Doctor Week began yesterday.Doctor #1 - scan of Michael's aorta - was completed quickly after our early arrival and we were in a coffee shop having breakfast at the original time of his appointment. A phone call from the doctor an hour later confirmed that there was no problem with his aorta.
Doctor #2 - was the first meet and greet appointment before his colonoscopy next week. Also, we arrived early and were out the door at the time of our appointment.
We then arranged for his Shingles vaccine before driving home for a very simple late lunch.
A good day. No problem until...
Around 4:00, Michael stuck his head in the door from the garage and asked if I would put a bandage on something. I jumped up as this immediately reminded me of 40 years earlier when I heard these same words. Show me. He did and it was ugly. And, as it was 40 years ago, I threw him in the car and we drove to the tiny ER/convalescent home here on the coastside.
He had been using a hammer and a block of wood and somehow it slipped, taking off the skin of the knuckle of his pointer finger of his right hand. Nine stitches. He had to sleep on the couch with it raised all night. No pain meds. No aspirin because of the upcoming colonoscopy.
It must be all in the family as his sister Deb was taken away in an ambulance on Sunday and his mother is also seeing a doctor this morning. I wrote to his other sister Anna to tell her to be careful! She replied that she is having a procedure tomorrow. Is it our age or is it all in his family?
Today, Doctor Week continues. Let's hope it involves only the two doctors on our schedule! No more surprises!
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