Disappointment!!

On the Tuesday before my "procedure" I called the hospital to ask a question and they told me that the procedure had been cancelled.....huh????....when were they planning to tell me this??? Called the doctor doing the procedure and he said he had tried twice to call me but I didn't return the calls...of course I didn't...I didn't have any calls from him showing on my phone!! Boy was I mad!!! Evidently he didn't see the fracture so I wasn't a candidate for that procedure...Went back to the doctor who saw the fracture in the first place and he insisted he saw it and wanted me to do another MRI...well....I had had one prior to this mess and Medicare won't pay for more than one a year....So now I am getting a back brace and stronger pain meds! Today is the day I get the brace..Sure hope it does the trick!

Aside from that, life has been decent! Jocelyn has a friend from Germany visiting her and that is really fun....a delightful young woman! Very fluent in English too...Another friend is coming for Thanksgiving - such fun!

The river is still full of fish...more than ever before I think...the river is almost red! Every once in a while we see men from the county trying to count them. Once I saw a boat with two guys in it counting fish..

The leaves are finally turning - and falling....the park has so many trees that shed...and they are so pretty when they are full...I almost hate to see them drop.....

Gotta go now....hope all are well!

Finally!!

I'm finally going to get some help with this more than pesky back pain. Next Tuesday at 2PM I am getting a "Vertebral Augmentation".....Which is, essentially, an injection of bone cement into the fractured bone which will stabilize the bone and thus not ache!! Hooray!!! I evidently have Osteoporosis - exacerbated by the many falls I have taken this year. I didn't even know that!! I figured when I fell down and didn't break anything I didn't need to be concerned.. well..evidently I did break something...my back! Fortunately I will be put out during the procedure....therefore I don't dread it as much as I would otherwise. I'll also come home the same day...which will make me happy...

I have been going to physical therapy because my legs are getting weak...I have been pretty good about doing my exercises at home this time...I would think that walking Fritz three times a day would strengthen the legs...but evidently not...

Not much other news this time....Surely do enjoy visits with my great grand babies.....they are both so sweet!

Take care!

Fish

The fish are back!!! It must be October! There are a lot more of them this year...but perhaps I just am able to see them better...who knows?!

Another wonderful thing about the river is that I have seen several blue Herons lately. When they take flight it is so regal...their wing span is enormous and a beautiful blue stripe at the end of their feathers.....

Needless to say, I love that river walk! And I love living in this building! I have made so many good friends here - unlike the last place . One lady moved into another apartment on the second floor...and to celebrate that, had a few of us in for cocktails last week....she has two dogs...Bert - an old doxie - and Lulu - a wonderful Beagle. So, of course Fritz was invited too...It was super nice...then...another good friend ( who was there ) invited us all up to her place for spaghetti dinner..This is where Bogart lives....an absolutely beautiful Peke....Debbie also has a husband who is in stage 4 cancer and her sister Mary also has an apartment in the building. Debbie and Ron, as well as Bogart, live in one of the larger apartments in the building...it is really nice! They actually have room to put in an extra freezer....Debbie is the youngest one in the building - 59 -but is able to be here because of Ron...She has a huge heart! She has a great - if not boisterous - personality...and will do anything for me and for Fritz....Needless to say we love her!

I took Fritz to the vet last week....I had found one flea on him several weeks back and immediately put on the flea stuff - and didn't see any more. Well...he started chewing and scratching and was beginning to look like a junk yard dog with all the hair he chewed off...not to mention the activity was driving me nuts! Vet put him on some anti-itch pills and some more flea stuff...and I could see improvement the next day! He's doing really well again, thank goodness....

Started Physical Therapy.....ugh! I don't like going there...evidently my legs are extremely weak and my leg and back muscles are hard as rocks.....I still hurt tho' and probably will until the PT is over....I assume the stress fracture will heal itself so I am not going to worry about that.

After the appointment yesterday, I decided to go to Sam's Club to pick up a prescription I had there. I took a cart - BIG mistake - and decided to wander around.....Mercy me! I came out of there with a lot more than the darned pills! I can use everything I bought - but really - do I need all that stuff?????

Had a nice time with son Steve on Tuesday...He came down and took me out to dinner...went to the Muckleshoot Casino buffet and then, of course had to play a bit...It was fun! Tomorrow morning I'll be having breakfast with a couple of the girls.....Really looking forward to that!...

Well...it is getting late and I haven't had breakfast yet.....Take care, everyone!