Making myself at home

Original post date: 2/23/06

I had grandiose plans about a year ago when I was first looking into nerve stimulator surgery; that I would start a blog at the beginning of the process as a means of keeping friends and family informed, and so that I could document it for myself in a way that’s more fun than scribbling in a diary.

Little did I know back then, that this process would be so protracted and complicated. Now, after much research and phone calling I’m hoping to get into a clinical trial in a few weeks and get the ball rolling again. And it’s good that I have a few weeks to tinker with – I need to practice saying things to doctors and nurses like: “I’m plugged in and turned on” and “I’m juicing up my battery right now” with a straight face. But who am I kidding, I’ll never be able those things or any variation of them with a straight face, will I?