Monthly Archives: October 2024

I’m blowing balloons with my nose

No. No, I’m absolutely not kidding. I wish I was. I would love to be annnnnywhere other than standing in my bathroom watching myself blow up a balloon with my nose. LOL. I just, I just can’t. My life man.

I have an issue with my eardrum. It’s not moving with sound like it should. I’ve done extensive PT on it. It’s not working. The next step would be a procedure I don’t want. As a last resort I found Otovent. I’m telling you when I found this I for real thought someone was pranking me. It’s a balloon attached to a nose piece that you blow up with your nose in hopes of regulating the pressure in your Eustachian tube. No, I’m not fucking kidding. Stop looking at me like that, I didn’t make it. I’ve had so many issues with my ears. Actually it’s just the left one, he’s an asshole. It started with a weird balance thing and a blocked ear. When the doctor told me what it was my ear was so blocked I thought she said “You have a space station issue”. I almost fell over, I have a what now? Ma’am my space station is just fine. How dare you.

So, three times a day I stand in my bathroom and blow this damn thing up with my nose while my better half yells: “Booger Balloon!” from the other room. Kill me. I shit you not. Every time.

Apparently the issue I have is also called “Glue Ear”. Really? Could we get any more ridiculous? Why? The fucking mental that accompanies that. LOL.

So, there you have it. I am blowing booger balloons for medical reasons. What are you doing?

Catriona

XOXOXOX

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Hurricanes & crusty kittens

We were thankfully mostly out of the path of this last hurricane. My brother and sister both live in one of the Carolinas. Just like my house, each of theirs was just out of the way. I couldn’t believe all three of us came out ok with all the destruction that went down. So much heart break.

My mini plagues are coming along. Crusty. Little. Sharp. Plagues.

You can’t tell how big this guy is here, but my stars. He is going to be massive. He’s only a few months old and his legs and paws are HUGE.

I guess I should go back to studying. Just wanted to reach out to let you all know I was thinking of you. Hope you all found yourselves safe from all the things. All of them.

Catriona

XOXOXOX

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