An Update on the Previous Update!

• Well, I did make one more appointment with this ophthalmologist for after I come back from visiting my kids. But it will be the last one I ever make and not only because I will be moving! If I was staying here, I would find another doctor. And my new appointment is at 1:30 which probably means I will be driving home late at night! {I exaggerate here }  I am limited as to whom I can choose because although there are other eye doctors in the department, he is the only one whose specialty is glaucoma. Anyway, the discussion is moot since I will be moving to another state anyway.
• The results of all the testing including the ultrasound is that for a person of my age with only one kidney, I am doing fairly well. The blood test showed that creatinine level was up a little over normal but apparently, this has happened before and at times when I was stressed, so I promised I would drink lots of water and will go back to see them again when I get back after the New Year. My bladder is doing what bladders do and there seems to be no difficulty there.
• It is very interesting to see  a chart of all this testing covering six months or so. It was actually possible to see that these little jumps in creatinine levels came a couple of times when I was very stressed. I am usually fairly diligent about water consumption, but apparently this diligence disappeared during the time when Fred was in hospital or rehab. Anyway, I have been reminded again about how important drinking  water is for me.
• The guy who came to look at what I needed to move was very efficient and will have a price for me on Monday.
• I was so tired when I got home today at about 3 pm that I made myself a sandwich and fell asleep in a comfy  chair for about three hours!

Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) English Poet

Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.

– Oscar Wilde

Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone. ~Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers}