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Cameron's Thoughts

Doctor Visit, Yet Again
Nov 9, 2008 08:51 PM
As I posted about a couple months back, I had a pretty serious stomach issue after switching medications one day. I was in probably the worst pain of my life for about an entire day. Things got better since then, but never back to normal. I've had aches in my stomach and started feeling regularly nauseated. More recently, the nausea has been almost constant. Once in a while, I would be up at night in front of the toilet for hours on the verge of puking. But, I never actually puke, I just wish I could. I had stopped drinking both alcohol and Monster and hadn't touched either in over two weeks as I thought they were triggering the issues. But, Thursday night, yet again, I was up all night in lots of pain. I didn't get any sleep, so I decided to call in to work sick so that I could rest and visit the doctor. This time, my stomach issue was identified as gastritis. After the doctor explained to me what it is, and reading online about it, he is completely correct with the diagnosis.
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Taking a Break
Oct 26, 2008 10:55 PM
Just a note to anyone out there that reads this, I have made a decision to take a six month break from drinking alcohol. This doesn't mean that I won't be wanting to go out and hang out at bars or parties or anything like that. I just won't be consuming alcohol at those places. I may explain the reasoning for this at another time. I also need to make some more general postings on here as theres been a fair amount going on lately that I haven't been writing about.
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Michigan Voting Info and Proposals
Oct 21, 2008 09:48 AM
Since that time is coming up for the election, I want to share some voting info that is relevant to people that live in Michigan. This is probably the biggest election of my lifetime, so I hope that good information gets out there. One thing that is really important is that people simply get out to vote. I haven't voted yet since I've lived at my apartment and I bet for a lot of people, this may be their first time voting. So, I had no idea where I needed to go on election day. Thankfully, the State of Michigan has a Web Voter Information Center where you can make sure that you are in fact registered and it will show you where to go. You can also see exactly what the ballot will look like ahead of time so there are no surprises when you show up on election day.
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Kids Pictures
Oct 20, 2008 02:56 PM
I've uploaded a number of pictures of the kids and such recently to Facebook. I plan to update their picture album websites and combine them into one, but I haven't gotten around to doing that. Once that is done, I will get more pictures up on there as well. Facebook is just so much easier though. Anyhow, here are the recent uploads from the past couple months.
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Full Comments Are Back
Oct 9, 2008 01:05 AM
I have brought back the ability to comment on this site without the need to login. The only change now is there is a basic question that is asked that proves you are a human and not a bot. Please let me know if something isn't working with that.
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Spore Review 1
Oct 1, 2008 01:05 AM
Here is my initial review of the game Spore. I bought this game the day it came out as I was majorly excited about its release. To give a quick summery of the game right off the bat, I'm fairly disappointed. But, I have more to say than just that. Mainly, I guess I was expecting a more "SimEverything" type game, which I believe was actually one of the original titles given to the game. And by that, I guess I was expecting the same type of depth that was available in games such as SimCity and SimEarth, but playable through all the stages from cell to space. Instead, this game plays like five different games, but watered-down versions of the games. With the time that was spent making the game, I was hoping for so much more.
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Entering a Sober Phase
Aug 23, 2008 01:26 PM
About a month ago, I mentioned that I was really sick after taking the medication Lexapro. The good news is that I have since returned to taking the medication I was on before, just at a higher dose, and things are great. I told the doctor about the stools I have having and he also believes that my stomach was bleeding as a result of the medication I was on. He said it was odd though and he had never heard of a reaction like that. I did a quick Google search and came up with a study that shows that SSRI's have been linked to stomach bleeding. So, I plan to stay away from that stuff for now.
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August Updates
Aug 11, 2008 04:44 PM
I want to start this post off with a note about previous postings that I have made. It should probably be mentioned that I certainly have been out of it here and there over the past year or two. I'm generally in a normal state of mind, but that always isn't the case. When I not all there, I have found that it's helpful to write about what's going on in my mind in an attempt to help myself later on. So far, this has been working well. The side effect of this is that the postings here generally lean toward the unusual and people have been worried. Please, do not be concerned at this time. I will probably let you know if worrying is needed.
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