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Taking my dog to the groomer. Afterwards she'll have a nice treat, maybe at BK. We had a whopper Jr there the other day. I just gave her a couple pinches off the burger.

While she's at the groomer I'll probably go to Aldi's. I've run out of some stuff.

Ordered an Angel tree topper for my tree. I should have all the tree decorations by this coming Monday. I'll be glad to get it put together totally.
 

Aneeda72 said:
They said I have to give it time for the blood thinners to work. 😳. Doesn’t matter how much it hurts. She gave me the same advice of taking care of my leg as I got from Dr. google. So, the cardiologist does not treat DVTs, and the vascular surgeon doesn’t treat DVTs.

I didn’t ask about my arm and hand which are swollen.

This nurse said have your primary doctor renew the prescription for blood thinners when it’s time. And ask her to do a CT scan of your lungs to make sure no large blood clots are there. Apparently no one really treats the dang things. And go to the ER if you can’t breathe. 😂

I think if I can’t breathe, it might be a tad late for the ER. Might need a hearse. 😳
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Aneeda I'm so sorry to read about all the health issues you are experiencing! Then to not get the medical help you need when you need it is the worst! I pray you will find a specialist that will treat and resolve your issues soon.,
 
horseless carriage said:
You had me up in the loft yesterday, covered in dust and lost in memories. When I was in my early teens I was train mad, my father, although not well off, had seen a 35mm camera in, what we used to call, a junk shop. He could just about afford it, I was delighted.

So why would that egret get me up in the loft? I knew that there was a bird of my own up there, not as pictorial and beautiful a picture as your fabulous shot was, but I knew that you would know that my bird was actually a steam engine, name of Mallard.
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That's quite a design! Never saw a train like that.
 
Pecos said:
MDS, wow, you are off to some busy days ahead. I hope that video biography goes well.

I am happy to know that you have recovered from your bout with COVID, and hope you enjoy your "getaway."

Sometimes pieces of broken glass are very hard to find our two Bichons seem to think that they should help in the search and that only adds to the difficulty in tracking every one of those shards of glass down.

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"I hope that video biography goes well." Thank you. You know who it's about, right? 😊 Thank you again for your prayers and well wishes❣ I said to my son "What is it with us going away and breaking glass?!" The morning he was getting ready to go to the airport he broke an apothacary jar with decorative marbles in it. It was on the top shelf in the bathroom. Glass and marbles got all over tne floor and in Deja's litterbox, so of course I had to change the litter. He attempted to clean it up but I told him I'd do it because he was short on time.

Yes, our fur babies want to see what we're doing and even help us. 😄 Deja feels she must supervise me when I'm cleaning the litterbox. I had to put her in the carrier while I went over that floor several times. A couple of hours after I was sure I had gotten it all, I found a small shard in the corner.

I am enjoying my time here. I SO needed this!
 
Alizerine said:
I looked in the bathroom mirror this morning and was surprised to see I had a black eye. I had fall on Sunday and got three stitches in my forehead but could almost cover it with my hair. The black eye was new. I applied some make-up, put on a pair of sunglasses and went to breakfast because I didn't want to miss out on seeing some friends. I think tomorrow I will stay home and get some needed rest.
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Alizerine..sorry to hear you had a fall, especially hitting your head. It's as much the shock as the pain when you fall isn't it ?.. Good idea to rest tomorrow.. hope you recover soon.. 🤗
 
Georgiagranny said:
Awful storm here. Donner und Blitz und Regen, Regen, Regen!⛈️ It's pouring and expected to last another two hours. Eeek. We needed rain, but enough is enough.

Time to get my bony self together and get to work. The 🥐🥐 won't wait, and the customers will get snippy!
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perhaps you're getting the tail end of our 10 day solid rain.. It doesn't do anything at all for the gardens after the first 24 hours, it just makes everything sodden.. damages stuff.. and makes fungi grow in the grass.. Just a pity you have to go to work in it GeeGee.. :(
 
Unexpected "day off" from my grandson. AccessARide was down yesterday and couldn't get my rides! I'm also missing dinner at son's and I was planning on steak enchiladas with rice/beans and now will miss that, as well as missing my grandson!

They are coming over Saturday, though. They will be picking up their Christmas decorations that they keep in my storage bin. Looks like decorating time for me too. Very, very modest and small. I think I took a pic once, I'll try to find it.
 
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I'm just about ready to head into town for the day. Dio and I both have dental checkups. After that, I have a very long list of errands that need to be done.
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Bye, for now!
 
Aneeda72 said:
I was too angry yesterday to write. Went to the cardiologist PA after waiting in a room for about 1/2 hour got up, went to the nurses station, said I was leaving and handing the surgeons name to her; and asked for a referral so I could go.

