WAS SCARED FOR A MOMENT

 I was happily passing my morning as per my usual routine, coffee, emails, facebook, news feeds....when my phone rang.  It was my colonoscopy doctor's MO calling to say the doctor wanted me to come in to talk to him.  What????  I was told he would call to confirm that there was no cancer in the polyp(s) he removed.  Why do I have to go in?

Of course I immediately panic. Just tell me over the phone for heaven's sake.  There can only be one reason I have to go in.  The results of the biopsies must not be good.  It's so damned scary.  And the last time four years ago it was def cancer, even though no one told me at the time.

  The dr. I had went on holiday immediately following my operation and I didn't hear from him until long after my stint in the hospital with an infected abscess from the operation.  Even then he downplayed it so much I didn't catch on until a year later when he called to say because of the cancer I needed another colonoscopy and an ultra sound to see if it had spread in spite of the operation.  Jeez!  And no, there was no sign of cancer at all.

Now I find out apparently there was.  I should have caught on, they took so much out of me.  And this morning my mind went to all sorts of dark places and my stomach got sick and well you know...all those scary places.

My appointment was for 1:30.  I heard Monte come upstairs and I told him and do you know what he did? He offered to go with me...or at least drive me there and wait.  I instantly felt better!  And that is what he did.

This doctor is amazing.  He came here about five years ago I think, from Fort St. John.  I went in,  trepidatiously I must say.  And he didn't keep me waiting.  He had the video of my scope on the computer screen and went through it inch by inch, explaining it all as he went.  Six pre cancerous polyps, many diverticulitis divots, and no sign of cancer at all anywhere.  I will need to get colonoscopies every year until it's all cleared up.

 The relief was palpable I tell ya.  I have been going around with an unwipe offable grin on my face.  Good thing I am still wearing a mask!  Well enough of my medical freakout.  I am just happy.

Yesterday morning I got a wonderful message from my niece Jeni from Calgary, my bro's daughter.  She was here visiting her friend Heather and her friend had to work so she was at a loose end, with four kids!  I met with her down at the quay for a couple of awesome visity kidlet hours!  What a fantastic time we had!  I think Jeni and I could talk for infinite hours!  And her kids (10 and 13) and Heather's awesome little two, twin ten year olds, were just fantastic.  They tore around and played and bugged Jeni for water, money, their own money she was holding, etc...and she was unequivocally firmly saying no, it was so delightfully funny and refreshing.  I miss kids.  Really miss them.

Then again last night Monte was in quite some distress, dizzy and light headed.  So at 9:30 pm we were off to the hospital again.  Jeez!  Four hours later, I listened to serius radio again, he was released.  It has been determined that he can't take metformin.  So home around one thirty.  So once the unknown and the fear are taken out of it he can now wait til Thursday to see his own doc.  At least it wasn't 35 degrees out this time!

Levi is coming up!!!  Levi is Austin's brother.  I have mentioned Austin a number of times.  Levi is an artist and a fave person of Monte's.  I am really looking forward to his visit.  It is going to be brutally hot again while he is here so I do believe I shall put him downstairs.  Peter will gladly share his room, seeing as how he isn't here presently and it is so nicely cold down there.  The boys will probably go swimming.

A couple of weeks ago I bought an apple peeler thingy.  I hate peeling apples.  HATE it! (hear that mom?  Hate hate hate.  Dislike just doesn't cut it). I am going to make an apple pie.  I used to make them all the time but then Bill and I got fat.

  Getting fat puts a full stop to quite a few things...apple pie being just one of them.  April told me that Myles's dad made the best apple pie she ever had.  Huh!!!!!  What???? I am compelled to make an equally good apple pie!  I heard of other things that that fabulous cook makes too...like apple sauce, chilli (I think), curried stuff....but I am going to start with the apple pie for now!  So with that in mind I bought a mixture of apples, ambrosia and Granny Smith, found the perfect recipe and I shall set to it for when Levis is here.  We will see who makes the best apple pie!!!!  (I have a feeling I am going to have to make quite a few to get equal to Gary!)

Well it's off to the lab tomorrow.  I am pretty sure my A1C, blood sugar average is going to be ridonkulously high.  Doesn't seem to matter what I do or don't eat, weight lost, the numbers just stay high.  So annoying.  I am tired of maintaining this stupid body.  I just want to get up in the morning, do my walking, eat right and all be well.

Okay enough for today.  I shall take a look at the next two challenges.  Take care peeps and don't be afraid to get vaxxed if you aren't yet.  It shall give you peace of mind.  Covid is infinitely worse than any side effect or future effect.  TTYL

Challenges:

49.  Buy (she must be rich) a weighted blanket.  Clearly she is not aware of the heat wave that is happening right now.

50.  Buy (again with the buying) a potted plant from a local nursery.  My suggestion is to get a prayer plant.  They are so amazing!  Cookie has an amazing one!  Or a spider plant.  They are hard to kill.

"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like and do what you would rather not." Mark Twain