Sounds like a good solid plan Steve. I hope it continues to help.

Well, yesterday DS Shawn came down with a stomach bug at work, went home and started vomiting. Since he has a liver transplant and has to be cautious, he called his PCP who sent him to Urgent care. They tested for COVID, Flu and RSV, all negative. My EX drove him. After an hour she asked him to call his transplant doc, who told him he should instead go to the ER at the hospital. He ended up waiting there 12 hours and never got through the waiting room, and exhausted, they finally decided to go home. His symptoms had at least stopped, but I imagine he must be dehydrated and needing electrolytes. He’s probably sleeping but I might go to the transplant clinic when it opens and see if he can go there to get checked. Ridiculous…

My rant for the day…

Good morning gentlemen.

Great progress, Steve.

Hope Shawn is OK, Mike.

Really sorry about your knee and shoulder, Sam. Hope they improve, soon.

Hope everyone else is doing well.

We got a break in the endless showers, yesterday, so Sassy and I took a 5-mile walk. I had some pain in my left hip, but not bad, and it improved. I hope I can deal with these residual pains when the doctor clears me to exercise more.

On a positive note, I weighed yesterday at 169 lbs. That's the first time under 170 in years.

Good Morning

Steve, congratulations on your progress!

Mike, there is nothing in emergency medicine that connotes any sense or awareness of emergency. 12 hours is a long time to hang in there for your son without being seen. There prioritization remains a mystery. I assume Emergency Medicine doesn’t generate enough profit so it gets minimum resources.

Sam, have they not been able to resolve what is wrong with your knee? This has been going on a long time.

I had a pre-op visit with my surgeon. He went over all my symptoms again, did some strength testing and when I asked a couple questions, explained the whole procedure to me again and discussed my blood results which have some oddities from my radiation stuff. We reviewed meds and he has taken over all pain management meds now sending a letter to my Pain Dr who referred m. I was sent over to the local hospital for an EKG. I left a happy camper. Though they had to shift my surgery to 3pm which means we will drive home in the teeth of Silicone Valley traffic. My son made us Chicken Parm Sandwiches for dinner and old NY favorite of mine. He heard me go one about them after running into this NY delicacy last month. Self Control did not take place.