I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT VIRGINITY, BUT SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE THE TOPIC DU JOUR, WHAT THE HELL.
I TAKE BACK SOME OF THE NASTY THINGS I SAID ABOUT DOCTORS AND THEIR STAFFS. I WENT TO A NEW CARDIOLOGIST TODAY. FANTASTIC! HE WAS TERRIFIC AND THE NURSES AND OFFICE STAFF WENT FAR BEYOND THE NORM I'VE BEEN USED TO. NOW I HAVE AN INTERNIST, NEUROLOGIST, AND CARDIOLOGIST I HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE IN. I GUESS YOU JUST SEARCH UNTIL YOU FIND GOOD ONES.
BACK TO VIRGINITY. I LOST MINE 50 YEAR
WENT TO THE INTERNIST AND NEUROLOGIST TODAY. EVERY BLOOD TEST, URINE TEST, MRI, MRA, CT SCAN, XRAY AND ANYTHING THEY CHECKED CAME BACK PERFECT.
SO WHY DO I FEEL LIKE I HAD A STROKE?
MARTY
TODAY, BOTH WATER REHAB GROUPS (30 PEOPLE) HAD A LUNCHEON FOR LARRY AND BARB, A LOVELY COUPLE WHO HAD BEEN PART OF THE GROUP FOR 4 YEARS. THEY ARE MOVING THE END OF THE MONTH TO A NEW HOME ABOUT 90 MINUTES AWAY. MY WIFE AND I BECAME GOOD FRIENDS WITH THEM, SO IT WAS A SAD DAY. WE DID DECIDE ON A NICE RESTAURANT HALF WAY SO WE CAN GET TOGETHER PERIODICALLY.
I HAD BEEN ASKED TO BE MASTER OF CEREMONY. I'M NOT NEW TO DOING THIS, BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME I MADE MYSELF NOTES SO I WOULDN'T FORGET A
WELL, AFTER 2 DAYS, THE GRANDKIDS ARE GONE. AND I'M EXHAUSTED.
I DID GO TO WATER THERAPY THIS MORNING TO ESCAPE THE TURMOIL. ANYHOW, ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS IN THE CLASS AND HIS WIFE ARE MOVING AWAY AT THE END OF THE MONTH. LAST WEEK, ONE OF THE GALS IN THE CLASS (JEAN) ASKED IF LARRY AND HIS WIFE, MY WIFE AND I, AND SHE AND HER HUSBAND COULD GO OUT TO DINNER BEFORE THEY LEFT. WE SAID SURE, BUT JEAN HAD TO CHECK HER CALENDAR.
WELL TODAY WE GOT A LIST OF HER COMMITMENTS FOR THE NEXT
THIS AFTERNOON MY WIFE AND I DECIDED TO GO TO THE OUTLET MALL TO GET A GOING AWAY GIFT FOR A FELLOW WATER THERAPY MEMBER WHO IS MOVING AWAY THIS MONTH.
ON THE WAY HOME, WE NOTICED THICK BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE AREA WE LIVE IN. WE PASSED OUR STILL STANDING HOUSE, AND DECIDED TO HEAD TOWARD THE LAKE TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. THE AREA IS HEAVILY WOODED, AND AS WE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION, WE SAW AN INCREDIBLE SIGHT. TO THE LEFT WAS A LOG CABIN, COMPLETELY E
NOW THAT I PAY FOR MEDS, I SHOP AROUND. I AM INVESTIGATING BUYING FROM CANADA, AND AM AWAITING A REVIEW WITH MY NEW DOCTORS LAST WEEK. MAYBE I CAN GET OFF SOME OF THE PILLS. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAD BEEN GETTING THEM FROM COSTCO. I WAS RUNNING LOW AND CALLED A LOCAL PHARMACY. I WAS QUOTED $210.00 FOR 3 PRESCRIPTIONS. THIS WAS ABOUT WHAT I WAS PAYING AND SINCE COSTCO WAS 35 MILES AWAY NEAR THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, I DECIDED TO GO AHEAD . THE PRICE OF GAS KINDA BALANCED THINGS OUT.
