Ciera Elizabeth Hoover's Blog

We head out in the morning so I can go to my next appointment with the retina (eye) specialist. My parents are driving us. Hubby is coming along with. It is a long drive both ways, out of town. (3+ hours just one way) - depending on traffic. Cause it’s west of Cleveland. I won’t be back till the evening. My eyes get dilated while there. And, numbed before the injection in both eyes 👀. At least I have my new glasses this time!

I will be having a procedure done on August 14th! So, next Thursday. - Scope for the Gastric doctor under sedation.

Thought this was neat! I got invited as a android user to beta test the new app for USPS

New stickers arrived today

These are gross xD but the wrapper is cute !

I started having bouts of reoccurring nausea towards the beginning of June 6th, this year. (2025).

We had initially assumed it was due to my ongoing complications from my type 2 diabetes, which has also led to some scarring in my upper left eye, which blurs that part of my range of eyesight. My right eye tries to compensate but the vision differences is big between the two. I get injections in both eyes now from the Retina specialist to try to reduce any further damage and improve vision. I go back every four to six weeks for those. I go back again next month in August.

I have been having mobility issues, which is affecting my legs and sense of balance. It also led to me being prescribed a cane.

I also just generally get tired out easily and need help with getting up and down stairs, among other things. We had the landlord provide a handrail for our stairs due to it as well.

In June, I had two trips to the emergency room. Mostly due to dehydration and the other due to having a fall while on the way to get lab work done.

We ended up having to have an ambulance called for me at our apartment at the beginning of JULY. I was taken to the ER. I wasn’t able to talk clearly, was really weak, had been throwing up every day for over a week, and was just feeling incredibly off as well as sick.

I ended up being very dehydrated and was admitted to the hospital. The next afternoon I ended up having surgery to remove my gallbladder. It had multiple stones and was badly infected.

I’m back home from all that. But the nausea has been a persistent problem sense.

We followed up with my surgeon. It’s not due to complications from the surgery. My incisions are healing well and I don’t need further follow ups with her at least.

I see my family doctor tomorrow and we are going to be following up with a kidney doctor and endocrinologist as well. It came up on my blood work that my creatinine levels are high.

The nausea is the main problem at the moment besides mobility. Though mobility issues improved a little bit after the surgery. I think I just need to finish healing to get back to being able to use the cane for myself. Not sure though yet.

It is frustrating, though. It’s been a lot.

I was in the er. Got admitted. Might need gallbladder surgery. Just a heads up.

wizardarchetypes:

it is funny having a big heavy purse bc people who don’t carry bags are always like “god what do u even have in there” and then every time you hang out they need something that you have in there

ukulelekatie:

“if you’re sensitive to sounds when sleeping, just use earplugs!” i cannot stress enough that the sensory feeling of having my ears fully blocked AND now being able to hear my own heartbeat and breathing and every other sound that’s happening inside my own body is a million times worse than whatever ambient noise may be keeping me awake

Glad to know I’m not the only one!

Random question just to get a discussion going - do you think it would be interesting if one day technology could tell what you’ve eaten in your lifetime and how much of each just by scanning your tongue?