Back in the Saddle Again

 Back in the Saddle Again
At the end of December 2024 I finished a trial medication for a drug manufacturer for diabetes. I was given a pill that I was to consume each day. I had a slight side effect symptom of nausea, but it was minimal. The thing with that medication was that my morning blood sugars were almost always too low. The rest of the day, it was within a normal range. I loved it, but like all drug dealers, at the end of the trial period, they withheld the medication and I am again I have to be careful with what I eat and the doseage for my daily insulin. (PS I just got the W-2 form for the monies I received for the diabetes study.) Nothing is free.
I am just beginning another study for gout. In the past I have had outbursts of elevated uric acid causing some joints to swell and become very sore. At my first introduction to the study, the nurse drew eleven or twelve vials of blood and collected a urine sample. Before I left, she arranged for me to have an ultrasound of my kidneys, ureters, and bladder to be sure I didn’t have kidney stones.
In the past, I’ve had several urinary tract infections and some difficulty with urinary retention. The urinary retention was caused by an enlarged prostate. I had the Greenlight Laser Proceedure done to correct that.
The lovely young blonde tech was undelievably courteous and we talked throughout the proceedure. The test only took about fifteen minutes. As we finished, I gave her one of my business cards teling her that I was a writer and have seven books written. She was interested and asked about their topics. She also asked about my poems. I said many topics, many about the passing of my wife. Just before I left, she said, “I wish you’d have mentioned about your writing. I’m a writer too.”
With the new study, I’m back in the saddle  again.