THE NEXT DAY I W
GEE, I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT KIND OF RESPONSE, SO I WON'T LET ONE BIT** RUIN THE DAY.
LETS SEE, THE UROLOGIST OFFICE SENT ME TWO BILLS AND A THREAT TO TURN IT OVER TO A COLLECTION AGENCY. FUNNY, I SAID, WHEN I WAS IN, THE NINCOMPOOP AT THE WINDOW TOOK PICTURES OF MY MEDICARE AND AARP INSURANCE CARDS.OH, WE BILLED THE WRONG INSURANCE. DUH.
AS I SAID MY HOUSE IS ALMOST SOLD. JUST WAITING FOR THE APPRAISAL AND THE BUYER'S MORTGAGE APPROVAL. WE ARE RENTING AN APARTMENT UNTIL WE DECIDE WHERE W
I'm taking a break from blogging and limiting my responses for a while.Two weeks ago I received an e-mail from a survivor with the greeting "Dirty *beep*". I'm not naming names and eventually the insult will go away and the sense of humor will return. for now, I'm out.
Marty
A TREE ON LAND I OWN, FELL ON TO MY IDIOT, INBRED NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY IN JUNE. TODAY I GET A NOTICE FROM HIS INSURANCE COMPANY THAT I OWE $400 FOR DAMAGE. IT SEEMS THE TREE CIRCIMCIZED A PLASTIC PELICAN ON THE WAY DOWN.
SO NOW I HAVE TO CAREFULLY MAKE SURE THE NEXT TREE THAT COMES DOWN HITS THE BAST*** ON THE HEAD.
I TOLD THE BRILLIANT GAL AT THE INSURANCE COMPANY IT WAS AN ACT OF GOD, AND TO SUE HIM (OR HER).
IT WAS WORTH $400 TO WATCH HIM GET AGGRAVATED.
MARTY
I SPENT SOME TIME REVIEWING THE BOARD AND NOTICED MANY, MANY POSTS REGARDING PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS OF A STROKE AND IT'S REPERCUSSIONS. WHILE THERAPEUTIC, TOO MANY OF US WIND UP WISHING WE COULD TURN THE CLOCK BACK, WIND UP GETTING STUCK IN THE MUCK, OR FORGET WHAT IS IMPORTANT.
WE ALL NEED TO FOCUS ON GETTING BETTER, MAKING IT EASIER ON CAREGIVERS, AND REJOINING SOCIETY. SOME TAKE LONGER THAN OTHERS, HAVE A ROUGHER TIME, OR JUST PLAIN GIVE UP. I NEVER LET THIS DARNED THING GET THE BEST OF ME.
I'VE BEEN ON MY CPAP MACHINE FOR A WEEK. LAST NIGHT I WAS BACK IN MY 20 YEAR ROUTINE............UP AT 2AM. AFTER SPENDING TIME ON THE COMPUTER, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO BED.
MY WIFE, WHO CLAIMS I WOKE HER UP WITH MY TYPING, ASKED ME TO GO TO THE KITCHEN TO MAKE SURE THE CAT HAD FOOD. SURE HE DID. ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE KITCHEN. I MUST HAVE TRIPPED ON A CRACK IN THE WOOD FLOOR. MY FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER ME AND I LANDED ON MY BEHIND. THAT ENDED MY QUEST FOR SLEEP FOR A FEW HOURS.
NEXT
HI-HO THE DERIO, THE DOCTOR IN THE DELL.
TODAY I WENT TO THE INTERNIST IN THE OFFICE OF MY NEUROLOGIST FOR THE FIRST TIME.. WHAT A TREAT. I GOT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, A CHECK-UP, AND FELT TOTALLY AT EASE. GOOD- BY OLD DOCTOR, HELLO NEW.
THE OFFICE IS SO WELL RUN, IT'S SCARY. THEY EVEN ARRANGED MY APPOINTMENTS SO I COULD SEE BOTH DOCTORS ON THE SAME MORNING. IT'S WORTH THE 45 MINUTE RIDE.
NOW I MAY HAVE TO CHANGE MY OPINION ABOUT SOME OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. MY WIFE WAS SO IMPRES
IT'S BEEN HOT(96) AND HUMID AROUND HERE.
