Ty made it up around 8:30 along with a big bag of cookies from Uncle Tommy. He sure can bake. It’s 6:30 now and Lori is taking Ty to the Surgery Center for his 7am check in. He should be done I’d guess by 9 and hopefully home by 10 or 10:30. No snow up here as of right now.
I had three doctor appointments yesterday. First up was an MRI on my neck which is, in doctor terms, unremarkable, which is what you want to hear. I do have a slight bulge on C5 and C6. Dr. Braxton said I could get an injection, (ah, no!) and if that doesn’t help, he’d put in an artificial disc, another big no! I’m not in any pain so no need to do anything there. It’s just a normal, unremarkable 65 year old neck. Next up was Jerilu, my doctor, who said I have BBPV or Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, meaning the crystals in my inner ear have moved from where they’re supposed to hang out. So next up was Shayna, my miracle PT girl. She quickly identified where my crystals were and positioned me to help guide them back into the right ear canal. She makes you get dizzy while wearing googles as she looks for eye movement on a computer. I’m back today and again Monday. I didn’t get dizzy sleeping last night but had to sleep sitting up or on my left side. Tonight I can sleep normal she said.
We did have cigar night last night at James even though he’s out of town until today. Marty brought back some Cuban cigars from St. Thomas. His trip was horrible as the boat wasn’t fixed and they were caught in a bad storm. Melanie was really scared and it was enough for her. It’s a sailboat and is now up for sale! He wants us to both get an Axopar 37 which is a cool 37 foot motor boat we can trailer and put on lakes like Coeur d’Alene or in the ocean. Looks fun, check it out, wouldn’t that be fun. Just like a motorhome, the IRS treats these like second homes so they’re deductible and you can get 30 year mortgages and surprisingly they’re not as expensive as you’d think, about $100K. Just a dream but it would be fun, you never know! Gotta do something different in retirement!
That’s it, time to get moving, 22 days until Christmas, wow! Make it a great weekend, God Bless.
