Update

As readers of this blog know, I don't usually get that personal. (And lately, I'm not writing anything, personal or not.) But I thought I'd give a bit of an update on my life.

About two months ago, it turned out I needed some surgery. (Sorry if I don't get specific--guess I'm not gonna get too personal.) Normally this would mean I'd meet with a doctor, schedule the surgery and have the operation.

However, just around that time, America decided to cancel all elective surgery.  The fear was hospitals were about to be inundated so they had to clear some space.  This did not leave me in good shape.  My surgery didn't seem elective to me--it felt pretty urgent.  I felt bad all the time.  But because I wouldn't actually die, they decided it was fine for me to feel miserable.

I did meet with a specialist--it was hard enough to get the appointment--who looked me over and agreed I needed this operation.  But there was nothing he could do until the ban was lifted. (I actually met with another doctor who agreed to operate, but the day before he called me and said his facility had shut down.)

I don't want to whine too much in a time when so many are suffering, but I felt awful from mid-March to late April.  And the worst thing was every day I'd go to sleep knowing I'd wake up feeling just as miserable, with no end in sight.  If they had just given me a date--even weeks in the future--I could have at least felt some hope.

Finally, in late April, America (and California) allowed elective surgery again.  So I was able to get that procedure not too long ago.  I feel great now.  I'm not entirely out of the woods--still recuperating--but the difference is every day I know I'll feel a bit better.