Don’t worry folks…I’m still alive, and I’m back to working five 8-hour shifts Monday through Friday. No more Saturdays. That is, of course, unless and until I can move up to a management position, which is what I’m trying to do now.
The back is doing better; however, I’m still having issues with my lower legs and shoulder. This…is…going…to…take…some…time…to rectify.

Well folks, I had some acupuncture done on me today for the very first time, although not under the best of circumstances. You see, my back got frakked up again earlier this week. It got real bad yesterday, and I found out that I may have a bulging vertebrae….

These photos, BTW, are courtesy of The Mrs., who had her cell phone with her…and for once, I didn’t! Thank the One True God for her!
After my adjustment today with my chiropractor, it didn’t go well; I couldn’t walk again without excruciating pain. So he asked his practicing partner to take a look at me for his acupuncture procedure. I agreed without hesitation; not only am I NOT against it because it’s Eastern medicine…I really didn’t have much else to choose from.
It took about a half hour, and when he was finished, the excruciating pain was gone, although my legs were very woozy, and still are to some degree. But I am standing much straighter, and I still have to go in on Monday for the MRI.

Well I went back to the eye doctor today and saw a new specialist…one who takes my major medical. Anyhoo, the corneal inflammation has gone way down; he cut back on the Predforte stuff, and no signs of graft rejection.
What! After 25 years??? Turns out that his opinion that my immune system was affected when I had H1N1, and sure enough, the weakest part for me are the eyes. He’s going to take some high-res photos of my eye in a couple of weeks, so stay tuned for those…this guy’s gonna give those to me! Neat-O!

I called my cardiologist this afternoon and got the results, which they received that day also, a little over three weeks later:

Stress: NORMAL!
ECG: NORMAL!

The only thing he recommended is that from this point forward, I have an annual checkup and I’m fine with that. WHEW!

Dang it, I’ve been up for over an hour and I just had a bowl of cereal. I hope I can get back to sleep shortly. I’ll also have to phone Mom later on, to make sure she’s OK. Sometimes things like this happen; could be some sort of clairvoyance.

Tendonitis. “Nuff said.

Well, I got up at 0800 and started dialing NextCare, they got me over to the local facility and they informed me that my H1N1 swab was POSITIVE.
Barf.
At least I know the result. And I have an appointment with the Doctor at 1330. So I gotta scoot!

Last night was not good.
I bugged out of work at 1825, and went straightaway to an Urgent Care facility around the corner from where we live. 2 hours there, followed by a drive to a 24-hour Walgreens to pick up some fun drugs such as Tamiflu, Benzonatate, and Cefdinir.
Wow, where do they come up with names like that?
Anyway, we finally got back to the apartment at 2230, so all told, over four hours. I was dead tired, so I went right to bed.
OH, and before I forget, I also got a nasal swab for H1N1. I should get the results back in about 3 days. Until then, well, I will be getting plenty of rest.

...but we did stay at another Holiday Inn Express last night. The first time was absolutely wonderful, so we decided to splurge on ourselves again! This time we stopped in Weatherton, OK, the birthplace of Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford, retired US Astronaut. Of course, we found this out when we got here.
Turns out there is a Pharmacists’ convention going on here, too!
We would have checked in with y’all the night before in St. Louis, but the motel The Mrs. and I stayed at had an intermittent access to say the least. That, and the bed was as hard as a frakkin’ rock. Ugh!

...but we DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. No, really! We did!
Yes, The Mrs. and I are married now, as of last Saturday. We’ve spent the first few days of our honeymoon here in South Haven, packing her stuff up. She’s never had to move like this before, so it’s been a real challenge.
Then this morning, during breakfast, my #18 tooth cracked, and part of it is now gone. Well, y’all know where I’ll be this time next week, but at least The Mrs. will be there too.
OK, time to take off on The Great Cross-Country Adventure! Next Stop: St. Louis!

Well folks…I hope this works.
I am getting married on Saturday, October 17 at 1200 hours Eastern Time in a little burg named South Haven, Michigan. We have so little to work with, and we have to haul us back to AZ in her truck. Please help us get back here! We sure would appreciate everyone who can give a gift to get us started on the right foot! Go over to the right column and scroll down to the “Donate” button.
THANK YOU!

Well, the dentist confirmed an abscess in #18, so I have two choices: do the root canal and crown for about $550, which I don’t have, or have the tooth extracted and it won’t cost me anything out of pocket, since Lo and Behold I have a $64.00 credit!
Do The Math. I can have this done on Thursday, my last day off before the real fun begins. Dang it, I wish Lady E were here….Sigh....

I don’t get it.
I distinctly put in five pairs of new black socks (which I specifically bought for the wedding…can’t have white socks offsetting the suit now can I?) in the washer. Five pairs went into the dryer….
...but only four and a half came out. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!

Well, since there’s only 16 days left until The Big Day, thought I’d give you an update….
She’s working on the dress, and methinks that’s almost done. We did run into another roadblock; our matron of honor and best man’s car has a transmission issue; they may not be able to get up from TN to MI in time. So we have to find others to stand in with us. She’s got hers, now I gotta find mine.
As such, we continue to move forward.

Can I stay home today?

With weather like this, can you blame me? But oh well, I got to enjoy it for the moment, for in two weeks, I get to fly back to My Old Digs in Michigan…and a whole new life. Which is probably why all these BLAHHHHHH posts for the last few days.