She asked who I was seeing. 🤬. Very hard to keep myself calm, so angry about the whole situation. (Btw, I have been warned, once again by a moderator, that I may be permanently banned from senior forms for my views/posts. What can I say? I’ve stated several times that I try not to get drawn into certain conversations. 🤦🏻‍♀️. So if I am gone one day, I’ve either died or been banned 😂. I can’t decide which I’d prefer 🤪)

The nurse asked to wait a second, went and got the PA who was in the break room, and we went back into the room. (This practice will not see you if you are 15 minutes late. Therefore, I don’t think I need to wait more than 15 minutes in a room. Plus I am 🤬.). He said he‘d give me the referral, and asked what was it for.

OMGosh.

He hadn’t looked at my chart, hadn’t pulled up the hospital record, hadn’t a clue. 🤦🏻‍♀️ So hard to keep my mouth shut. I explained I had been to the hospital. Just a second he says, let me look at the record. Oh, you‘re here about the blood clots. Actually since this appointment was made weeks ago for after pacemaker placement check, I was not. 🙄

Just give me the referral. Blah, blah, blah. You need a lung CT, yes, yes I do. I’ll send the referral right over. And he does. And I go to the surgeon office and make sure he did. They have it. Once the doctors look at it, they will call.

Surgeon offices calls. I see you need an ultrasound of your leg. 😱🤬. Nope. I explain how incompetent the cardiologists are. I explain I already have the ultrasounds. (I don’t say I need a lung CT. Doctors, generally, don’t like to be told what you need/want.). Oh, she says. I’ll send this back to the doctor and call you back. That was yesterday, so far no call back.

I did reach the oral surgeon. A great guy with great staff. I have an appointment with them on Wednesday to discuss what to do. His receptionist says he may just put me on antibiotics for a while, at least until I get off the high dose of blood thinner and start on the lower dose.

That was my yesterday. Today I am waiting for a callback from the surgeon. I want surgery on my leg to remove at least the clot behind my knee. It is extremely painful, and there is a continuous charlie horse in that muscle. (It seems I don’t have a DVT partially blocking 4 veins; it’s 4 DVTs each partially blocking a vein.)

It is sNOwing, blowing, 14 degrees
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I’m so deeply sorry for what you’re having to go through.
Try to stay strong. 🌹❤️🌷❤️💐❤️🌸❤️🌹.
 
Visit with the vet today for my dog. She has a tiny pinkish bump on her nose, just to the side of her left nostril. It's probably nothing to worry about, but I want to have it looked at.

Unfortunately it will be pouring rain about then.

Later, I'll brown a small roast and throw it in the oven with potatoes, carrots, onions and bay leaves, with some beef broth. I haven't done a roast like than in a year or more.
 
@moviequeen1 and @RadishRose: Hitting the furniture with Murphy's Oil is on my Friday or Saturday list. Might even take a swipe at the kitchen cabinets if I have the time and inclination.

Set up the Roomba yesterday. So far, mostly so good. There's a definite learning curve for it and me. I paid for a 4 year warranty through Allstate to protect my investment because I know how fiddly these things can get once their factory warranty expires.

Baked about 150 biscotti last night, including a version with no nuts for baby grandson. Will see today how he likes them. 💙
For lunch yesterday he and I shared a cheese tamale. He started to sputter when it was all gone, but I grabbed a molasses ginger cookie and gave him a few bites of that - he forgot all about the tamale at the first taste of the cookie. 😍

Since taking our little fella to the store yesterday went so well, DH & I will repeat the process today at a local shop that's a combination restaurant supply store / club store (no membership needed) / grocery store.

I need some pizza and calzone supplies like pepperoni, pastrami and ricotta in bigger sizes (and higher quality) than the grocery stores sell.

After baby leaves late this afternoon I'll bake pecan sandies during my Weds zoom. Love my friends but those cookies won't bake themselves!
 
Finally got started this morning. Put down my last rug in the bedroom area. After that I started on cooking cabbage, bacon and onions for supper later today. I like to get it all finished so I can just warm it up. I have a pot of leftover pork ribs in the refrigerator to go with it. Might cook them together first.

Now I am making more chaffles but this time instead of cornbread flavor, it will be ranch flavor. Using ranch flavored pork rinds. I like to make a double batch and then keep them in the freezer. It is like toast or a waffle for keto followers. Tastes better though.

It is rainy, cold and very windy. I kind of doubt I will make it to the dumpster today unless it changes sometime later.
 
@Aneeda72, since you're so unhappy with your doctors and it's Medicare open enrollment right now, have you looked into switching to another provider and medical group? You can easily transfer your records over.

I get why you were peeved at the cardiologists. Waiting for an appointment can be aggravating. TBH, many times I've waited longer than 1/2 hour for a doctor's appointments and had to bide my time. It's the way of the world - sometimes medical offices run behind. I bear in mind the times when a member of my family was the emergency or unexpectedly involved case that caused doctors to be late for their patients.

