shots, doc, and walk

 It's been at least two weeks since I posted. I haven't walked. I've been settling my non-driving sisters to an array of doctor's appoints and working. I think I'm putting in three times more work since we went virtual for my classes.  One day, no lie, my step count at 5 pm was 586 steps. I get more than that roaming the house at night when I should be sleeping. I haven't even done my Friday walks with Pam. Last week it rained, I think. This week she was prepping for Passover.

Today I walked to the grocery store in my neighborhood. Probably for the last time. They are closing April first. The place is a dump. They moved in more than 20 years ago and haven't changed anything from the former occupant. Everything is old and worn out. I was hoping for a remodel, but corporate isn't putting money into it. A victim of Covid. With the university mostly virtual their sales have plummeted. A think much of the non-student shoppers are using food stamps. There's probably no profit there. The next closest small supermarket is another mile away. That's not convenient for quick walks to the store. I also picked up Sharon's RX from CVS.

It was a beautiful day. Everybody and their brother were out. The grills were out on the front sidewalks smoking away, everyone was playing a different salsa station, and there was a wedding at the Pentecostal church. 

I saw Violet, the cat lady, twice. She realized that she should have asked me to pick her up cancer sticks when I was on my way down. I was actually a bit surprised she didn't. Sorry, Violet, I'm not going back. 

Miles/Steps:  1.5miles
Weather:        high-60s,  sunny, blue skies, breezy
PPE Found:    half dozen masks
$ Found:        nickle

Pat and I also went last week and signed our living wills and medical power of attorneys/lving wills. I take Sharon tomorrow. Bonnie picked up her copies Monday when she collected Pat.

Let's see. What else is going on. Monday Pat and I both got our second shot. Bonnie took Pat at 3 and I went at 6:30. She was home in a jiffy. It took me well over a hour. Again, my only side effect was a sore arm.

I also went to for my pre-surgery appointment for my hysterectomy. Bonnie kept asking if I wanted her to come along. I said of course not. I was wrong. If their goal was to scare me, they succeeded. After the exam, the doctor had me sign a poop-load of forms. One, the scariest, is that if she can't do the robot surgery thru my belly button I give her permission to do it the old fashioned way. That will involve a hospital stay and a longer recuperation.

Then nurse came in and gave me a BOOK of instructions and information. And went over everything. Finally, I went to check out. There she gave me all the papers you see above and made at least a half dozen appointments. Even though I had the vaccine I still have to get a Covid test. (What happens if it comes back positive?). I need to have a release from the family doctor. An EKG, chest x-ray, and a gallon of blood tests. Then two or three follow up appointments.

I felt like I was hit by a bus when I left there.

I was prepared for a same day surgery, like the D&C. I found a ride to/from surgery. Plan to have something from the freezer for dinner. It's on a Friday I was planning on telling my students that I'd be unavailable until Sunday. And carry on as usual. Sitting in front of my computer teaching/working is no different than watching television. Right? My biggest problem would be laundry. I'm not allowed to lift/carry anything heavier than a gallon of milk. About 5 pounds.

But now -- because of my messed up plumbing -- the traditional surgery is a possibility, I now have to make arrangements as back up. For class. For Pat-Sitting. Plus what if something happens. Get my digital and financial life together, just in case. I'm stressing to the max.

Finally, I'm mad at Fit Bit. I don't check my phone app unless I actually need to know how far I went. Since the beginning it kept your data for two weeks whether you synced or not. One day I checked it on my phone and it se=aid zero. I tried manually syncing it. Nothing. I went to the web page and did all the suggestions. Nothing. I had work to do so I ignored it for another week.

One night I decided to tackle the Fit Bit issue again. I did all the suggestions and finally hit the "chat" button. It took awhile but finally it synced. I "hung up". I want to check my dismal numbers. It said zero for an entire month. I go back to chat. It turns out that now FitBit only keeps data for 24-hours. I lost a entire month of data and I'm pissed. Plus, now I have to sync my FitBit everyday. Yuck.