Crone and Geezer

Well, I have been getting behind in posting daily! This is due to my procrastinating ability.  I can say to myself, oh, I will do this in the afternoon or in the evening or tomorrow morning.  It then comes as a major surprise to me when 4, 5 or 6 days have gone by and nothing has been posted (or packed, or mailed or cleaned).

So, you might wonder what has the Crone been up to on these days. a  A very quick glance at the calendar would indicate that priority has been given to the Geezer’s health issues.

January 3 we saw Dr. Ministry who thought the leg problem could be a pinched nerve in the lower back.  Pain pills were prescribed.

January 4 we were at the Parma Kaiser location for an MRI on the Geezer’s lower back.  There was also a trip back into Strongsville Kaiser for a Rx – lab work done the day before showed a urinary tack infection.

January 5 I abandoned the Geezer and met my friend Shirley for lunch!  We just talked and talked and talked!  I got to hear about her holiday visits from family and she got to hear about Colorado.

January 6 (which was Saturday) the Geezer decided to have us go see the 1:05 p.m. movie, Night at the Museum.  We both enjoyed it.

January 7 I got to church and the rest of the day was spent either resting or discussing what we should be doing!

January 8 I called into Kaiser to leave a message for the Doctor saying we were awaiting the results from the MRI.  He should be calling back by Wednesday.  We also noticed that the Geezer is walking much better. Still using the walker 90% of the time but can walk some steps (like around the kitchen) on his own without looking shaky.  We think this could be the results of (a) the pain medication, (b) something getting better.  He is also sleeping much better. I got to go out in the afternoon to run some errands and get a haircut!  Then we settled in our chairs to watch Ohio State win the football game ….the first few minutes were thrilling.  Nothing more needs to be said.

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January 2, 2007

The phone began ringing at 8:01 a.m. I hobble around the bed to answer it and reach it before the Geezer wakes up.

“Good Morning” I say.

“It’s about time you answered the phone I have been calling every day for the past three months!  Where have you been?”

“Who is this?” I ask.

“It’s Dr. Sackman.  Where have you been?  I need to speak with Vernon.”

“Okay,” I say, “ Vern is now awake.  By the way Doctor, we have been in Colorado and we on left on November 10^th so you could not have been calling for the past three months!”  Then I handed the phone to Vern.

Bottom line:  Dr. Sackman is Vern’s Skin Doctor and an error was made in the results Vern got just before we left for Colorado.  He will need some skin cancer surgery on his jaw (near the ear).  So now a date has been made with a Dr. Lynch to do the surgery on January 17^th at 8 a.m.  Dr. Sackman actually asked Vern to give the phone back to his wife and he apologized for saying he had been calling every day for 3 months – he decided it was two months!

So day 2 of 2007 has already brought an interesting development!

Vern also has an appointment with Dr. Ministry tomorrow, Jan. 3 at 10:20 to discuss the problem with his legs.  Hopefully, the Doctor will be able to decide what the problem is!

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