Last night I went to bed at 10pm, got up once during the night, finally waking/getting up at 5:45am, before my 6:30 alarm.
The street is wet so we got some rain overnight.
Teresa is going to El Hueco to buy more craft supplies so I
will be on my own for lunch.
I left the apt at 7:30 and took a Didi to Cedimed for
15,000 pesos. I retrieved my PSA results of 0.010 and took a taxi to El Tesoro
mall. I arrived in Dr. Castano’s office well before my 8:30 appointment. I was
getting a little peeved when lots of others that arrived after me went in
before me. Finally, about 9:15 I was invited into his office.
He did a sonogram of my kidneys (first time) and noted I
have a kidney stone in my right kidney. It’s small, only about 4mm in size and
isn’t anything we need to address. He then checked my left kidney and said I
have stones there also. He recommended I drink more water, like 2 liters a day,
and consume more fruits, especially oranges. He recommended a proctoscopy every
5 years so I’m overdue.
I was in his office for about 30 minutes, paid 320,000 pesos
($76.50) and my next appointment is Friday, November 21st at 1:40pm.
(I noted others, most likely going through the Colombian health insurance
system, paying something less than 10,000 pesos.) I ducked my head back in his
office and reminded him I’d like HDL, LDL, Total Cholesterol, etc. added to my
next blood test.
The secretary said goodbye and I left. The doctor forgot to
give me a few prescriptions: A new order for a proctology, a recommendation for
a proctologist, and an order for an injection. Maybe he’ll email them to me?
I went downstairs to Santa Leña in the mall proper and had a latte. A little later I had another latte with an almond croissant. I left just after noon and had a chicken sandwich with another latte in Valentina’s. I ate half the sandwich and got the rest to go.
Teresa sent me an audio message that gave me the idea she
wanted to join me in Valentina’s. After an exchange of messages I
understood she was too tired. I paid the check of 54,000 pesos and returned to
the apt by taxi (no wait) for 20,000 pesos.
When I entered the apt, I was surprised she wasn’t there
then I discovered we have no running water. ☹
I recharged my cellphone battery a bit then left at 3pm for Eduardo
Madrid bakery.
I had a latte while waiting for my muffins. At 5:15 I
finally gave up, figuring I’d return tomorrow afternoon. I went to pay for my
latte and the girl brought my muffins that were sitting on the counter. I tried
to let her know that I wasn’t pleased because I’d been waiting 2 hours for
them. “What we have here…is a failure to communicate!” I paid and returned to
the apt.
Water is back on.
Teresa smelled the fresh muffins and popped one in the
toaster for herself. 😊
It looked like she put cream cheese on it but she insisted it was something
else.
All I did is look at the router for a model number and now I
have no internet. ☹ Using
their on/off button didn’t help. Finally, I unplugged it and re plugged it (a
hard reset) and now I have internet again.
We heard some cheering so there must be a soccer match
tonight.
I watched some MSNBC then read from my Kindle before going
to bed.
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I'M A FRIDAY PERSON IN A MONDAY WORLD
Terry, has it been five years since your prostate problem?? Does not seem like it. I have prostate cancer. Got the results a week ago that it is the least aggressive type. I will be under surveillance for it. Meaning I'll have biopsies and PSA ran twice a year. Hopefully forever..or until death puts me under.
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