well.....I DO have my car back

BUT....the electrical system keeps losing the lights on the dash
but i have been assured it has nothing to do with the repair
work....huh? The final bill for my car...$5800.
Good thing I drive a tank or it might have been much worse...
tomorrow I go see Paul, my physical therapist, ready to get this
party started, finally...I will post tomorrow to let you know how it
goes... XOXOXOXOX-AL

Worried that I am neglecting my readers...

Just haven't been feeling it this week. Mostly resting when I get home...wish i could sleep more but that is not in the cards for me...I'm hanging in and waiting for some changes, any time soon. Wish I had something positive to add but not yet......XOXOXOXOXO - AL

Beautiful Sunday Morning....

i didn't sleep any better than usual but my girlee has a job (trainee status, day 3) my Boy Scout is home from camp, my hot tub has been drained, cleaned and refilled and I have fresh bagels for breakfast.....I have to go with the flow. Last night I stopped at Mayne's farm for some fresh sweet corn....OMG, it was sooooo good!! They're in Adamstown, if you are up that way, it is worth a stop.
Everyone have a good weekend...XOXOXOXOX - AL

So, it's the weekend again

I am ready for some rest and relaxation...it's been a hard week. Not much bone growth
going on in the arm at Tuesday's check up, so I will be resting and taking it easy for the next 6 weeks so we can get something going.

On a lighter note, we saw Pat's nephew Joey, who came into town for a training seminar down by Ft. Meyer. Last time I saw him he was 14, the same age Sean is now.....and now he is a 1st Lieutenent in the Army, working on his Master's, married with a baby and another one on the way....time flies. We had some pizza and maybe a beer or two.....he is old enough now (I asked him for ID)......he just looks like a sweet baby faced boy.....

My boy scout is still up in the Pennsylvania woods with his peeps. Did he call his mother? Ease my fears or worries....NO!!! Not one text or call for the whole damn week, I don't care how old you are....you need to keep in touch with your Mother!!! Just wait until he gets home....

So, resting and trying to take it easy. Everyone have a good one...write soon. XOXOXOXO-AL

August 4th with Dr. Hottie and Friends...

Ok, here I am at the Doctor's office on August 4th. This is my regular post-op check up after surgery.....We had a guest Doctor come to hang out at the office today. That fine young MD-in-Training is Dr. Wilkerson, he is usually with Dr. Murthi, the other half of the Kernan Hospital World Renown Shoulder Team!! He is hanging with Dr. Stein while Dr. Murthi is taking some vacation time......Isn't my Doctor Hottie a nice guy....mentoring the young staff.....and always looking so darn jovial doing it.

Dr. Hottie is checking out the newest x-rays looking for bone growth and concentrating very hard on his assessment.....isn't he cute when he thinks?

You can see my x-ray on the screen but it is no different than the

one a few weeks ago, so I didn't do what I like to call "the traditional screen shot"...you'll have to wait until September when I go back again.

Nothing new to report this time. Filed an appeal with my insurance for the Bone Stimulator that he wants me to use and they are not satisfied that I have been without growth long enough.....so we will see if they come through in time to get some growth going before my next appointment.

My back and neck are tight and killing me....I got a refill on my muscle relaxer so I am hoping that I will feel a bit of relief tonight...I think I'm gonna have to head back to Dr. B to have him assess my neck/back.....I know the x-rays were negative but it hurts to get up and down and it is really killing me to use that little rental car....the seat is killing me. I called to complain to Enterprise Rent-a-Car. They were very responsive.....NOT.....didn't bother to call me back.

Perhaps this is enough whining for now....I love you all, pray for me to have patience and to persevere. XOXOXOXOXOXOX - AL

Seeing Dr. Hottie again tomorrow

It's been another week of sleepless crappy nights and pain in my neck, arm and back.....my shoulder is doing that stinging thing and I guess it does not bode well for my rotator cuff...I've been out of muscle relaxers for 4 days and miserable since...I am not sure that I am ready to talk to the Doc tomorrow...I think my 'bad news room' is all full up for this year already.

I do love the Doc though, he is the best. He ordered me a bone stimulator but the insurance company denied it....there hasn't been a long enough period of no bone growth....I guess 10 months doesn't cut it....I informed them that they were not the primary for the first two surgeries and they can pull those records to see that there has been no bone growth for all those long crappy months. My appeal has been filed with the Medical Review board....la-de-freakin'-da.......I am really tired, tired of the pain, tired of the stress, tired of the insurance, tired of the co-pays, and tired of it all. I believe that I am in need of prayer. I've been operating on the premise that this is God's plan and that there is some lesson I need to learn or some suffering that I need to endure to fulfill that plan but I am just a weak whiney human, not sure how much more I am supposed to endure......Now that was a colossal WAH, WAH, WAH!!!! XOXOXOXOXOX - AL