Today I had a follow up appointment with my orthopaedic physician. I was very anxious about it as I was afraid of getting a bad report. I thought I would have a much longer length of recovery yet to complete than what was indicated. I also thought that I would wind up sitting in the waiting room for two hours past my scheduled appointment like I did last time. I really wasn't looking forward to this much at all!
My appointment was at 11:30 this morning. At 11:32, my name was called! Yeah! Victory in Jesus! Okay, maybe that's overdoing it...
I had x-rays taken and the doc says they look good! He then went on to say that I only need to wear my removable cast/boot when out and about, more as protection than anything else. I no longer have to sleep in this or wear it 24/7. That was nice to hear. I feel 20 lbs. lighter when I'm not wearing that thing. I can start walking on my foot in four weeks. I must begin physical therapy next week, three times a week for six weeks. I'm not sure how I am going to work that one out as all of the physical therapy places that accept Beaumont insurance are closer to Detroit. That is too far for my parents to take me...three times a week! I will be making calls tomorrow to see if there is something closer to the Ann Arbor area that will accept my insurance. I am going to call a physical therapist whom I know well whose office is only one mile up the road from my parents' house. I want to see what he suggests. This is where it pays to have connections!
That is the scoop from a health perspective. The rest of the day was enjoyable. The weather was warm and sunny and my mom and I went out to lunch after retreiving mail and clothes from my condo. We then headed to church to pick up a pile of paperwork that has been accumulating in my mailbox. I also returned the revised VBS children's packets to Brien that I have been working on for the past month.
Tomorrow I will be making calls, scanning paperwork into a database and then going out with a friend for her 30th birthday. That's all the news for today!
Now it's time for a little humor:
Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the
husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day.
The husband checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he decided
to send an email to his wife. However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address,
and without realizing his error, sent the email.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston , a widow had just returned home from her husband's
funeral. He was a minister who had passed away following a heart attack...
The widow decided to check her email expecting messages from relatives and friends.
After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted. The widow's son rushed into
the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:
Subject: I've Arrived
Date: October 16, 2005
I know you're surprised to hear from me.
They have computers here now and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones. I've just arrived and have been checked in.
I've seen that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow.
2 comments:
I like it!! I've heard that one before but not quite that ending - I loved it!
I live to entertain! :-)
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