My mother taught me to always bring reading material along when going to appointments that might have delays. I continue that practice to this day, whether an actual book or a tablet with an ebook. Whiles away the time and keeps the BP in check.

As for getting called out by @Matrix, crossing the line in politics (which I've seen you do here) is verboten for good reason. Many here, myself included, agree with maintaining Senior Forum as a space where we mostly remain disengaged from the highly divisive tribalism of politics.
 
I salute all of you energetic and productive people! I'm much too lazy to make chaffles, babysit, decorate, go to work, etc., etc. Most of my energy goes toward figuring out how to shirk all that.

So the snow plow came, and I guess I'll go to the library. I'm out of mysteries, and my "emergency stash" of 20 or so books doesn't offer much. I tried to read The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man, but got bored with it.

Other than that, just the usual. These days while doing my exercises, instead of playing my music playlists, I'm listening to an audiobook of The Skeptics' Guide to the Future.
 
hollydolly said:
I dunno if I already told you, but I have this treadmill..
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It's a basic electric treadmill... has 10 speed settings, a calorie counter , timer and a milometer .. and folds flat for storage, altho' I keep it up all the time or I;d never use it. It was cheap to buy.. about £400 new, from Amazon 18 months ago.. it does good enough for me..
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I am recovering from surgery atm and have just started using my spin bike for short periods. Hopefully I will soon be able to go out for my walks and maybe back to the gym. Years ago I was very good at sports/exercise but when I joined a gym a few years ago I discovered that, although I could walk at a pretty fast speed on the treadmill, I just seemed to have a mental block when it came to running. I don't know if it is just me or if it's a common thing but, I was very envious of those people who just got on the treadmill and started running.
 
StarSong said:
@Aneeda72, since you're so unhappy with your doctors and it's Medicare open enrollment right now, have you looked into switching to another provider and medical group? You can easily transfer your records over.

I get why you were peeved at the cardiologists. Waiting for an appointment can be aggravating. TBH, many times I've waited longer than 1/2 hour for a doctor's appointments and had to bide my time. It's the way of the world - sometimes medical offices run behind. I bear in mind the times when a member of my family was the emergency or unexpectedly involved case that caused doctors to be late for their patients.

My mother taught me to always bring reading material along when going to appointments that might have delays. I continue that practice to this day, whether an actual book or a tablet with an ebook. Whiles away the time and keeps the BP in check.

As for getting called out by @Matrix, crossing the line in politics (which I've seen you do here) is verboten for good reason. Many here, myself included, agree with maintaining Senior Forum as a space where we mostly remain disengaged from the highly divisive tribalism of politics.
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Well, first off, medicare is a second insurance for me. I have private insurance and Medicare is used only to pay the deductible on my private insurance. My private insurance only has these doctors in this area. I’d have to go to a different county to see a different group.

Secondly, these cardiologists will refuse to see a patient that is 15 minutes late for any reason. I witnessed one of their receptionist practically beg for them to see an elderly woman who was late through no fault of her own; and the PA refused. The actual doctor rarely see patients.

Thirdly, I was NOT in the waiting room. I was in a patient room. The PA; as I said, was in the break room, not with another patient. The rule is, once you are in the patient room, you get seen right away. These are not my rules, these are the rules of the practice.

I met the doctor who placed my placed my new pacemaker 10 minutes before surgery, not after, and not at either appointment since then. The high and mighty doctors rarely interact with the patients except on the first visit due to Covid. Heaven forbid they get exposed.

Lastly, I was not “called out” by whoever messaged me. It was not a gun fight. You have not seen me make political comments. Also, it was not for or about a political discussion, 😂😂😂-your assumption is wrong. I have NEVER been “called out” for any political discussion. I don’t discuss politics. I don’t vote. I don’t care about politics. I have explained how our political system works. That is not a political discussion.

I only brought up the subject, about banning, to explain why I refuse to get dragged into certain discussions by certain people, but occasionally it happens. I also tend to defend people I like and their position on things .

My problem is I completely lack passion, I simply do not care. Therefore, I tend to poke fun at people who attack me; call me various names or give me various attributes; or, as you have, made incorrect assumptions. instead of getting upset I poke.

The attackers attack more, and I poke fun more. 🙄😂. I even said on a post I was just messing around. Thus, it becomes an endless conversation which can be misinterpreted by someone who complains which is what I supposed happened. And I end up with my actions being misinterpreted. I guarantee my actions were meant in fun. The subject was ridiculous to me.

You could have chosen to ask me in private what the thread was and I’d have told you. Instead you posted the above. Perhaps trying to cause me more issues? Idk. Anyway, whatever.
 
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