AN 09 SUNRISE AT THE RANCH LAST DECEMBER (no current pics so these are from the Ranch we stay at near Douglas Az.)
By 8 o'clock this morning my fingers were busy on our desktop telephone dialing the number of the Goderich Medical Center. Enough was enough!! Had been optimistic yesterday about feeling a bit better but by 10 last night the coughing fits had started again & I had another miserable night. Tuesday will mark the 11th day I have been dealing with this!!
DAILY SAND HILL CRANES
They fitted me into an early afternoon appointment with my Nurse Practitioner. I have actually had a Doctor for the past 3 years but have never met him. As I said before I haven't had any medical issues serious enough to see my real Doctor about. The way it is done here is a different way of doing things in the medical world. Everyone is assigned a Nurse Practitioner (NP) who is a fully qualified registered Nurse. It is the NP that you see when making an appointment. She determines if your case is serious enough to require an actual Doctor. I think it's a great idea because it saves our Doctors having to spend precious hours of their days dealing with things like sniffles, colds, bumps, scratches, sprained ankles, bee stings, prescription renewals & people overdosing on peanut butter sandwiches. I have a great NP lady & she did consult with the Doctor this afternoon on one of the prescriptions I was prescribed. I have now started on anti-biotics & am looking forward to a better night with a second codeine based prescription. We'll see what the next few days bring.
OUR SPOT AT THE ARIZONA RANCH FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS
Needless to say I do not have a lot to blog about tonight & the highlight of my whole day was Jeeping myself to & from Goderich this afternoon. What a greatly simple little vehicle this Jeep is & it is precisely that which I find attractive about it. A whole lot less stuff to go wrong with it. No computer this & that. The Jeep is a very easy vehicle to keep clean because there simply isn't any massive surfaces & the whole outside of the vehicle is easily reachable by hand. The engine compartment is as I remember them years ago. Lots of room & everything is readily accessible & easily worked on. You would be lucky to land a fly in today's SUV engine compartments. And, I am beginning to understand why Jeep Wranglers are referred to as toys. What a nice piece of luck to end up at this stage of the game with something that is not only sort of practical & useful, but a fun thing to play with every time I get behind the wheel. Almost like being a kid again. And y'know, at nearly 66 what's so gol darn bad about that!! There will be readers who will shake their heads & not understand...........but I do:))
GROANER'S CORNER:(( Did you know......
-A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.
-A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.
-A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
-A closed mouth gathers no foot.
-A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
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Hope the drugs kick in and you have a better nights sleep and start feeling better soon.
ReplyDeleteThose NP's are great! We have them down here in the states as well as PA's which are physician assistants. Hope the new meds will knock this out of you soon!
ReplyDeleteI hope the new medicine makes you feel better and you have a better night, Al.
ReplyDeleteWe aren't used to you being sick.
Get well soon.
Happy Trails, Penny, TX
Sometimes you just need an antibiotic, and you certainly needed something to get over this case of whatever it is. You will probably start to feel better quickly.
ReplyDeleteI want a Jeep!
You have obviously needed some anti-biotics since the onset...Slug 'em down..better living through science, again I say...AND...at least here in the USA, you have to be pro-active on your own healthcare!!! Hope this finally does the trick..I miss the crazy, goofy, sixties boomer...and curmodgeonly AL!!!
ReplyDeleteDang, I guess the chicken soup just wasn't enough, huh. We know the ..biotics will work so it's just a matter of time. Hang on! Love the jeep! K
ReplyDeleteGlad you got to the Doc & are on antibiotics...I was getting a tad concerned! As for your jeep...you go Al! Had one for a number of years and LOVED it! Simple to fix...sturdy.
ReplyDeleteand just plain fun to drive! You are one lucky guy! Enjoy!
(Renee on Saltspring)
When it's all said and done, you will wish you had gone to get antibiotics from day one. Hope the meds knock this dread out of you quick.
ReplyDeleteThe weather is getting closer to being out and enjoying, so get well quick.
Mike & Gerri
Hope you are soon feeling better 11 days feeling crummy is too long.
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with new toys at any age.
Sure hope those anti-biotics work and get rid of that problem once and for all.
ReplyDeleteStrange, out here in B.C., I've never even heard of that Nurse Practitioner idea. For any medical problems, I just go see my regular Dr. or, sometimes, just drop into one of the walk-in clinics where I also see a Dr. all the time.
The NP must be an Ontario thing, I guess. Might be not a bad idea if it helps to save medical costs for a lot of routine visits.
Good Boy Al.
ReplyDeleteThat Codeine will stop those painful coughs. Take all the antibiotics and drink lots of water and you will be well in five days or less.
I enjoy your blog too much to have you get sick and cut back on your humor.
Take care of yourself
Tom
About time you got something to knock that miserableness out! :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to here you got a prescription strength remedy for your problems, You are right Al, men need toys too,and I like the ones you don't have to share with your grandkid's. Be safe out there. Sam & Donna.
ReplyDeleteAl, just be mindful of the possibility of pneumonia. Have they done a chest x-ray? I think sometimes you can develop pneumonia from these respiratory ailments and it is nothing to mess around with. Hope the anti-biotics kick in quickly.
ReplyDeleteWhen you're feeling better, please tell me more about the picture of the Sand Hill Cranes. Where/when, etc.
Amen to all of the above - and thanks for showing us pix of the ranch again! That's a good place for you guys. Hope you make there again this year -- we;ll be looking for you.
ReplyDeleteBack when you were really sick, I did a tribute to all the Jeeps in Telluride Colorado. Check it out! http://retiredrod.blogspot.com/2010/08/telluride.html
ReplyDeleteAnd lets hope the pills get your wits back about you, and you finally get over the stuff. We need you railing on something soon. Can't have all these yes mam posts, they are not the Al we know.
Hope this treatment works. This thing has really been hangin on. Love your little jeep.
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