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I don’t normally talk about health issues in our blog. But, in this case I think it’s fair to give you an update on what’s happening with me. Last summer, I began experiencing some problems with my vision. An eye exam revealed that my intraocular pressure was up and in short, I had glaucoma. This was odd because only a month earlier I had an exam and the pressure was absolutely normal. My optometrist referred me to a glaucoma ophthalmologist. He’s managed to get my pressure lower using medication. I suffered some loss of vision in my left eye as a result of the glaucoma.

At the same time, I’ve experienced loss of balance and I’ve fallen a few times when one of my legs felt like it just collapsed under me. I visited a sports medicine surgeon; the same guy who did my rotator cuff surgery. He determined I have a torn ACL but I don’t require surgery. I’m walking with a cane to help catch me if my leg collapses. Even so, I fell again this time with the other leg collapsing.

I also experienced loss of sensation in my fingers. This is called peripheral neuropathy. My primary physician suggested I see a neurologist, which I did yesterday. She suggested I schedule an MRI to look at my neck. Okay, it never occurred to me that there was anything going on there but I did it anyway. The MRI was yesterday. The results are pretty scary.

Apparently, most, if not all, of my symptoms are due to narrowing of my spinal column which puts pressure on my spinal nerves. I was told this is very serious and the problems would continue to worsen. This afternoon I have a meeting with a neurosurgeon to discuss immediate surgery to correct this problem.

I did my due diligence and learned that there is an operation commonly done to clean out the space and give my spinal cord enough room. Apparently, doing this surgery might well reverse all of the problems I’ve been having. The thing is, from what I’ve read I have to wear a neck brace which will prevent any movement for some time after the surgery. I don’t know how long that will be. I don’t know whether I can handle this kind of restriction.

Obviously, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to worry about how I’ll handle it until after my conversation with the neurosurgeon. Mrs. Lion was with me today and will go with me tomorrow.

No one likes to get an email from their doctor saying there’s an urgent problem that needs surgical correction. I keep thinking back to how painful and difficult recovery was from my rotator cuff surgery. When I was told my ACL was torn, I cringed inside because the memory of all that pain-and-suffering is just too fresh.

Before I learned about this new fresh hell, I had asked Mrs. Lion to put me back in my cock ring when we got home today. We are home now, but I don’t feel much like getting locked up again. I’m sure you can see why.

I’ve been lucky. Up until last year, I’ve been free of broken bones and chronic illnesses. I’ve gone my merry way through life with little sacrifice. I guess my chickens have come home to roost. In a way I’m glad it’s happening now. I’ve had a chance to travel extensively and embark on lots of really good adventures.

I don’t mean to sound so gloomy, but dealing with this stuff is getting harder and harder. I doubt the surgery will be scheduled before next week so we will have a chance to play our NFL game during the Super Bowl.

If (when) I get the surgery, we are not going to have a lot to write about enforced male chastity, at least I don’t think we will. Both of us really like sharing our lives with you. I’ve got the technology here at home to continue writing. Since I lost sensation in my fingers, I’ve been using Dragon Naturally Speaking to dictate my posts. Mrs. Lion has been correcting the typos inevitably made by the software.

Similarly, I can probably continue working from home. Of course, I can’t work if I am doped up on pain medication. Later this morning I’ll have a conversation with my boss laying out the possibilities. Fortunately for me, my company has very liberal medical benefits. I can go on short-term disability for 12 weeks. I’m very sure if I get the surgery I won’t need anything near that much. In fact, I got an email yesterday that one of the other people in my office, a guy, is taking 12 weeks for parental bonding. Amazing!

So, there may be some changes around here soon. Both of us will keep you up-to-date. If you’re interested, we’ll let you know how I’m dealing with this newest issue and how Mrs. Lion is dealing with me.