SO HOT I STAYED IN THE THERAPY CLASS POOL EXTRA.
SO HOT I COULDN'T GO FOR A WALK
SO HOT I WENT GROCERY SHOPPING JUST TO BE IN A BIG AIR-CONDITIONED BUILDING
SO HOT I TOOK A NAP THIS AFTERNOON
SO HOT I HAD A SALAD FOR DINNER
SO HOT I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE GOING OUT FOR ICE CREAM
SO HOT I DIDN'T WATCH THE SUNSET
SO HOT I TOLD MY WIFE ANY PHYSICAL CONTACT WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION
SO HOT I THINK MY BRAIN IS
OK, THE SEPTIC IS FIXED, THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE IS TAKING CARE OF THE BILLS WITH MEDICARE, AND WE'RE STILL NEGOTIATING ON THE HOUSE. SO I GAVE MY WIFE SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I ASKED HER WHAT'S FOR DINNER TOMORROW NIGHT?
MARTY HOT AND MUGGY
YESTERDAY, THE DRAINS WERE MAKING A GURGLING NOISE WHICH MEANT THE SEPTIC TANK NEEDED ATTENTION. IT WAS CLEANED IN APRIL, SO THERE HAD TO BE ANOTHER PROBLEM. WIFEY GOES NUTS THINKING WE HAD TO TEAR UP THE YARD AND PUT A NEW ONE IN FOR $25,000. THE SEPTIC PEOPLE SHOW UP AND TELL MY WIFE WE HAVE A PROBLEM. WIFEY HITS THE ROOF BEFORE THE PEOPLE TELL US WHAT'S WRONG. THE PUMP FLOAT AND PLUG ARE BAD AND CAN BE FIXED FOR UNDER $100. WIFEY STARTS BREATHING AGAIN. MORAL: IF THE SH** DON'T FLOAT OVER, DO
WELL, MY DAUGHTER CAME DOWN WED. WITH 2 GRANDKIDS AND LEFT WITH 1 ON THURSDAY. SHE RELUCTANTLY LEFT THE 6 YEAR OLD HERE, AND LET ME TELL YOU, MY WIFE AND I ARE POOPED.
BLUEBERRY PICKING, A STROLL THRU THE OUTSIDE MALL (A STOP AT THE TOY STORE), DAYS AT THE BEACH, DINNERS, BACK TO ANOTHER BEACH WITH A PLAYGROUND FOR BEN AND A CHANCE TO WATCH THE SUNSET, OFF TO DAIRY QUEEN, PLAYING INSIDE, TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH HIM, AND JUST HAVING FUN.
LAST NIGHT, I WAS ON THE COMPUTER AT 9:30 PM, AND
WELL' I MADE IT THROUGH TODAY. NO PANIC ATTACK OR BEING ATTACKED BY HUGE BLUEBERRIES. THE GRANDKIDS HAD A BALL PICKING THE BERRIES. THE BUSHES WERE SO FULL OF RIPE ONES, IT TOOK NO TIME TO FILL THE BUCKETS. EVEN THE TWO AND A HALF YEAR OLD HAD A BUCKET HANGING ON HIS NECK. HE HAD A GREAT SYSTEM, PICK ONE, EAT ONE, PICK ONE, PUT IN THE BUCKET, PICK ONE, EAT ONE, ETC., ETC.,
AFTER A PICNIC DINNER, EVERYBODY WENT DOWN TO FEED THE DUCKS AND WATCH THE SUNSET. HOPEFULLY THE KIDS ARE TIRED ENOUGH
WELL, MY SON-IN-LAW IS OUT OF TOWN, SO MY DAUGHTER IS COMING DOWN FOR 2 DAYS WITH THE GRANDKIDS. THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE PERFECT, SO THEY WANT TO GO BLUEBERRY PICKING. I RELENTED TO GO IF WE WENT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL FARM, AND NOT TO THE ONE WHERE I HAD MY PANIC ATTACK. OK.
