Recent content by robordon

Water aerobics, twice a week, all others days, walking on my treadmill.

Got a voice mail that my doctor needed to make an appointment for me, I ignored it. Another phone call today from same local area code number. "Hello, your doctor would like you to schedule an appointment." "Which doctor?" "Before I can tell you that I need some information from you." I...

Three call me granpa, two call me papaw. I love hearing either one. It was especially great the first time they were able to speak the word.

My daughter lives in south Texas and weather doesn't gets super cold but she said you'd be surprised by all the coats and jackets that come out when it dips below 50. She used to live in Salt Lake where shorts and t shirts were normal in 40-50 degrees.

Well, one neurosurgeon's staff says he may not see me if I've had previous surgery by someone else. Still gonna look at my case after new years but his people didn't seem to think he'd see me. My other option won't see me till February so that's up in the air. I may consider going to San...

Four year old granddaughter came in late last night and showed me a plush Minnie Mouse doll that had a tear on its hand. Told her I'd look at it the next day. First thing she did in the morning was bring it to me, grandma was out of town so I told her its not bad and I'm no expert at sewing...

I've been reading that yes, MRI leads can heat up and possibly cause tissue damage and I don't want to cook a part of my heart! Given the way CAT and MRI scans work, the MRI gives the best image of the soft tissues but my cardiologist says no to MRIs. It can be done but with lots of monitoring...

I've always heard that spinal surgery is a last resort and not always successful. In my case the neck fusion was worth it given I was walking around with a shattered vertebrae. It wasn't from a car accident. The orthopedic surgeon I just made an appointment with will not see anyone that's...

We changed cardiologist because the old one gave us very simplistic explanations and just something about him that made us start looking for another one. My neighbor, a pharmaceutical rep, knows a lot of doctors and has a very good knowledge of their reputations and work. Anyhoo, he...

I had a neck fusion done 20 years ago to fix a shattered vertebrae. Surgery went well, doctor was supposed to be the top dog, no complications during recovery and quality of life was just like before. Now, neck popped a few times, feeling prickly sensation in parts of the body and left side...

Gonna watch Full Metal Jacket tonight....like for the umpteenth time! Maybe snack on some crayons while I watch 😋.

This is what I ended up with.

This one was next.

This water fountain used to be all black but I got bored with it so I refinished it in a metallic finish. Afterwards I set my sights on another statue that also needed a newer look.