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Lion made it through our football zapping game yesterday. It helped that there weren’t many points scored. None by our stupid team. They did, however, have at least ten penalties so Lion paid the price for those. He waited until after the game to fall asleep, although I think I may have woken him up with at least one zap. Maybe I just surprised him.

Lion is heading to the doctor today. I hope he’ll get answers about his cough and nausea. This needs to stop. He needs to feel better. It’s been dragging on too long.

Today is also the day the new locking cock ring is supposed to arrive. People have been confused by my calling it a cageless cage. That’s what it looks like to me. It’s the Jail bird without the cage. “What’s the point of that?” you might ask. I wonder too. But I do understand it a little. It will give Lion the feeling that he’s wearing a cage even though it’s just a cock ring. I hope it won’t pinch him. I also hope it’s not too hard to put on. I hate wrestling with cages. The one thing I want is for Lion to feel whatever it is he needs to feel with the cage.

I’m still not sure how I can play with him with the cock ring on. I mean, I know he can get hard. I just worry the ring will be in the way. I guess we’ll find out later. I’m sure he won’t want to waste any time putting it on. He might even put it on before I get home. I know he’s very excited about it.

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Lion has been coughing for a few days. He says he can’t stand it anymore. I’ve been coughing for weeks. I think he can stand it. It’s not that I don’t have sympathy for him. I just don’t think it’s as bad as he does.

The good news of the morning is that Lion was actually hungry. He hasn’t eaten much in the past few days but he decided he should eat whether he wants to or not so he can get better. What an adult thing to do! Yes, I’m teasing him. He looks a lot better today. Maybe he’ll want lunch and dinner too.

This will be our third or fourth week of watching football the boring old way. He hasn’t felt well enough to play our zapping and swatting game. That’s okay. We still have Zapardy! and whatever other game that morphs from it. Jeopardy! is on every weeknight so we have many opportunities. There’s even an all-star series of Jeopardy! games coming up. What torture can I come up with for those episodes? Maybe if the players I don’t like get a correct answer, Lion will get zapped. Maybe that will be part of the morphed game. Each night he can pick a number between one and three and whichever player that is earns Lion a zap for each incorrect answer. Or some swats. The rules are a work in progress.

Whatever the new game is, I’m sure Lion will learn to love and hate Jeopardy! at the same time. When we watch without the zapper, sometimes he’ll say it would be a good night to have played since he gets a lot of questions right. If the zaps/swats are dependent on a contestant’s answer, it won’t matter how many questions Lion gets right. Yeah. This could be a very good game. Just not necessarily a good game for Lion.

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Lion went to the doctor to find out if the new medications were making him sleepy and came home with a cough. Obviously that wasn’t the result he was looking for. Now we’re both coughing. As is usually the case, I am still mobile. I went to work all last week and I’m planning a trip to the store to get needed supplies like OJ and cough medicine. Then I’ll come home and hunker down under the covers with Lion.

Neither of us are thinking about sex. I’m mostly thinking of sleep and Lion is just trying to breathe without collapsing into a coughing fit. I think he did get some sleep last night after spending most of Thursday night awake. Other than coughing, the biggest problem for him is eating. He’s not hungry and nothing tastes good. I’ve managed to get some yogurt in him and some toast. Every little bit helps. When I hit the store I’ll get some oatmeal. Simple bland things are the way to go, I think.

The other night I gave Lion a ruined orgasm. I hadn’t meant to give him one. I was planning on edging him and making him wait. Oops. The next day he asked if I would try to give him another ruined orgasm right after he had one. We’ve never tried that. He’s said it might work. When we’re feeling better we’ll have to give it a shot. Of course, he won’t necessarily get one right away. I do still want to make him wait for an orgasm. I know he’s been waiting for a few days already. I mean when he actually wants one. He hasn’t really been frustrated lately. I should spend some time getting him back in the habit of being horny and not allowing him to come. Then I can spring the multiple ruined orgasms on him.

For now, though, I’ll just concentrate on keeping him alive through his cold. Good thing we have lots of soup on hand.