WHERE'S THE BEER?
I stopped brewing in April 2023. I began to have shoulder pain and could not lift anything more than 10 pounds.
Then I bought an Anvil 6.5 for the purpose of making small, 2.5 gallon batches and made one Vienna Lager a year later in April of this year.
A month later the doc finally insisted that I have shoulder surgery!
Then I bought an Anvil 6.5 for the purpose of making small, 2.5 gallon batches and made one Vienna Lager a year later in April of this year.
A month later the doc finally insisted that I have shoulder surgery!
Finally, this past October after intense physical therapy I began thinking about what I wanted to brew so that I could jump back in the game. Put me in coach! Except that I began having other problems like almost daily gut cramping coupled with nausea and a marked lack of appetite. (I've lost just over 30 pounds in the past 18 to 24 months!) On top of that I was easily winded which I attributed to lack of exercise. No problem since I was going to the gym three to four days a week for my shoulder rehabilitation. While I was there I just put in some extra cardio routines to fix that issue right up. Right?
Well, my doctor was a little more curious about all of it and sent me in for tests and scans. The first issue uncovered was that the shortness of breath is the result of COPD. Great. Now I have to carry a rescue inhaler around with me at all times. But THEN... a CT scan revealed a 2.6cm abdominal lymphoma. So I went to have a biopsy the day before Thanksgiving. As of right now I am still waiting for the results but the doc suspects that based on the size it is more than likely cancerous.
I still feel well enough to brew but now my days are filled with doctor appointments, more tests and scans and that is on top of everything that keeps us all busy during daily life. As much as I want to brew the reality is that my beer life is still on hold.
Well, my doctor was a little more curious about all of it and sent me in for tests and scans. The first issue uncovered was that the shortness of breath is the result of COPD. Great. Now I have to carry a rescue inhaler around with me at all times. But THEN... a CT scan revealed a 2.6cm abdominal lymphoma. So I went to have a biopsy the day before Thanksgiving. As of right now I am still waiting for the results but the doc suspects that based on the size it is more than likely cancerous.
I still feel well enough to brew but now my days are filled with doctor appointments, more tests and scans and that is on top of everything that keeps us all busy during daily life. As much as I want to brew the reality is that my beer life is still on hold.
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