Time for a Change

I've decided to shift my posts to a new blog. Hope this changes my luck since 2007 was a bad year and 2008 hasn't been a great year yet. So, here it is - the link to my new blog. All future posts will go to the new blog. Here's the link:

http://duaineslife.blogspot.com/

Hmmmm?

I saw the doc today about the "abnormal" nuclear stress test. He said that there was a blip on the test results that looked like some reduced blood flow where the heart attack was. He said it could be an aberration in the test which is less than perfect and there could be nothing wrong at all. But, he's concerned that the stents don't gather blockage. So, the next step is to undergo a "cardiac CTScan" after they get pre-approval from the insurance company. The test of last resort is the old catheter where they run the cath up into the arteries from the groin. I don't want that because it is invasive and will require some hospital time. We'll just see what the CTScan shows and go from there...... It's a bitch gettin' older.

Doctors! @#$%&#$

I took a follow up nuclear stress test on July 3rd and expected to get the results the next week. Well, I had to wait until this week because the doc was out; then he was backed up; etc. Got the call from the nurse finally and bang! She says the results were abnormal and the doc wants to see me. What the h#$@ does that mean? She says abnormal but stable. Did she mean for that to reassure me? Well, it didn't work. I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon and will hopefully walk away with some not so bad news.

Beauties & Baseball

Mandy & Megan (aka Swee Pea & Jelly Bean) at the Ranger game last night. We took the girls to the game and they were great little troopers! But they had to have the obligatory junk food - hot dogs, french fries, etc. They made it through the whole game and chatted like a couple of magpies on the way home..... I also learned that Papa is chopped liver as they both much prefer the company of Gran. But that's okay because I learned that Mom & Dad don't count much either when Gran is around.

Ho Hum.... Another Year Gone

I celebrated another one of those "zero birthdays" yesterday. It's depressing to get old! ..... But lots of fun because Shawn & Kelly hosted a little party for family and a couple of close friends. It's always fun to get our group together. Shawn grilled fajitas (chicken & beef) while Kelly made some great fixin's - especially the guacamole, yummmm!

Today, Gran & I took Jelly Bean for the long promised visit to the movie theater to see Wall-e. Jelly Bean did exceptionally well but Papa got bored with a definitely mediocre movie. But the Bean enjoyed it. We followed that with lunch at Jelly Bean's restaurant of choice - McDonald's - and a quick shopping trip to WalMart for a Wall-e / Eve (one of the characters in the movie) t-shirt. A fun way to spend a day off work. Who would ever have thought that I would be doing this stuff! Dang! Grandkids have a way of getting me to do things that I wouldn't do for anyone else. :o)

The bad news? It's back to work tomorrow.