A Texian's Chronicle
Monday, March 18, 2024
Dental and Taxes
Monday, March 11, 2024
Over Worked and a Few Other Things.
We got the two bedrooms swapped around by the time the new bed arrived Friday. 'K' did most of it due to me still not being able to get much done due to my rib injury. However I had to step in Thursday and Friday to move a few things. One being taking down our old bed and moving it to the other room. We set itup the next day to spit up the burden. Today I am paying the price even though it wasn't that big of job.
Part of the package of our new bed purchase included set up. I can't tell you how much I am glad it did. That bed is super heavy. We got a bed with a mototized frame in order to raise the head. Now that we are getting so much older we will be needing that. And I have needed that already with my injury.
This bed is pretty cool. It's a Smart Bed. We can adjust the firmness and it keeps track of how you sleep and sends that info to an app on your phone. It can tell when you wake up and are restless and when you get out of bed. I asked if they installed cameras to be able to tell that. They thought it funnier than it sounds here. And when you get out of bed it has a motion detector that turns on an LED light under the bed. That light is really helpful in our super dark room. It stays on until you get back in bed. Oh and none of that is free. It's a Sleep Number brand, it's what we had and moved to the other room. There should be less adjustment to a new bed than there was last time. First night wasn't what I had hoped for.
We met up at our favorite taco shop Saturday morning with an old friend that now lives in Amarillo. Spent a couple hours catching up and getting to know her new husband. It appears they are well matched. She deserves it. It was very emotional for her and 'K.' It was a great visit.
I am back on duty at church. I am not sure I remember if I mentioned what I do there every Sunday. Suffice it to say, I am a 'Greeter.' Standing and moving around for three hours amd opening doors for everyone can be hard for an old man with messed up ribs. I have eased back into it gradually. Last Sunday we had a young man or older teen riding a bicycle through our parking lot taking photos of the church and of our sign with times on it. I got hyper alert and alerted the others due to all the attacks on churches, and a couple recently. The way he was dressed, especially his 'head cover' and other things made my alarm bells go off. I challenged him, he didn't answer and rode off a little faster. I wasn't the only one that noticed. Nothing we could really do since he broke no laws. But that wasn't enough for one lady. Me telling her we were aware didn't phase her. She needed to tell everyone on the team what she saw and how creepy it was. Who else she told I don't know. Bothering our PD would not be fruitful. We don't want to worry a lot of people needlessly but I can sympathise with her. Needless to say I will be even more alert in the near future.
Happy Trails
Sunday, March 3, 2024
More Doctors, More Honey Do's and more
During my hospital stay back in January the attending physician was concerned about a heart murmur. I have known about it since 1996 when they discovered I had diabetes. The cardiologist at the time said it was so small that my primary care physicians probably could not hear it. So I never worried about it nor did any of my other doctors. Apparently it has gotten bigger/louder. So, Tuesday I have an appointment with a cardiologist, supposedly to get some sort of test to detemine which valve it is. My primary care doctor wasn't worried about it but agreed to refer me. Last Monday I got a random message about my blood pressure from my primary. What? I don't really check it much as it is usually rather low normal. My pressure reading were pretty high with those requested checks, nothing dangerous but high none the less. So, now I expect the cardiologist will run more tests etc.
We, (K mostly) is preparing for a new bed we bought. This will entail getting rid of one and moving another into the other room. It will move into 'K's' craft room. It's full of her stuff. This is an opprtune time to remove the carpet and replace it with flooring we have installed ourselves in two other rooms. Plus the moving of all her junk and 5 plus book cases out of and back in the smallest room we have. Well I am not able at this time in my reovery to lift and move furniture or get on my knees and install flooring. She is working at getting things sorted. But the flooring will have to wait and get it done a piece at a time. I won't bore you with the 'how' we have agreed on. It's going to be a 'fun' time I'm sure.
Snickers is doing great it seems and doesn't seem to have any effects from the meds he is taking. We will take him in for monthly blood tests on his liver to see how it is healing and adjustment of meds. I am not sure if the blood tests will ease over time or if this is a monthly thing long term...$$
OK, this is getting long so I will shut up now
Happy Trails
Monday, February 26, 2024
What Else is Coming This Year?
Monday, February 12, 2024
4 Weeks
Monday, February 5, 2024
Three Weeks
Today marks three weeks since I broke myself. Three weeks of near constant pain. Pain that is now getting to be much more manageable thankfully. This morning is the best morning that I have had since I fell. I even made breakfast for us both but that wore me out. After being virtually off my feet for those three weeks I have zero stamina. I hope to start trying to get some of that back this week by walking a bit down the street and back. Nothing stupid that's for sure. I may try to get 'K' to drive me around a bit just to get out of the house and see something different than the cieling and the TV. My appetite is starting to return a little too. This is all much earlier than the doc preditcted, 4-6 weeks. I am thankful. I am not off all pain relievers. Tylenol and Ibuprofen are around the clock for the most part. I haven't taken any of the narco stuff in a couple days or more. I do have a muscle relaxer I take at bedtime and that helps with the sleep. All in all encouraging progress.
My thoughts have been turning to this blog of late. Even with all this time on my hands I have struggled to write about anything other than my injury. I started this blog almost ten years ago to document my for myself my battle with prostate cancer. I posted nearly every day at the start and now I struggle to get once a week up. This December will mark the 10th anniversary of my cancer surgery that literally cured me. I will have another appointment with the urologist this July. It appears they will release me then. One less doctor appointment. But he did caution me to have my PSA checked annually anyway. Which may seem strange since I have no prostate, why would I need that test? The cancer also produces whatever that test detects and would signal a possible return of the cancer. As you can see, even though they say I am cured, they will NOT say it won't return. It is less likely to this far into the game now and will be less likely each year but never say never.
Oh, and as far as my intentions with the blog. I will probably cease writing it soon. No set date, I am still attached to it I guess and can't say goodbye yet but it will probably happen this year. I will let you know when it does, I won't leave you hanging.
Happy Trails