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We did a harder hike yesterday with friends, 2.5 hours. my back was not happy at the end but it did get better after doing my exercises. we went out for lunch too so took a while to get home and on the floor. Cathy it used to be so service oriented, now we must do everything on our...

it used to be easy to get air and oil checks. alas, not anymore. we have discount tire, we have Les Schwab, no Midas here. most gas stations don't have an air hose, free or pay, and many times they dont work right. we have a separate gauge. one of those that pop up ones to show air...

i do new exercises from PT, still doing some of the old ones. 2 are very easy, more stretches. 3x a day. the other is a bridge with my feet up on a physio ball. i do 10 of those once a day. those are not very easy. once a day to start. she said it will be 6-8 weeks before i notice much...

We walked our usual park walk this morning for 1 hr 20 minutes. absolutely empty, and lovely out. i saw some porpoises but only briefly. thought i saw some way out in the bay , then they came surfaced much closer but disappeared again. cathy it isnt hard to air up your own tires once...

we have always had trouble with our water system. when the house was built, the water line had a kink in the pipe. we had to install a pressurizer for decent water pressure. this was both good and bad. we should have forced the builder to fix it, but it took a long time to be clear where...

mainly therapy yesterday plus a little garden work.. dropping friends off at the shuttle to the airport killed the morning. it was supposed to clear off but stayed foggy and damp all day. today i did all therapy work and then we did a 15 mile bike ride. we have a nice stretch of...

everyone wants that 7 am slot so they can go home and have coffee and breakfast. its the same with medical procedures. everyone wants to go first. active day yesterday but no formal workout. garden work and shopping. really nice weather but cold in the mornings. we used to hike...

Went ok at the docs today. he is sending me to another specialist who does injections further up the spine and also does ablations, where the offending nerves get fried with a laser. or something like that. im optimistic this can get treated. along with physical therapy. PT will be...

did 20 min spin indoors yesterday and therapy. today we did a 15 mile ride on our regular trail. it was lovely fall day out with leaves falling but still warm. tomorrow i see the doctor about my back which is getting worse. some days are really rough because i cant get in a...

+we did a park walk this morning for 1 hr 15min about 3 miles. our usual one. cathy that totally sucks. your father is really in a bad spot. some kind of medical crisis forces change and not always smoothly. can he order groceries online for pick up? even have them delivered? does...

Wow Cathy that is a difficult situation. "you can lead a horse to water" and all that. it would be hard to get through to someone in any stage of dementia that better vision was a great benefit. her dementia is a likely factor in whether its ok to pre medicate her. you did what you...

I think ( I dont know for sure) having an IV running is standard procedure. I believe they give some light anesthesia and so a fluid line is in place in to administer medications. probably they didnt even get to that part of the process. You are awake during the procedure and able to...

Wow Cathy..im so sorry it didnt work! i thought they might "pre medicate" her, to settle down her anxiety with meds beforehand . i dont think the surgery could be done other than lying on your back but it took maybe 15-20 min? I had knee support. a lot of people are more comfortable...

Got my CT late yesterday. Wow those are simple. I think I've had one before but a long time ago and i didnt remember. results are back and its not as bad as i thought it could be. arthritis come for most of us by this age. hopefully a more targeted injection and maybe more specific PT...

Did a park walk this morning for 1 hr 15 minutes then both of us got our covid shots and did the shopping. didnt even feel this one. will get flu vaccine in a week or two. its really unfortunate our national leadership is corrupted and not providing guidance so states are left...

we rode the trail for 15 miles and 90 minutes. spent time looking for salmon and saw some jumping but not a big run so far. it rained yesterday and that often starts things off. i scheduled my covid for tomorrrow. i usually get no side effects but its a new vaccine each year...

Cathy i had measles and chicken pox when i was a little older, probably 13-ish, junior H.S. OMG i was sick with both. my sister brought them home and we slept in the same room. i lost at least 15 lbs with each and i was not over weight. had to get the doctor on a house call for both...

carolyn i looked on the costco website for vaccines and i can get covid. not clear if i can do it on walk in basis or if I need an appt. nobody to ask on sunday. we dont have restrictions here. dont get me started on the lunacy of the whole vaccine situation. they are undermining well...

Cathy I had it backwards. i thought your mother was using the hospital because she didnt want to use the clinic. whatever!. hope she goes ahead and gets it done. that your father has already done it will make it easier for her. that word of mouth helps calm nerves. its still scary...

did a park walk with our neighbors yesterday. two hours 10 minutes. they have a newer puppy and nothing is very efficient with him yet. cathy best of luck with your mother. the process itself is fast and painless. getting her there might not be! it was so simple at a clinic i wish...