Stephanie Graduates And I Go To The Doctor

Had a really nice Mother’s Day.  Brian called this morning and I received messages on facebook from Samantha, Steven and Brianna.  Kevin came over and visited this morning.  Renea, Stephanie and Ryan came over this afternoon.  Later in the afternoon I had supper with Kevin, Renea and grandkids.  They also had a friend over who is stationed at Ft. Benning for a class.  Ryan and Stephanie were friends with him in New York.  We had a great meal.  I was then given a gift card for Barnes and Noble.  It was from Brian and family and Kevin and family.  I also received cards from Penny, Stephanie, and Brian and Tracy.  It was a good day.

 

Monday was laundry and get stuff done around the house kind of day.  Also watched DWTS.  Now it is down to those I like.  It will be interesting to see who wins.

 

Miss Penny gave me a bit of a scare tonight.  I had just about fallen asleep when I heard this awful noise.  I got out of bed, turned on the light, and Penny was hiding under the table.  I knew she had done something.  What she did was flip one of the living room blinds so that it went up and rolled around the roller.  The little plastic handle went flying across the room.  She does keep me on my toes (so to speak).

 

Tuesday was grocery day and just being lazy.  Bruce, Jennifer and their youngest daughter, Bethany, flew in from Colorado for Stephanie’s graduation.  They will also be house hunting as they plan to move here this summer.  Bruce has taken a job on Ft. Benning.  It was good to see them.

 

Wednesday was doctor day.  The shortness of breath has been getting worse.  Dr. Miller has decided to do another breathing test before sending me to a pulmonologist.  He is also putting me on a water pill for my high blood pressure (it was 160 over 100 when I went to see him this morning), an inhaler and prednisone.  I am waiting for Walgreens to call and say my prescriptions are ready.  I sure hope this helps.

 

Thursday I checked on my prescriptions and was told that there was a problem with one of them.  Seems the insurance company would not approve the inhaler.  So, I drove to Walgreens and picked up the other three prescriptions, and talked to the druggist about the inhaler.  Apparently, Dr. Miller prescribed one that the insurance company would not pay for.  The druggist called the doctor’s office, and, of course, a message had to be left for the nurse who would then have to check with Dr. Miller.  Still no inhaler. 

 

In between all of this I have been working on family genealogy.  I have been finding all types of information, and printing copies.  I have decided this is going to be an ongoing project which I probably will never finish.  That’s okay.  I enjoy working on it.

 

Today Renea’s mom and dad came into town for Stephanie’s graduation.  This time they flew into Atlanta rather than drive.  Kevin picked them up from the airport.  They will be here for a week.

 

It is now Friday.  This morning I started on my new blood pressure pill (water pill) and the prednisone.  I still don’t have the inhaler.  I called the doctor’s office and was told that Dr. Miller was out of the office until Monday.  The nurse cannot change the prescription.  Therefore, I will have to wait until Monday for the inhaler.  Meanwhile, I am still short of breath!

 

While sitting here working on the computer (I have been working on my blog, Kevin’s blog and genealogy) I noticed the birds carrying on something fierce.  They were flying away from the purple martin houses, bird feeders, and trees.  They were making a very loud commotion.  Well, lo and behold, here comes the big beautiful hawk that lives in the woods behind our houses.  The birds were protecting their young.  He flew around and then went into the woods.  He is absolutely beautiful.  I wish I knew what kind of hawk he is, but I have only seen him in flight.

 

Today is Saturday, and it is an absolutely beautiful day.  I received a phone call late yesterday and was told that one of the other doctors called in a new prescription for an inhaler. So first thing this morning I drove in to pick it up.  I used it the first time today.  I immediately had a headache and felt jittery.  I have been told that is normal.  We will see how it goes.

 

Stephanie graduated from college today.  She has a Bachelor of Science degree.  It is in Exercise Science.  We are all so proud of her.  After graduation everyone came back to Kevin and Renea’s for a party.  Many of her friends also attended.  We all had a really nice time.  Of course, I didn’t make it through the whole party.  I finally fizzled out about 9:30.  It was a long day for me.