on my feet doing back flips afterwards.

I'm working and doing light workouts at the gym. I get a blood test every week to make sure a new infection does not occur.

I'm looking forward to my operation as strange as that sounds. I want to get back to my normal routine which bouncing off the walls like a ping-pong ball.

The whole situation has me thinking about selling my home to move out to the GTA. I've always loved my visits to Toronto and I feel more at home vs. Alberta. Toronto fits my personality better. I've always felt a little out of place in Alberta. I think I would be happier living down east.

 

[Prick]

Thanks everyone.

I'm not dying or anything. Just to make that clear after the whole Fred Zed fiasco. It seems you have to make that point clear these days or people will try put you in the ground before your time.

Rather it'll be a few rough months and I'll be back on my feet doing back flips afterwards.

I'm working and doing light workouts at the gym. I get a blood test every week to make sure a new infection does not occur.

I'm looking forward to my operation as stange as that sounds. I want to get back to my normal routine which bouncing off the walls like a ping-pong ball.

The whole situation has me thinking about selling my home to move out to the GTA. I've always loved my visits to Toronto and I feel more at home vs. Alberta. Toronto fits my personality better. I've always felt a little out of place in Alberta. I think I would be happier living down east.

Always do what is best for you and screw what anyone thinks. After all it's your body. Good luck.

 

[Steel foil]

It's never too late to cater to your body. Just don't go back to the usual bad habits. Easier said than done.

 

[Fiddy]

It's never too late to cater to your body. Just don't go back to the usual bad habits. Easier said than done.

The material driven, career driven, replace your smartphone every year; brag about everything cool you have on social media society make it's very easy to loose touch the simplest and most important things in life.

A lot of us are so overwhelmed by so many competing priorities these days it doesn't take long to get loose yourself in them.

I hate being stuck in conversation with some millennials who complain about the price of a new home, how global warming is harming the planet only to prattle on about 20 reasons why they absolutely have to replace a 6 month old iPhone.

 

[Fuggedabouditt]

The material driven, career driven, replace your smartphone every year; brag about everything cool you have on social media society make it's very easy to loose touch the simplest and most important things in life.

A lot of us are so overwhelmed by so many competing priorities these days it doesn't take long to get loose yourself in them.

I hate being stuck in conversation with some millennials who complain about the price of a new home, how global warming is harming the planet only to prattle on about 20 reasons why they absolutely have to replace a 6 month old iPhone.

I feel the same. Working in technology and that being the reason why I can partake in this hobby and all the other things I enjoy, make it tough for me to throw that on the backburner but I do when the work clock stops, unfortunately, it doesn't stop that often. I feel techno dumb compared to my peers as I'm probably the last to know of new tech that comes out and play catch up. It's hurt my career somewhat, but I'm good with where I'm at and happy about what I choose to do in my spare time and look after "Me".

 

[oldguyzer]

It's never too late to cater to your body. Just don't go back to the usual bad habits. Easier said than done.

Indeed. Never too late to get a bit healthier.