An old joke: "It must have something to do with religion--every time he gets on it he says, 'Oh, My God!'"

It
being Monday the first thing I did when getting up was hop on the
scale. Obviously I didn't do as good a job as eating at the Tropics
buffet as I thought I did as because I only gained 5 of the 8 pounds back!! WHEW!

I
knew today would be a busy one as I had to get a lung X-ray, a cat
scan, get the stitches taken out of my gum where the tooth was
extracted last week and in between I meeting Allen at Cheddar's a
restaurant near where he lives and that I like.

Both
medical procedures took place at the same Diagnostic center but whereas
I could walk in any time to get the X-ray taken I had to make an
appointment for the cat scan and the earliest I could get for the
latter was at 4:14 PM. I decided to stop there to get the X-ray on the
way to the dentist's office and see, if possibly, there may have been a
cancellation and I could get the scan done. Luck was on my side and the
receptionist talked to the technician and she said by the time I was
finished with the X-ray she would be ready for me. Sounded great but it
didn't turn out that way. When I was through with the X-ray I went tothe
front desk and they said they were just waiting for my primary doctor's
office to fax over the blood work papers. Time was passing by and I
told them I would have to leave to get to the dentist and that I would,
if I could, stop back at 4 PM.

I got to the dentist on time and was in and out within 5 minutes with the stitches gone and everything in great shape.

Allen
and I met in front of Cheddars and had lunch. He had the salmon and I
had the chicken and shrimp. We split a cookie monster: fresh baked
cookie topped with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, a cherry and hot
fudge.

Timing was great and I was even able to stop and get gas for the car on the
way to the Diagnostic Center. When I got there the receptionist said
she had left a message on my answering machine. It seems my primary
doctor didn't have the right blood tests which meant going back to the
NET doctor to get a prescription and then back to the primary to have
the blood work done and then a new referral and then a new appointment
at the Diagnostic Center--I don't think so--at least not this month.

They
are suppose to send a report of my lung x-ray to both my primary and
pulmonary doctors. I am hoping a report will do it and they don't need
the actual film--if they do it just means another trip. I am really
anxious toget to the pulmonary and see what he says about the lungs and fluid and breathing problems.

I
got home around 5 PM and went out to the breezeway to relax and then
had to get up to Emily's place to reset her VCR so she could tape her
soaps.

Tomorrow back to the morning exercise class and then a re-certification meeting to see how much my rent Will go up--the government gives me a raise in social security and the government takes it back in supplemental rent not that I am complaining. My rent will probably go up $20-30 a month but even at $300 I still have a super deal here!!