I got my bandages off yesterday. The doctor declared that the results were “excellent” and I’m inclined to agree. Everything is healing well. The reduced breast looks good. The expander on the other side will be filled once a week for several weeks starting in a fortnight, then an implant will be put in. I’m still feeling pretty post-op. I tire easily and I’m experiencing some pain, especially at night. But every day I feel better than the last (except when I overdo it the day before as I am wont to do).
I found my wallet, by the way, but not the camera. In the meantime, I’ve been learning how to download photos from my phone to my computer. Having my wallet back is huge. It means that I can drive and shop for food and generally rejoin the human race. So this morning I drove and shopped for food and now I’m really tired and feeling like the human race can go to hell. Oh well. I suppose I’ll never learn to dial it back properly.
Yesterday was Howard’s birthday. After the appointment with the doctor we went out to lunch at Vita Café on Alberta Street, which turned out to be a good choice. It had a great vegan menu for me but also worked for Howard, who is a meat eater. After that, we drove down Alberta Street and passed the home of tall bicycles, the Clown House. Caffeine Jones, proprietess of the Clown House, showed us various tall bicycles and even persuaded Howard to try one. She reassured him that they aren’t nearly as dangerous as they look. I was too post-op to even consider a test ride, but I was intrigued and will return when I’m feeling stronger. Caffeine Jones was very friendly and helpful. She was doing some pretty impressive baby wrangling as she showed us all the amazing vehicles around the yard. She had a couple of older kids in the house as well. The baby was probably two, or younger, and was very seriously helping his mom show the bikes and how they worked.
I started a new blog at blogger.com yesterday to address my ebike obsession. However, when I tried to write a new profile, it changed the profile on this blog as well. Chira is helping me put up a website that will be capable of hosting a blog so I’ll transfer it to that site when he has it ready. In the meantime, the address is: http://www.ebikerevolution.blogspot.com/ . I'll post some more tall bike photos there later today.
The Ancient Beast is faltering again. David, Andrine, and Howard are all urging that I help her to “feel better” and have her put down. She’s had another fecal explosion and is now not allowed in the house. It’s up to me to bathe her and I’m trying to summon the energy to do so. No one else should have to face this particular chore, it’ so gross. She is my dog after all. And it may be time to put her out of our misery. Last time I took her to the vet to discuss euthenasia, they proposed doing $586 worth of medical tests on her. Instead, I spent $80 and got her some antibiotics which seemed to work fine until this episode (about three weeks after the last vet visit). She’s a 16 year old dog with a 14 year life span. She’s two years past warranty. I don’t think pouring money into medical interventions makes a lot of sense at this point. It was hard enough to pour money into medical interventions for me, and I don’t believe my warranty is up.
I found my wallet, by the way, but not the camera. In the meantime, I’ve been learning how to download photos from my phone to my computer. Having my wallet back is huge. It means that I can drive and shop for food and generally rejoin the human race. So this morning I drove and shopped for food and now I’m really tired and feeling like the human race can go to hell. Oh well. I suppose I’ll never learn to dial it back properly.
Yesterday was Howard’s birthday. After the appointment with the doctor we went out to lunch at Vita Café on Alberta Street, which turned out to be a good choice. It had a great vegan menu for me but also worked for Howard, who is a meat eater. After that, we drove down Alberta Street and passed the home of tall bicycles, the Clown House. Caffeine Jones, proprietess of the Clown House, showed us various tall bicycles and even persuaded Howard to try one. She reassured him that they aren’t nearly as dangerous as they look. I was too post-op to even consider a test ride, but I was intrigued and will return when I’m feeling stronger. Caffeine Jones was very friendly and helpful. She was doing some pretty impressive baby wrangling as she showed us all the amazing vehicles around the yard. She had a couple of older kids in the house as well. The baby was probably two, or younger, and was very seriously helping his mom show the bikes and how they worked.
I started a new blog at blogger.com yesterday to address my ebike obsession. However, when I tried to write a new profile, it changed the profile on this blog as well. Chira is helping me put up a website that will be capable of hosting a blog so I’ll transfer it to that site when he has it ready. In the meantime, the address is: http://www.ebikerevolution.blogspot.com/ . I'll post some more tall bike photos there later today.
The Ancient Beast is faltering again. David, Andrine, and Howard are all urging that I help her to “feel better” and have her put down. She’s had another fecal explosion and is now not allowed in the house. It’s up to me to bathe her and I’m trying to summon the energy to do so. No one else should have to face this particular chore, it’ so gross. She is my dog after all. And it may be time to put her out of our misery. Last time I took her to the vet to discuss euthenasia, they proposed doing $586 worth of medical tests on her. Instead, I spent $80 and got her some antibiotics which seemed to work fine until this episode (about three weeks after the last vet visit). She’s a 16 year old dog with a 14 year life span. She’s two years past warranty. I don’t think pouring money into medical interventions makes a lot of sense at this point. It was hard enough to pour money into medical interventions for me, and I don’t believe my warranty is up.
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