Medical Fun

I am sitting in the middle of an exciting week.

First, my blood numbers were good on Monday. White Blood Cell count was up, almost double last week, and my platelet count jumped from 69 to 108. All in all, pretty good.

On Tuesday,  I went and had a far infrared sauna. There was some problem here. When I was at the colon hydrotherapy place that has the sauna last week, Helen the receptionist was away. I think she was upset and sick about the fact that I had missed an appointment earlier in the week. My visits are probably the highlight of her week.

In any event, when I made the booking for Tuesday, the fill-in entered my name as Joe. I almost was not allowed to come in because Joe had priority. Would you believe, I went back to my car and made up fake ID in the name of Joe and all was resolved?!

Earlier on Tuesday, I had to go to Morton Plant Hospital for pre-surgical testing. After visiting about three desks. a woman took me to weigh me and take my height.I learned that I was an inch taller than I thought. Pretty soon, I may be drafted by the NBA!

She then pointed me to a room and indicated that the patient should sit in the right chair. I am glad that I was not impatient at that time because if I was sitting in the left chair, I could not have seen the clerk who would have been hiding behind her computer screen.

When I saw the nurse, I think I passed the tests. I successfully identified a scalpel and a stethoscope and correctly guessed my blood pressure numbers within 10.

I am looking forward to Friday when I have my hernia surgery. It is supposed to be a day procedure, but I may start throwing up just to be able to stay over night. That way, I will get my own TV, have my morning newspaper delivered, have a great menu to order from and get a chance to practice creative writing on the white board. Did I mention that I like Morton Plant Hospital?

Finally, the first of my book rolled off the presses yesterday. I had to review it before it went into full print and e-book format. I think it looks good. There are still things to be done to get to full distribution. I expect everything to be set by the third or fourth week in July. Save the date, July 27. More details to follow.