An early start to our day - up at 5:10 and off to Magruder Hospital by 6 for my lithotripsy procedure (pulverizing, blasting, crushing) my 2 kidney stones (thought I only had 1, but x-ray showed 2). When all is said and done, those little suckers end up like fine sand.
The staff were all wonderful....nurses (Sisl, Margie, Kahle, Kelly), x-ray tech, Sherry and Dr. Yontz (anesthesiologist), Dr. Buck (urologist) and Derek, who actually does the zapping with the machine. Derek was doing 2 procedures in Port Clinton today and 2 more in Bowling Green (45 miles apart). He told me the other patient today was a Patricia....what are the odds?
The procedure took 35 minutes and we were at the hospital a total of 4 hours. My caregiver is once again doing what he does best....making sure I drink plenty of water and walk every hour (at least 5 minutes or more) to prevent blood clots.
We had delicious chicken salad from Costco for lunch. Mark went to WalMart for a Rx and a few groceries and I took a nap. It is another gorgeous day and feels so good to be outdoors.
I was told to "take it easy today" with no cooking, cleaning, anything strenuous, no driving, etc. and I always abide by the rules 😃. Mark went to Frisch's for some delicious tenderloins for our supper!
One more walk in the evening and visited with Chris - her friends went home this morning and her Michael is coming up tomorrow.
Nighty night!
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