More Medical Appointments...or, Tuesday in Retirement

My DH had his colonoscopy yesterday, so hallelujah that is over for him.

He has had chronic anemia for a couple of years and I have gone from worried it was serious,  to thinking it was age related.   Then about a month ago,  I discovered that DH was taking Aleve daily.

So, guess who was correct?  Me.  DH was properly schooled by our gastroenterologist.  He has to stop taking Aleve every day.

Thank you Jesus.

Now, today I get to have a mammogram...good times.

More Tests, Days 28 and 29

Hematology specialist kept us waiting 1.5 hours after a 4 hour drive.  He did not even acknowledged it.  And DH basically pointed it out.  This was even after asking DH to arrive 30 min early for appointment.  Sheesh.

Dr was otherwise ok I guess.  Said there are 3 ways to be anemic,  1)  not enough iron, 2) blood factory otherwise not producing red blood cells or 3)  blood is going somewhere (as in bleeding ulcer or a tumor).  Sometimes the lab numbers make inferences...he sees none now.  Did indicate DH is not severely anemic.  Ordered blood test and more tests after that, depending on what he analyzes from yesterday's results.

I was irritated at DH because his GP suggested upper gi and colonoscopy.  not this.  DH opted to go to blood specialist first.   Did DH not think this would be important to tell me?  Then again, maybe he did and I forgot.

We do really need to find a GP down here in retirement state.   The drive yesterday in one day was the pits.  Plus we brought pup so she would not tear house up.

Day 28, I am grateful for our health care system in the US.  It is not the best maybe, but pretty good.  Day 29, I am happy for a day with little to do.

Hope you are finding a little time for yourselves.

Thank you so much for reading and commenting,  especially those of you who offered prayers and encouragement.

Being Scared, Days 26 & 27

We slept in late Monday after a windy cold 4 hour golf game on Sunday, followed by an evening Dexter binge session on NF.  Monday we just puttered around the house and checked in with family that had to drive back to blizzard Sunday in the city.  Temps in the 20's and about 6 inches of snow.  Stayed in the 30's here yesterday.

Today when I got up 27 but sunny.  I slept really good thanks to my 90 min power yoga last night, but as soon as I woke up my mind started...

Tomorrow we have to drive to the city.  DH has an appointment with an oncologist.  He told his mother the doctor was a hematologist.  Well, he is...but his specialty is oncology.

It is weird to have a worry like this and no work to escape to, distract me.  I do well to focus on a goal (getting through an 8-10 hour workday).  But just sitting here with it...well that is new to me.  Ironic that tomorrow we drive 4 hours to oncologist appt and it marks the exact 60th day of our retirement.  The 2 months have been amazing.  We have finished some projects, tweaked our house and set it up to serve our day to day life, continued to organize and purge, get ready for winter, enjoyed settling in to a daily routine, done some nice hikes and walks.  But we have relaxed a lot and we like it.  Perfect time to retire...fall.  Get our house situated, streamline and get ready to enjoy a long, slow, calm and quiet winter.  Now this.

DH is not letting on at all that he is worried.  He is actually like a little boy when he is hurting or sick usually, but he is very quiet on this.  He says he is not worried since it has been going on several years (red blood cell anemia).  That does not worry me by itself, but he is also having some kidney function tests that are abnormal (hyponatremia and creatinine) and that combined with the anemia scares me.

More later.  Please send positive energy if you don't pray, prayers if you do.  I am grateful for other's prayers and I am grateful for our 60 days.