I figure I owe ya'll a bit of an update, so, here goes.

Eyes
I believe by my last update I'd had both vitrectomy surgeries for my diabetic retinopathy. I forget if I mentioned, but I ended up developing a cataract in my left eye as a result; I had surgery to fix that in January. My left eye still isn't cooperating but at this point, I doubt there's anything further to be done. The retinopathy likely changed the shape of my retina so it's just something I'll have to deal with. That said, aside from nearsightedness, my right eye is working perfectly fine, and I'm ready to start driving again.

Or, rather, I would be.

Car Issues
So a couple of issues with that. First is that my license apparently was revoked due to the DMV not getting medical paperwork, despite my previous PCP sending it to them, so I'll need to have the new PCP fill it out now. To be fair, it would be expired by now anyway, since it was due to be redone this past year, and between my medical issues, the pandemic, and their need for an eye exam, I never got it done. Beyond that, I was due to have an oil change and car inspection last October - which never happened since I wasn't driving then - and because I hadn't turned the car on all of autumn and winter, the battery died. On top of all that, my license plates got stolen too XD I ended up getting a letter from the city threatening a $500 fine if he car remained (despite the fact that it was on my property - not even the side of the road, literally in my driveway), but thankfully we were able to get that issue settled. Of course, within 47 seconds of my car being towed to the shop, the next door neighbors who are always cramming cars in front of their house to do work on blocked my driveway with what looks like some sort of mounting thing, so I'm not saying I think they were the ones who complained because they wanted more room to work on cars, but I think they were the ones who complained because they wanted more room to work on cars. Anyway, this is a situation that'll be settled by May (since the DMV doesn't have any open appointment spots until then).

Health Stuff
The fluid under my lung has been resolved. In fact, much of my swelling is down due to having my dosage of Lasix increased. I do still have a lot of swelling below the knees, but that's hopefully gonna be dropping soon, and if not, I can talk to my kidney doctor about getting dialysis to help with it. A1C is down to 8 when it used to be 10, and blood pressure is hovering in the 130s instead of 160s. However, my (I think) creatine levels are still really high, as is my cholesterol. The latter issue is being dealt with by being put on a higher dose of atorvostatin. As for the creatine, my understanding is that it's likely due to some autoimmune disorder targeting nodules in my liver, which I'll soon be getting an MRI to check out.

The other thing the liver doctor suggested was that I might be a candidate for a pancreas/kidney transplant. Getting it done might well be a magical Christmasland fantasy situation, but even the smallest chance that I could even be temporarily rid of diabetes is just huge for me, and I truly am hoping I can be considered for it.

Anyway, that's all for now.