We just got back from the clinic, and they are indeed keeping me on the tues-fri schedule for now. I got to see all of my old cronies and the nurses who take such good care of me there. My labs came back great-even my hemoglobin level has risen on its own to 11.1. The only surprise was that they sent me for a repeat chest X-ray. The last X-ray was 7-7-2008, when I was first diagnosed with this pneumonia. I am still on my pneumonia meds, of course. Hoping this chest X-ray shows great improvement from the one 2 weeks ago.
My sister Beth and her husband Henry did the honors of carting me to clinic today. They got to see firsthand my Duke blue recliner (very nice), the rigamaroll with getting my labs, and waiting to be examined by the practitioner. There weren't any real delays. We were out of there w/i an hour to catch the shuttle to the Duke South clinic to get my chest film. I had the same radiology technician today who did my film 2 weeks ago. I wanted to tell him to dial me up a better result than the last one. I don't want anyone deciding I need to have my chest opened or my lung sampled. Let's keep all of the interior parts exactly where they are.
Hot and humid today. Glad I did my walk this morning. Hope you all got your exercise in before it became brutally hot too.
2 comments:
So glad to hear your voice sounding so much happier and positive(it's that mountain air). (And the red blood cells.) I just bought an ipod so I can have all my obnoxious hip hop music to listen to while I exercise! Tonight I have a Pilates Reformer class but sure wish I'd done it in the morning, like you...
Can you pencil Sept 27th on your calendar to help me lead my girls health event? I will have breakout sessions for Q&A re. STD's/family planning and want all women docs to lead them...we're planning on 300! Assuming of course, you are in as exellent shape as you are today!
Boy does that sound fun. If I'm good, I'll do it for sure. yes the mtn air is good. Music is very good too-esp for exercising. You know studies have shown that people work out longer and more intensely with music. So iPod on Rap Dktr D.
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