FEELING GOOD ABOUT GETTING TODAY'S MEDICAL PROCEDURE OVER WITH

With our thermometer sitting at 43F this morning I dressed warm and dusted off my winter jacket.  Under sunny skies it was a very pleasant morning cruise for Pheebs and I.  

I FIGURE THEY HAVE ONLY ONE PART TIME GUY WORKING ON THIS TIM HORTON PROJECT

SUMAC FLOWER

Nice day for a scenic drive to Stratford where I checked into the hospital at 1:40 p.m. for my kidney stone double stent removal procedure at 3.  I like to be early.  After registering I was right away taken into the inner halls, changed into a couple blue hospital gowns and led to a secondary waiting room.  There were 20 chairs in there with 16 of them filled with people in...…. blue hospital gowns.  Luckily I again had my Kindle with me so focused all my attention on my reading.  There was much bantering and nervous jitters going around in the waiting room but I didn't get in on it.  Not my thing unless I'm in the mood for that kind of stuff.  It was 3:40 when my number was called and by that time I was the last one left sitting in the waiting room.  I had been quite content sitting there by myself but it was now my turn on the slab.  Not the first time for this procedure but the first time having two stents removed instead of one.  

A NICE FREE PLACE TO PARK HALF A BLOCK FROM THE HOSPITAL ON JOHN STREET....A SLIGHT UPHILL WALK TO THE HOSPITAL THOUGH

I LIKE THE OPEN SPACE ARCHITECTURE IN THE HOSPITAL'S EAST WING

Now I won't go into the details of this because you can find this procedure on the internet.  But must say I was a bit nervous when I saw Doctor Bukala standing at the other end of me with a pair of rusty old needle nose plyers.  That was after the young nurse had a hold my parts swashling them all up with a cold antiseptic liquid.  Well Okay so it wasn't quite a rusty needle nose pliers but the semi-embarrassing swashling was definitely real.  Anyway despite what you might think about this the procedure is relatively painless with just some uncomfortable feelings.  Took him maybe thirty seconds apiece to locate, grab onto and yank each stent out separately.  That was it but during the procedure Doctor Bukala and I were chatting back and forth.  He was very interested in knowing more about this new Sabre treatment I will begin in London next week.  I was able to fill him in on a few things and he said I will be the first to undergo this newer radiation procedure after being referred to the London cancer radiation department from his office.  I'm sure he will be closely following my medical charts now to see how I do.  It's something in the future he may be able to offer to other fellas in my spot coming to see him for advice regarding newer prostate cancer treatments.

WAITING ROOM FIRST DOOR ON THE RIGHT AND MY OPERATING ROOM WAS DOWN THE HALL, TURN RIGHT AND FIRST ROOM ON THE RIGHT

MY TWO BLUE HOSPITAL GOWNS ON THE LEFT WERE A BIT WET FROM MY SWASHLING AND ONE SECOND AFTER TAKING THIS PHOTO I BLEW THROUGH THAT EXIT DOOR ABOUT A HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR

Anyway, 10 minutes after I walked into the operating room I walked out again minus my stents.  Exited the hospital at 4:10 and walked to where I had parked the Jeep in the 'Old Grove' parking lot.  What an absolutely great hours drive it was on the paved back roads from Stratford back to Bayfield and it was my best hour of the day.  Just having those stents out put me back on top of the world.  No more short bouts of pain in my lower back.  And would you believe there is not one single traffic light between our house and the Stratford hospital 53 miles away.  Now how's about them apples anyway eh:)))))

I THINK THIS YOUNG FARM FELLOW KNEW I WAS HAVING MYSELF A GREAT DAY WHEN I FLEW BY WITH MY MUSIC BLASTING

GROANER'S CORNER:((  Signs Of Our Times::

- In the front yard of a funeral home,'Drive carefully, we'll wait.'

- On an electrician's truck,'Let us remove your shorts.'

- Outside a radiator repair shop,'Best place in town to take a leak.'

- In a nonsmoking area,'If we see you smoking, we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action.'

- On a maternity room door,'Push, Push, Push.'

- On a front door,'Everyone on the premises is a vegetarian except the dog.'

- At an optometrist's office,'If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place.'

- On a taxidermist's window,'We really know our stuff.'

- On a butcher's window,'Let me meat your needs.'

- On a fence,'Salesmen welcome. Dog food is expensive.'

- At a car dealership,'The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment.'

- Outside a muffler shop,'No appointment necessary. We'll hear you coming.

- 'In a dry cleaner's emporium,'Drop your pants here.'

- On a desk in a reception room,'We shoot every 3rd salesman, and the 2nd one just left.'

- In a veterinarian's waiting room,'Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!'

- In a Beauty Shop,'Dye now!'

- In a restaurant window,'Don't stand there and be hungry, come in and get fed up.'

- Inside a bowling alley,'Please be quiet. We need to hear a pin drop.'

- In a cafeteria,'Shoes are required to eat in the cafeteria. Socks can eat any place they want.'

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