VA Hospital Day

Morning came with the sound of my phone alarm going off. Wow it has been a long time since I have used that device. I had to be at the VA at 8:00 am for my labs and then I had a doctors appointment at 10:00. I made coffee and found out later that was not a good idea. I drank a couple of cups and did my post on the journal. Then I had to hurry and get ready for my appointment.

It was 6:30 by the time I left and when I hit the Interstate I realized I should have left 30 minutes earlier. The traffic was getting heavy and starting to back up some when I got south of the lake. By the time I got south of Lewisville it was getting real congested. I was wondering if I would make it to the doctor in time. I wish I had left at 6:00 now and that coffee…I know I should have never drank it cause I have to potty and I am on my way downtown in unbelievable traffic. You just don’t pull off  the side of the road in downtown Dallas and potty.

Well I made it to the VA without stopping and got parked and walked all the way to the information desk…found out what labs I needed and then made it to the restroom in plenty of time. You know the older you get the less time you have to get to the bathroom before accidents happen….You do go full circle.

I gave them the blood they needed and then headed over to clinic #2 to sign in. My appointment was at 10:00 so I had a long wait. I decided to go back out to the truck and work on my GPS monitor. I put in some places in favorites and deleted some old ones that we no longer needed. This killed some time and then I went back to the clinic to wait. Soon my name was called and I went in for an evaluation…you know blood pressure and questions like did you ever suffer any sexual trauma while you were in the service….no but I have had some bouts of it in my married life….Where did they come up with that question and what happened to our troops that would prompt such a questions.

Back out to the waiting room after that and then I had to wait for just a short time to see the doctor. All the results from my test were good and I passed with flying colors. I will live until next January where I will have to return to have more test. At one time my PSA level was up but now it is down so the doctor says I should have it tested every 6 months. I would urge all my friends out there to be sure you get tested. That is a big weight off of my shoulders knowing that I am OK for now. This is one of the reasons that we have postponed our travel plans. We are now looking forward to making our plans for the future.

After the visit to the clinic I went to have my oil changed…no the trucks oil…I know what you were thinking. I had a nail in my outside rear dually and I had them fix that and inspect all the other tires. This is something I always do every chance I get…check those tires for nails. This is the leading cause of tire failure. Many blowouts could be avoided if the tires could have been inspected.

We finished the night off with everyone coming over to our house for pasta and salad. Oh what a good meal and everyone pitched in to make it a special night. We had a campfire…and I did not get any pictures this time so maybe you can catch some of the action on Rollie and Gina’s journal http://ginathurston.blogspot.com/.

We had a wonderful day and being with our friends made it that much better here…

Somewhere in Time