Charm's road .
Charm's DeckThese are a couple of photos that Charm took
Well, Here it is New Year's Day. Surely there will be football on TV all day. Am missing the Rose Bowl Parade by writing on the blog instead. About midnight it started to lightly snow - tiny little flakes but by afternoon was coming down harder. Perhaps more than an inch has fallen and so far there is no wind. Yesterday the radio was saying that we were on a storm watch, so we will see what that amounts to. And it's supposed to snow for the next week!
Did I say that Joe and I hadn't been out celebrating New Year's Eve in at least 40 years? Last night we went to dinner with Charm, Bob and Gina, and Megan and Dave at the Stockmans. Jim sprained his ankle snowmaching (something about riding off into a ravine??) and he stayed home. We missed you Jim. Our reservation was at 7:30. But the torchlight parade must have gotten over with sooner than they thought it would and they all stopped by here about 6:30. I was on the verge of changing but wasn't dressed yet. Charm changed out of her ski suit and I got myself dressed. Joe had been ready for a while - he was smarter than me. We drove downtown, had great company and a fine meal. Was disappointed that the prime rib was already all gone. But Joe and I had the fillets and they were very good. I just can't do justice to a good meal any more but enjoy the heck out of it anyway. And the boys love the leftovers. We said lots of "Happy New Years" and got home about 9:30. It was enjoyable and fun.
Be sure to check Gina's blog for her great pictures of the torchlight parade and a couple of all of us at dinner. The link to her blog is up there on my sidebar - on the top right.
I said I would tell you what's next with the health issues. Today I take the last dose of coumadin before the small surgery to take out the port next Tuesday. Tomorrow morning I have to go to the clinic to learn how to give myself Lovenox shots in the stomach. I will do that twice a day for a week. Somehow it helps to keep the blood from clotting while not using coumadin, but also reduces the chances of bleeding in the surgery. The drug flyer says: "This medicine is used to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis (blood clots); complications of unstable angina; and certain cyocardial infarctions (heart attacks) in patients taking aspirin). There should be no bothersome side effects. etc." Will also keep going to the clinic for the picc line flushes, or do that myself when they are closed. (Today I'll do it myself.)
Then next Monday Bonnie is going with me to Jackson. I have an appointment with Dr. Menolascino in the afternoon. We will probably be able to do some touristy things up there, go to a few galleries, eat in restaurants, maybe shop. We will stay overnight at the Hospital's motel, The Hitching Post.
Tuesday morning I have to be at oncology at 8 a.m. They'll get me ready for the surgery to remove the port. It is supposed to be quite minor. It will be in the operating room with anesthetic. At first they were saying it would just be in a room with no anesthetic, but they changed their minds. They probably didn't want to listen to my commentary while they are working. I have a little bit of nerves about it, considering how putting it in went. But I'll be very glad to get rid of it. After the surgery I'll get my chemo treatment and we'll come home - and pray I don't end up having to stay in the hospital. Seems like they slap me in the hospital every time for one reason or another. I will very much appreciate Bonnie being with me during this time. BTW I've had none of that awful pain this time since they didn't use the port.
Neat story from Sandra:(hope the link works - I had trouble copying/pasting it).
http://www.trib.com/articles/2009/01/01/news/wyoming/7a7b6eb3950119a887257530007a1507.txt
