My husband sees various doctors at different times: There's the urologist who came with the territory when he had his cancer adventure; a cardiologist, because he had a four-way bypass in 2006; and the regular doctor that we see every year to find out if we can remember three words for ten minutes after drawing a picture of a clock. Actually, we never see an actual doctor there, because we deal with a very nice nurse practitioner.
However, two weeks ago Cliff had a problem with a UTI, and he's still dealing with the problems related to that. We have had two very early morning visits to an emergency room ($$$) and one visit to our regular provider. Oh, and a visit to the urologist office, although we only saw one of his nurses. We have an appointment with him November 5, so we hopefully can get this whole mess done with.
Meanwhile, we each have a cataract to be fixed. We had an appointment three weeks ago to go to our first visit with the ophthalmologist. Unfortunately, we both had covid on that date, so I called and got another appointment. Wednesday we went, and today we are going back to be prepared for our coming procedures. We are doing it on the same day, and Cliff's sister will take us and bring us home.
So, if you've wondered why I'm taking so long between blog entries, now you know.
At least the ophthalmologist is near Costco, so I went in and bought one of their five-dollar rotisserie chickens to have for our noontime meal, and dinner was served. The chicken was still warm, I cooked a big sweet potato from the garden in the microwave, heated up some broccoli, and dinner was ready about thirty minutes after we got home. Yesterday I made a chicken Rice-a-roni casserole with the rest of the bird, and there's enough for two more meals. I might put two servings of it in the freezer until next week so we don't get tired of it.
Speaking of chickens, I saw this in the news yesterday: Thousands of chickens to be culled after Minnesota poultry company faces financial problems, What a shame all those chickens will die for nothing.
Peace!
Yes, I feel your experiences here, to a certain degree. We have been dealing with a few health issues. Gary's got a pre-cancerous deal going on, I'd had my own issues, and of course we deal with Ellen's type one diabetes issues with insurance allowing or not allowing this or that. And insulin supply shortages. Some things surely aren't fun. Sending up prayers that all goes well and that you both can get cleared up and into a time of peace for a while.
ReplyDeleteIt only gets worse the older you are.
DeleteWhat a shame I don't live a bit closer. It would be nice to get a freezer full of free chickens.
ReplyDeleteI thought to myself that Campbell soup company should come and get those chickens to put in their chicken soup. Maybe there would actually be enough meat in it to see with the naked eye.
DeleteI'm sorry that both of you have eye surgery scheduled, but it's very convenient to do it at the same time.
ReplyDeleteOh, I can't wait for the cataract surgery. Reading will be a lot easier, and Cliff will be able to read street signs.
DeleteJust make sure the eye doc does the correct eye on each of you! Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI found out awhile ago that he is doing both of our eyes, but that will be in December.
DeleteHi Donna, it's Lisa in case my comment publishes me as anonymous. Sorry you both are having health problems. Been having a few myself lately . Hang in there, Take Care , Lisa
ReplyDeleteThe older one gets, the more problems one has
DeleteI've had two cataract surgeries (luckily, we only have 2 eyes!) and although I do NOT like anyone fiddling around with my eyes, the long-term benefits of being able to see clearly made up for it. Best wishes for successful surgeries!
ReplyDeleteAmazing times we live in! We can have our cloudy eyes repaired in a short surgery. I am also getting ready to see the ophthalmologist. I have some fear about it going back the removal of a small blood tumor about 12 years ago. Let us know how it goes. I’m sorry about Cliff’s UTI. That’s downright uncomfortable. Blessings to you both. Love Penny
ReplyDeleteHi, I am waiting for my first cataract event, and am a little nervous. I wanted to comment on uti tho. My husband has had some terrible ones, stopped us going places, and involved many doses of antibiotics. However, he got prescribed a product called something like Flow here (Canada) it means when you go, you go well, and your bladder is emptied. So far it seems to be an improvement. I should add his brother had told him about the product some time ago, the doctor had offered it to him before and he didn’t try it. I was a bit stunned when I heard that and I thought back to all the drama and discomfort of the uti’s he had had.
ReplyDeleteI was nervous about the cataract thing because my mom ended up with a blind eye after hers. Now I just try not to think about it.
DeleteLove your posts
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