Foot 2021, Part Ten

By Patrick MurphyPosted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021Cat Story TimeTags Hostibule 2021, World of PainLeave a comment

Went in for yet another follow-up today. I was really hoping the question would be “do you want to go back to work tomorrow, or on Monday?” Nope. Two millimeters. That’s how deep the hole still is. A 2mm divot, ferfarksake. Two. Gorram. Millimeters. So now I’m off until at least 7 September. Going back… Read More »

Foot 2021, Part Nine

By Patrick MurphyPosted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021Cat Story TimeTags Hostibule 2021, World of PainLeave a comment

Another follow-up and HR paperwork drama! Had yet another follow-up on Monday. I was really hoping he was going to say everything was good to go. But noooo. The Hole still isn’t quite healed. It’s down to 1mm diameter and 5mm deep, so it’s right there, but still not quite. #&@*! My next follow-up is… Read More »

Foot 2021, Part Eight

By Patrick MurphyPosted on August 5, 2021August 5, 2021Cat Story TimeTags Hostibule 2021, World of PainLeave a comment

Short one this time because it’s mostly just more of the same “yep, still got an open wound there. Two weeks.” I had yet another follow-up on Tuesday. This one was with the doctor I’ve mentioned as basically being House. The wound on the side of my foot, the one that’s holding everything up, has… Read More »

Foot 2021, Part Seven

By Patrick MurphyPosted on July 26, 2021July 26, 2021Cat Story TimeTags Hostibule 2021, World of PainLeave a comment

Had another follow-up today. I was supposed to last week, but the doctor had an emergency to deal with so it got pushed back. No big deal. It’s healing up pretty nicely except for that one spot that’s been refusing to. That spot is down to a 1/8” to 3/16” diameter hole about 1/2” to… Read More »

Foot 2021, Part Six

By Patrick MurphyPosted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021Cat Story TimeTags Hostibule 2021, World of PainLeave a comment

Had yet another follow-up this morning. Doctor looked it over and said it was healing pretty well. Well enough that he removed some of the stitches. I still have the stitches on the bottom of my foot, but the ones on the side have been removed. The one bad spot is still weeping some fluid,… Read More »

Foot 2021, Part Five

By Patrick MurphyPosted on July 7, 2021July 7, 2021Cat Story TimeTags Hostibule 2021, World of PainLeave a comment

Two follow-ups in two days. Yesterday I went back to the podiatrist who did the surgery. He said it looks good, it’s healing pretty well, and that the one spot that’s still leaking is to be expected considering it’s where all the stitches come together and is right over where the infection was on the… Read More »

Foot 2021, Part Four

By Patrick MurphyPosted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021Cat Story TimeTags Hostibule 2021, World of PainLeave a comment

Had my first follow-up after the surgery today. He said it looks good. Everything is healing up, and so far it looks like I’m making a solid recovery. There’s still some drainage from one spot, but that’s to be expected from a bone infection like I had. Doctor referred to it as my “Flux Capacitor”… Read More »

Foot 2021, Part Three

By Patrick MurphyPosted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021Cat Projects, Story TimeTags Devil Monkey Games, Hostibule 2021, World of PainLeave a comment

@!#?@! I’m bored. My mobility restrictions and the nature of my injury mean I’ve spent most of the last few days in bed. I’m allowed to shuffle around the upstairs, mainly to the bathroom, but I’m also allowed to sit upright at my desk as long as I can keep pressure off the sutures. What… Read More »

Foot 2021, Part Two

By Patrick MurphyPosted on June 25, 2021December 30, 2022Cat Story TimeTags Hostibule 2021, World of Pain1 Comment

So I wound up in the hostibule again… More or less the same problem as last year, but on the other foot. Wednesday a week and a half ago, I had a follow-up after work. Doctor looked at it, said I needed to stay off it as much as possible, wrapped it back up, and… Read More »

“Sucessful Entrepreneur” Is A Useless Phrase

By Patrick MurphyPosted on October 30, 2020November 18, 2020Cat Story TimeTags Logic, PoliticsLeave a comment

A local politician's ads keep describing him as "a successful entrepreneur." That's nice. It's also so vague as to be almost completely meaningless. An entrepreneur is just someone who runs a business. "Business" can mean anything from a lemonade stand to GE. "Successful" is vague enough to mean almost anything. Even if we limit it… Read More »