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Sometimes I feel like I am single-handedly keeping the medical profession afloat! Today it is like Dr. Pepper, 10 pm, 2 pm, and 4 pm! WARNING, do not turn 80…skip 80 and go from seventy-nine to eighty-one!
Mary was feeling much better but not quite 100% this morning. While I offered to go to the doctor’s appointments by myself, she thought that was a terrible idea! She is a trooper, and I think she loves me too!
We called Colleen before we departed, and she was babysitting two of our great-grandchildren. We saw them running around in the video call. We sent her our latest solution so she can get some rest during the day!
We had an idea for Colleen!
We got ready for appointment number uno, a visit to the nephrologist (yes, I had to look it up!).
My kidney efficiency numbers seemed out of whack, but I have been taking several new meds, and the Afib makes the heart inefficient, so we are hoping it is that simple.
After plating twenty questions, she said I am probably suffering from low numbers because of AFib and a change in meds. We are going to get some tests and come back to see her on August 20th.
Between doctors, we went to Benji’s Deli and shared some chicken noodle soup and a pastrami sandwich. I overindulged and had a piece of apple pie.
We shared one of these huge sandwiches!
Because of Mary’s cold, we also took some medicine!
Doctor number two was the cardiologist. Dr. Ty Cobb is located adjacent to this morning’s doctors, which is why we didn’t go all the way home!
Dr. Cobb looked at the data and said I was ready for the upcoming operation on the carotid artery, and they would try to do the ablation before we set sail for the Caribbean.
Now it was time to return home for real! We took the freeway, and lo and behold, it was wide open. We were home in less than ten minutes!
Mary changed into jammies and hit the sack; it was a long day for her, and she was not feeling well.
I worked in the office for a couple of hours.
Around six, she started to stir, so we headed to the TV room to watch Lethal Weapon. One of the characters was replaced due to his behavior on the set. That was too bad for him, but the new guy is also funny and an ex-special forces guy. We will have more gunshots shortly.
We finally crashed at 11:00 pm.
