Tuesday 07.05.2011 Gynecology Appointment

Started out the day with a massa-ahh-ge, which was wonderful. Leah has gotten good at moving the lymph fluid around. I knew I was uncomfortable and full, but when I got home and saw the difference, I was surprised at how much better my hand, arm, and upper body looked. Thank you, Leah.

A quick shower, then over to the gynecology office.

Very nice there, too. First stop, at the scale. #156 on their scale, which is down a pound and a half from the cardiology office. But does it really count? I like to go same scale to same scale. Blood pressure, 91/63. Hm, a little on the low side, but it's a low normal for me.

The girl who brought me back didn't tell me her name, but she did have a badge on, under the edge of her jacket, and I couldn't see it.

A minute or two later, the doctor came in. She was a woman my age, or maybe a little younger, with dark shoulder length hair and a friendly face. She walked in, smiled, held out her hand to shake, and said Hi, Rhonda Maney.

Now, when a doctor introduces them self with a first and last name, and no "doctor" in front of it, do they want you to call them by their name, or by "doctor"? If I was working with them professionally, I would call them by name, and by "doctor" in front of the patient, but as a patient.... I called her Doctor.

She reviewed what had happened--the one time bright red spotting, coincidentally at the end of the first 30 day generic fill of the Femara, that had been brand name medicine.

She was very reassuring, saying it was probably a fluke, but also that I had done the right thing by coming in and getting it checked out.

We did an endometrial biopsy, to make sure the lining of the uterus is normal cells. I am to go back for a uterine ultrasound next week, (the first day of my vacation) and follow up with her directly after, for results. And yes, the procedure was extremely uncomfortable, causing awful cramping which made me sweat. I did my best to breathe through it, and the discomfort only lasted a couple hours after. Whew.

Glad that's done.

Dan had already left to golf when I got home, so I had a quiet afternoon. I ended up making a salad for myself, and taking a nap after eating.

I still feel a little punky. I think some of that is because of the massage and lymph fluid being moved around.

Tomorrow is a workday for me.

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Monday 07.04.2011 The Fourth of July

Another beautiful blue-sky day!! Thank you God!

Dan went and golfed this morning, and I went out for my jog. The temp was maybe high 70-low 80, but the humidity was tolerable, so even though it was hot, I was ok. And glad when I was done. I don't tolerate "hot" very well. When I got back inside, I drank another bunch of water and had the fan on me.

After a while, I enjoyed a shower.

When Dan got home, he suggested going out for supper. Hm, ok. It was nice to see him across the table from me.

A quiet evening--until dark. It's noisy out there now.

Tomorrow is a massaahhhge for me, then the gynecology appointment in the afternoon.

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Sunday 07.03.2011

Another workday. I'm happy (and almost afraid) to say that I had a very good day today. Thank you God for that.

I stopped over to check on Sandy and Allison before going home. They are ok, acclimating to Michigan quite well, I think.

Dan was home from golfing. We visited a bit before he went to bed.

Tomorrow is a rest day for me. Hope I can sleep in the morning.

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Saturday 07.02.2011

We had a good workday today, overall. Much appreciated after a mostly awake night. Surprising, though, that I don't feel too bad (so far?). I'm hoping to be able to sleep tonight.

Hot, humid, low 90's today. Thunderstorm watches all over in the area. We didn't get any storm, or even rain, yet.

Tomorrow is a workday for me. Dan is golfing.

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Friday 07.01.2011

I didn't sleep much last night. The good part is that I didn't have to work today.

Dan went out to do his vehicle maintenance errands, and I went out for a jog.

After a shower and lunch, I went out to do my own errands.

Behind the library is a beautiful park with many flower beds that I enjoyed after picking up my library materials.

Back home, I made supper for us.

Dan has gone to bed, and I'm about on my way.

My hips are sore again. I'm thinking a tylenol and a motrin would help.

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