Just a bit more out there.

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A few hours ago, that is.  I got back out there, and did just a bit more cleaning up with the scoop.  It really did go a lot more smoothly this second time.  Nice.  The sidewalks, and a place along the driveway, were just clearer better.  The ice that remained was more easily removed.  Only parts of the driveway wouldn't clear all that well.  Better, not as well as the sidewalks.

It was down to thirty two when I got out that last time.  Not... bad.  But it was going from thawed to freezing, and it was showing.  Colder.  The electric vest made that an easy thing though.  But I was getting tired.  Between the infection and the antibiotics, I'm tired.  Still, got to a few things.

Did get a call from the hospital.  The samples they took from the wound didn't show growth.  What that means, exactly, I don't know.  Pretty sure it's infected.  They may have been looking for cancers, or other things?  It's definitely infected.  The red, the burning, and such?  Infected.  But, the antibiotics are not just taking me down.  They are taking the infection down.  The pain has improved.

I had hoped to get a shower, but that just didn't happen, and won't happen.  Today, no.  Tomorrow?  The day after?  After that?  I'll... hope... to get in, soon.  Shower down to the bone, clean, clear, hot.  But... not promises.  This medicine is absolutely punishing me.

I did eat the last of the burger crumble.  As well, I began thawing a few steaks, more burger, and some pork center chops.  Nothing fancy, but it means I can eat tomorrow.  A steak, then frying up the burger into crumble.  And, making gravy with the steak leftover pan drippings.  I'm not eating much.  Between the cold, antibiotics, infection, pain, and carnivore diet, I just don't have much of an appetite.  Trying to eat more though.

If I can eat a whole steak?  I will.  If I can eat half a steak early, and some burger later?  I'll do that.  I want to eat.  Would rather eat, and gain a little weight, and get more solidly on the carnivore diet, than lose weight but not quite get on the diet fully, or well.  Initially it isn't about weight loss.  I have lost forty five pounds in this last month or two.  Which... is nice.  But it's not the point.

Blood sugar went back up tonight, to 120 earlier.  But has dropped back to 96 again this evening.  Annoying, but improving.  I'll take it.  Not sure I took the final dose of medicine, my heart stuff.  But I think so.  Pretty sure.  Sure enough to not risk taking it again.  But, I do have one more antibiotic to take.  That I am sure I have taken thrice so far.  One last one.

Not bad.  Not bad at all.  If I can get that leg to heal up, keep on heart medicine even at the lower dosages and maybe decreasing (we'll see), and stay on carnivore plus keep the blood sugar lower... even 120 isn't horrible... life could turn around.  There are... signs and portents, indicating improvements.  But... death... is always possible.  

Hmm, on to a bit of water, and more gaming.  Good afternoon, day, and goodnight.