Friday, June 5, 2009

Becoming a Cyborg


Well, I had my insulin pump put on this morning. So far it's seems to be working all right, but it's definitely going to take some getting used to. I'm still very conscious of its presence and I keep worrying that I'm going to pull the tubing out or accidentally push the wrong button. Changing clothes after work was interesting. I could have suspended it for two minutes while I did so, but I decided to leave it on to see how that was. I set the pump down on my dresser, but then had to be careful not to accidentally step too far back. Maybe next time, I'll just disconnect it. We'll see.

Tonight should be interesting as I'll have to learn how to get comfortable sleeping with the thing. Tomorrow, I get to disconnect it for my shower and reconnect it afterward. In fact, since this thing is my new constant companion, I'll have to learn how to do everything with it. Damn thing will be closer than my shadow.

Still, I'm sure that I will eventually come to really love it.

2 comments:

Jeromy said...

You should name it.

Captain Noble said...

Hmmmm...
Pumpie?
The Regulator?
Mini-Me (the "official" name of the pump is Minimed)?
Stella?
Luke (as in Skywalker)?
Nomad (see Star Trek episode "The Changeling)?

So many possibilities.