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Skriven 2009-06-16 10:54:18 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: knee   was: cruising                                     [1]
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Hey Ruth!
-> 
-> ->  hn> the answering machine...they wanted me to call
-> ->  hn> for an appt....and their hours were 8 am-8PM!!
-> ->  hn> So, I called...and now I'm scheduled for the MRI
-> 
-> -> Good! Nice that their hours were convenient for you to call back. They
-> -> could have stopped accepting calls around 6 pm.
-> 
->  hn> Indeed! I was happy that I didn't have to
->  hn> wait until I had hours that matched the
->  hn> scheduling folks!
-> 
-> That could be more of a pain than the knee.  While we were out this
-> afternoon, Steve suggested I call my new doctor to see if I could get
-> perscription for a small amount of one of my regular meds.  I'm going to
-> run out before I see her & the best alternative a pharmacist suggested
-> would probably not be effective.  Got in just after 5, called and found
-> they closed at 5.  I'll try tomorrow morning.
-> 
One word....cellphone! (grin)

-> ->  hn> on Saturday (didn't know they DID saturdays) the
-> ->  hn> 27th (M's on the road).Then a followup with the
-> 
-> -> IIRC, the one at Tripler operated 24/7.  The cost to bring one "up to
-> -> steam" is high, compared to the cost of keeping it running once it is at
-> -> full power.
-> 
->  hn> Never had one...should be a novel
->  hn> experience...most likely similar to
->  hn> a CAT scan.
-> 
-> That's probably the best way to describe it.  No special "eat" or "don't
-> eat" X hours before the proceedure as a general rule.  I've had one MRI
-> but I've metal in thee region being "shot" so it was inconclusive.
-> 
Yep, they issued no special instructions
other than show up about 15 min early.

-> -> hn> ortho doc and then surgery (most likely).
-> 
-> -> Most likely, but if it improves the current situation, then go for it.
-> 
->  hn> Not much choice, cant really go on the
->  hn> way I am..the pain is significant and
->  hn> walking with a limp and a cane is no
->  hn> fun! No biking and it cuts into exercise.
->  hn> Which leads to more weight gain...sigh.
-> 
-> I know the feeling--I'm not running stairs like I was in HI and GA so I
-> have to watch how much I eat.  It wasn't bad when we first moved in with
-> the unpacking but that's pretty well done...........I actually got a
-> small sewing project done on Saturday, first time since February I could
-> really have the time to sew.
->
I've got to be much more careful
or I'll gain back all that I've lost.
Some of which has already happened. (sigh)
 
-> -> Crash! (reality hitting)  After 26 years of dealing with the military
-> -> medical system as the primary one, we're wading our waythru the 
civilian
-> -> system.  It's an experience, believe me. (G)
-> 
->  hn> Biggest thing to remember is to be
->  hn> pro-active...and stand your ground
->  hn> when you want/need something make
-> 
-> We did, we did not like the primary care doctor in town so put in a
-> request the next day for a change--and got it.
->
Smart move.
-> 
->  hn> sure you speak up for it (and yourself)!
-> 
-> I will; I've several issues the first doctor just blew off.
->
A doc that doesn't listen isn't worth paying
good money for!
-> 
->  hn> Whenever I forget that is when I
->  hn> get angry with the system...then I
->  hn> remember that I have to be a big
->  hn> part of my treatment and once I get
->  hn> back "on track" with it I usually get
->  hn> what I want and good service as well.
-> 
-> 
-> Definately!  We did that with one doctor, especially, of mine in GA. He
-> wanted to use a cannon to kill a fly; we said "no way!".  My surgeon
-> agreed with our point of view.
-> 
-> 
->  hn> Right after Anne gets "out" for the summer
->  hn> she heads off to Yakima (eastern side of the
-> 
-> Isn't that apple (and Mt. St. Helens) territory?
->
Apple,Apricot, Peaches, cherries, nectarines
etc...yep...Mt St Helens is south and east
of Yakima...but the wind blows from her 
straight to Yakima so when she burps it all
goes straight to Yakima!
-> 
->  hn> state) for 5 days of "mentoring academy" a
->  hn> big thing for Nationally Board Certified teachers
->  hn> who mentor others and are influential in making
->  hn> positive changes in teaching and education.
-> 
-> So her influence will be in the class room long after she's retired.  A
-> couple of weeks ago, Rachel called me to let me know that David was
-> asked to sit on the board of directors for Challenger Schools that sets
-> their philosophies.  Quite an honor since he's only been with them for 3
-> years.
->
Congrats to him!

-> -> We brought our lunch so the class picnic was pretty much a non 
eventful
-> -> meal as far as I was concerned.  The one year our class had a picnic off
-> -> grounds, it was at the home of one of my classmates that had a 
swimming
-> -> pool. Go figure, I had German measles and couldn't go.
-> 
->  hn> Ain't that always the way it
->  hn> goes? (grin)
-> 
-> Perfect example of the law of "go figure" IMO.
->
We've all been subject to that law at times!
 
-> -> -> Take her out to celebrate next week end.
-> 
->  hn> I'll be working at the ballpark, and
->  hn> she'll be heading off to the hot eastern
->  hn> side of the state....but we'll manage
->  hn> some fun this summer I'm sure!
-> 
-> Including a trip or two to see Amanda, I'm sure.
->
One, at the end of July/beginning of August.
We are going to surprise Anne's mom and take
her along as well....I'll drive down a few days 
in advance, and the girls will fly down. I'll pick
em up in Sacramento and off to the coast!
 
-> ->  hn> Don't like em...but if I need em I'll use em!!
-> 
-> -> You will be thankful in the long run that you did.
-> 
->  hn> I have a pretty high threshold for
->  hn> pain...which sometimes works to my
->  hn> disadvantage as I delay seeking
->  hn> treatment until it becomes so bad that
->  hn> I can no longer function well.
-> 
-> I've got a high threshold too, but pop those pills if needs be.
-> Sometimes I do go too long and regret it later.
-> 
-> ->  hn> That's so true! (grin)
-> 
-> -> That's what makes the echo so much fun to be a part of.
-> 
->  hn> Bunch of good friends here, and we do
->  hn> know how to throw a great picnic! (grin)
-> 
-> So we found out the last couple of years.  We'll miss this year's; the
-> timing is wrong to make two trips to the north east so close together.
-> We'll be doing the final prep for Steve's classes around then.
-> 
You gonna take him out and buy him a new 
lunchbox? (grin) That was always the surest
sign of the end of summer...going shopping for
school clothes and that new lunch box.....
chat with you soon!
hap
 
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