THE 6 1/2 YEAR OLD HAS DECIDED TO STAY WITH US UNTIL SAT. OR SUN., SO THIS WILL BE A TREAT FOR MY WIFE AND I. WE HAVE A FUN ITINERARY PLANNED FOR HIM: WASH THE CAR, WASH THE WINDOWS, TRIM THE BUSHES, VACUUM, DUST, DO L
WELL, YESTERDAY, THE GAL THAT TAKES CARE OF MY IN-LAWS CALLED FROM FLORIDA TO SAY MY FATHER-IN-LAW WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER A VERY BAD NIGHT. HE WAS DEHYDRATED, INCOHERENT, AND REALLY SICK. HE HAS HAD STROKES, A HEART ATTACK, AND ANY OTHER ILLNESS POSSIBLE EXCEPT A SOCIAL DISEASE (I THINK).
MY-SISTER-IN LAW FROM CONN. FLEW DOWN THIS MORNING. MY WIFE AND I PLANNED TO GO TOMORROW, THAT IS UNTIL SHE CALLED THE HOSPITAL. HE TOOK THE PHONE AND SOUNDED PERFECTLY FINE. GO FIGURE.
HE'S
THIS ONE IS SERIOUS. THIS MORNING, MY WIFE AND I DECIDED TO..............NEVER MIND, I'M GOIMG TO POST THIS UNDER "STROKE SURVIVOR SUPPORT", AND KEEP THEE BLOGS LIGHT.
BESIDES, JEAN SAID SHE WAS GOING TO HIT ON ME, SO IT COULD BE A GOOD DAY AFTER ALL.
MARTY
PAMELA SUE ANDERSON CAME OVER, COOKED ME A SIRLOIN STEAK, DOUBLE BAKED POTATOES, FRESH ASPARAGUS, CAESAR SALAD, AND FRESH BLUEBERRY PIE. AFTER EATING, WE CURLED UP ON THE COUCH, AND.......................
BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS. IT RAINED HARD FOR 30 MINUTES. THUNDER, LIGHTNING, THE WHOLE SHEBANG! RAIN, REAL RAIN. WOW. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY.
MARTY
TODAY WAS MEDICAL DAY. WENT TO THE STROKE NEUROLOGIST AND WENT THRU MY BLOOD WORK AND MRI. I HAVE SOME SMALL ARTERY PROBLEM...NOTHING SERIOUS. NOW IN THIS OFFICE, THERE ARE EIGHT NEUROLOGISTS, EACH SPECIALIZING IN A DIFFERENT PHASE OF THE HEAD. MY SLEEP TEST RESULTS HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED, SO I SEE THE SLEEP NEUROLOGIST NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION, THERE IS AN INTERNAL DOCTOR ON STAFF, SO I CAN KISS MY LOCAL ONE GOODBYE. THE OFFICE IS SO COURTEOUS AND EFFICIENT, IT'S ALMOST SCARY.
AFTER I TOOK M
BOY. BETWEEN THE STROKE AND AGE, IT SEEMS VISITING DOCTORS IS A FULL TIME JOB. I WISH THEY HAD MAGAZINES NEWER THAN 2000. ANYHOW, I FINALLY GOT CALLED THAT MY COLONOSCOPY WAS PERFECT AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY. ONE LESS THING THAT WON'T KILL ME. MY WIFE'S MAMMOGRAM WAS ALSO OK, SO WE CAN ELIMINATE THAT PROBLEM FOR A WHILE.
TOMORROW, AFTER I MEET WITH THE NEUROLOGIST, I HOPE I DON'T SEE AN M.D. FOR A WHILE. OF COURSE, ONE WILL PASS ME IN THE SPORTS CAR I PAID FOR, OR I CAN WAVE TO THE ONE W
I WAS GOING TO BLOG, BUT THE POSTING TODAY HAS ME WORN OUT. BESIDES THE WEEKEND IS OVER AND I NEED TO GET READY FOR A REGULAR WEEKDAY OF RETIREMENT. WATCHED TIGER WOODS WIN, TOOK A LONG WALK, COOKED DINNER,AND RELAXED. PAID MY WELL SPENT $10.00 TO THE STROKE NETWORK. NOW I'M GOING TO TRY AGAIN TO FIND A RENTAL FOR THE WINTER ON THE COMPUTER.
MARTY
