Barium? But he's still alive!!!!

Last night and this morning I was reminded about how horrible having cancer can be. Today I had to go in for a CT Scan for my 5 year mark since my cancer surgery to find out if I'm still cancer free. The CT Scan was fine. However, the events that unfolded before the scan are the nightmare.

If you have never had cancer or needed a CT Scan considered yourself lucky. It's not the cancer or the surgery or the recovery that's the nightmare. The nightmare is having to drink 900 mL of barium contrast before the actual CT Scan. Just the mere thought of the diabolic liquid makes me cringe and have gag reflexes.

So last night around 9:00 pm I decided I would drink my first 450 mL of barium. I decided to stay up until a little after midnight because I knew the satanic liquid from Hell would upset my stomach. I was fine until about 12:30 am after I had laid down in bed that my stomach became upset. To spare the gory details I believe I had to urgently run to the bathroom 6 times last night between the hours of 12:15 am and 7:00 am.

My CT Scan was scheduled for 8:30 am this morning so I had to drink an additional 450 mL of barium contrast at 7:30 am. The hardest part of my day was not avoiding getting shanked by an inmate or getting into a car wreck and bursting into flames. No. It was drinking that last 450 mL of pure evil. I knew my stomach and bowels would make me regret it soon after. Fortunately, I was able to hold off from the ungodly explosion until after I got home from the hospital. Thank goodness!!!!

So that was my day. How was yours?

Cha cha cha cha cha changes

So I decided I needed some change in my life. I decided I needed to eliminate some unnecessary distractions from my life. One of those distractions was Facebook. I no longer have a Facebook account so if you want to get in touch with me feel free to do so through other avenues.

I also decided to spend more time participating in some activities I love. As some of you may know I completed the GLOCK armorers course back in January. I actually completed my first customer's order the other day. I had a blast working on his GLOCK 23 and he now has one sweet trigger and some nice night sights.

I made the decision to do a little more shooting and to get even better with my off-duty carry weapon. I carry a Gen4 GLOCK 26 in a Don Hume J.I.T. holster. So now my focus will be less with competition shooting and more on perfecting my skills to protect myself, my family, and those around me.

For the past month I have been on evening watch (1600 hrs - 2400 hrs) at work. So I am currently enjoying my time off before work sitting at home, playing Battlefield 3 on XBOX 360 (argyle641), hitting the gun range, and working on any GLOCKS anyone sends me.

If you are interested in having any work done on your GLOCK whether it be improvements, sights, or you have a problem and need it fixed; let me know. Also, if you want any instruction on firearms safety or shooting tips/techniques I can as well. I have 6 years law enforcement experience and have completed several firearms training courses including qualifying as Expert Shooter at FLETC.

Feel free to email me at with any questions at: m.machugh@gmail.com