Another day, another doctor

I went to see my G.P. today to talk about the emergence room results.

She was glad I'm going to see a surgeon Friday to see about Gall Bladder surgery.

There are two ways to do it--through a small hole in my stomach and making an cut and opening up my stomach.

The first is a quick recovery with no time in the hospital. The second is more serious and takes over a week to heal.

I'm hoping for the first method.

(Sorry to keep writing about my health, but it fills up my mind!) 

I'll get back to posting about politics, problems and hopeful solutions as soon as this is past....

 

Wednesday's wonders

I slept well last night, when I didn't expect to. I was almost sitting up in bed, with pillows behind me. Strange since I usually sleep with one pillow.The gall bladder pain comes and goes. I take pain pills and use Icy-Hot rub 3 times a day.

I only went out to the library, but it wasn't hard.

I used my cane more than usual and that helped.

I just want to get over this.

I see the surgeon on Friday morning, which probably means I won't get it done until next week.

Bern has been great to me, though I'm messing up her life.

I hope I sleep as well tonight.

I hope and pray....

 

Tuesday was a pain...

 Tuesday I woke up at 5 a.m. with horrible pain on the right side of my family. When her office opened, I called my general practitioner about it. She told me to go to an emergency room and get a CAT scan.

We were at the ER (Bern drove) at 11 and didn't get home until almost 4.

I had all kinds of tests and the doctor told me I have gall stones and my gall bladder should come out.

It hurts the most when I'm laying down.

Sitting here and typing I have no pain.

Walking is a little worse, but not like laying down--which is terrible.

So I have appointments with my primary doctor and a surgeon to figure out when to pull the plug on my gall bladder.

Not a good day at all....

Monday was fine

 I slept late--a little after 9 a.m.

Read a book. Sent some emails. Didn't get any back.

Ate well. Cherrios for breakfast, sausage, egg and grits for lunch, chicken, potato tots and green beans for dinner.

Thought a lot about what to do with my spare time. Didn't come up with much. Just let it be 'spare time', I guess.

Agonized about the President and his plans.

Decided to attend a protest as soon as I can.

Wondered about the future of Public Radio since that idiot wants to defund it.

I'll give more, if that helps.

Waiting for Jepordy to start--wondering why I can't spell it!

Will go to bed with a "Murder She Wrote" novel. I love Jessica Fletcher and all she does.

Having some wine.

Bed early tonight.

Hope you had a good day....

June 15th--52 degrees

 Mid-June and 52 degrees on our back porch. When will Summer come?

No church today.

Wasted away the morning. Except for a phone call from my son wishing me Happy Father's Day.

It's 3 p.m. and I have Pinot Grigio cooled.

Bern is fixing sea scallops and spinich for dinner. (Which I can't spell!)

Not much to do this afternoon.

So, I playing Hearts on line.

Good enough for me....

Long time friend

 We met in college, both attending the Episcopal Service on Sunday evening. We've been friends ever since.

Bern and I visited J. at his room in a nursing home in New Haven. He moved to CT years ago and we deepened our friendship.

I took him communion and he was grateful.

He fell down steps a few months ago and seriously hurt himself.

At one point doctors though he might die.

But he didn't.

And I'm glad.

He may be my oldest friend except for M. who went to high school with me.

Friends are like gold--precious and rare.

What today is...

 I didn't realize until 4 p.m. that today was Friday the 13th.

I'm not a superstitious man. I had a calendar right in front of me, but I didn't realize.

I don't know how the Friday the 13th thing came into being. I'll look it up online. 

But don't worry.

It's just another day.

Really....