Catching Up

I've had a busy week and a half, which is good. A couple of things worth mentioning have happened.

First, I found a new doctor. I picked her from our new insurance carrier's list of participating physicians. She is located about 2 miles from my house and that's important when I want to see her during a work day. She graduated from Loma Linda Medical School in '87 which means she's experienced but not too old.

She spend about 45 minutes with me in my first visit. I appreciated that and when she asked me why I was changing doctors I hedged because I didn't fell I wanted to badmouth Dr. Quack too much. I did tell her about the last episode about the lost appointment. She said she would have been upset too.

When we started to discuss my medications she asked about the 10 mgs of cholesterol medication he had prescribed for me. I, of course, said it was because I needed to lower it. She said that the lowest dosage usually prescribed is 20 mgs and really seemed surprised with the lower dose from Dr. Quack. That had me puzzled.

The following morning I stopped by their office to have blood drawn and I am now awaiting the results. This was only last Friday, so I may hear something today. I'm curious to see what she will prescribe.

She would like me to lose 20 lbs and was pleased when I told her I was working on it. I really like her and hope that we can build a good relationship.

And speaking of health issues, David is doing very well. He is still in the trial and error phase of his insulin program. One day he's up and the next he's normal. His doctor says this is normal and to monitor it. Now that he is on the road to recovery it's amazing how bad he looked when he got sick. It happened so slowly and gradually that it wasn't noticeable. Now he looks great. He has a glow about him and his skin has lost that awful pallor. He has lost about 20 lbs and I laughed because as much as I like the trim David, I'm used to the 'round' one. I'm just happy he is getting well.

And more health issues, BJ is having surgery one week from today. She's having a gastric bypass and will be off work about 2 weeks. I was very happy to hear this because her health in general is not good. She is asthmatic, has severe thyroid problems, her knees and ankles are troublesome and of course, weight induced OB/GYN problems. I pray that this is a success and my friend can get healthy.

Other than that, work is fine. The new position seems to be OK. I'm still bored to pieces, but that beats the alternative.

God bless you all.