Our
Location today is at Windsor, Ontario.
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As
mentioned in last night’s Blog to was going to be very busy. Once
it was published we had a chance to make a Plan on how to make it
work. We managed to get to bed before midnight with the Plan
that I would be heading to the Gym after I woke up in the
morning. That would be good in theory unless you spend most of the
night tossing and turning like I did.
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| Our Sunrise this morning. |
Waking
one final time just before 6:30 I chose to start my day and by the
time I had a snack it wasn’t until 7:00 that I arrived at
Planet Fitness. Since they are open 24-7 it was not
surprising how many people were already there. I was able to get
through my Cardio Warm-up with no problem. When I started
doing the Free Weights there were so many using them I had to
step up the amount of weight that I was using for the first Two
Sets but it was wearing me down quickly. Fortunately I was able
to go back down to the normal weight that I’m used to for my Third
Set.
One
problem with working out early in the morning is that you haven’t
consumed enough energy by that time of day. I only managed to get Ten
Minutes in my final Cardio Workout when I had to call it a
day.
Imagine
Kathy’s surprise when I walked in the Apartment
at 10:30. She was up by 8:00 and had already been cleaning
the Apartment. I took a bit of time to shave before settling
down at the Computer.
For
lunch Kathy made Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Coleslaw
along with a Bosc Pear and Chocolate Cupcake for
dessert.
We
were out the door before 1:30 heading across Riverside
Drive until we turned south on Walker
Road. Twenty Minutes later we were arriving
at the Gastroenterology Office.
While Kathy sat reading her book I filled out my forms.
Back
in 2013 my Family Doctor was surprised that I had never been
screened for Colon Cancer in the
Ten Years that I should have. At the Gastroenterology
Office my risk as a 61 Year Old White Male with
moderate risk suddenly jumped when it was mentioned that my Father
had died from Colon Cancer. After
the Hereditary Card was played then I was asked what my Career
had been before retirement. As a Welder my risk rose a bit
more but what type of welding did I do. The more I explained the many
different welding processes I used the higher my risk rose. In the
end the Doctor had never dealt with someone with such a High
Risk.
The
results of my first Colonoscopy that was scheduled
within Two Days was the removal of a couple of Two
Centimetre Precancerous Polyps. Alarms went off meaning I had to
go through the process again in 2015 as an extended precaution. The
results of the second Colonoscopy that took a week to schedule
was a single One Centimetre Precancerous Polyp. Now it’s
time to be certain that I don’t follow in my father’s footsteps.
With an increase of patients requiring preventative testing the
earliest my procedure is now scheduled for early April.
My
message is with everything that is going on around us don’t ignore
getting Regular Medical Exams with your Family Doctor.
It may save your life. I believe mine did.
We
stopped at Guardian Storage where
we again collected our Mail.
From
there we stopped at Motor City Community
Credit Union to pick up a roll of Loonies ($1.00
Coins) for our laundry. It took some time to do such a simple
transaction.
We
swung around to Dollarama where
we gathered a few supplies that are far less expensive then at the
grocery stores.
Finally
we went to the Zehr’s grocery
store where we needed to get a few more supplies to see us through
the weekend.
Back
at the Apartment it didn’t take
long before Kathy started making Perogies for supper with
Frozen Yogurt for a dessert. We watched the 6
o’clock Local News
before watching an episode of Law and Order.
When that ended we were surprise to see Three different
Networks talking about the Coronavirus. If this keeps up
seeing your Family Doctor might be a bad thing.
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| Today's Sunset behind the Clouds |
Surprisingly
we accomplished everything we planned to do today. Thank
you for following along and feel free to leave a comment.
Be
Safe and Enjoy!
It’s
about time.
Krackers
Words
of Inspiration
Spring
being a tough act to follow, God created June.
Al
Bernstein.
Since I can not go to sleep decided to watch the rebroadcast of the CNN Global Town Hall on Coronavirus as I missed it during its regular airing time.
ReplyDeleteI am now scared to go to the doctor's office and catch something. Even with this virus I am still shocked that people young and old do not cover their mouth when they cough.
Sometimes I think the news media should just stay out of the health arena. They seem to panic everyone with their stories every time something like this comes along. Most likely less people will die from this than die from the regular flu every year. Learn the symptoms, wash your hands, stay home if you can. It's a good thing you went to the doctor ... you may have saved your life!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you have it all under control with the doctor.
ReplyDeleteColon cancer screening is a must, especially with your history. I'm a firm believer in regular checkups. Always feels good to get everything done you plan to do for the day.
ReplyDeleteWe at risk folks are lucky these procedures are so readily available. There is no excuse for not getting screened other than being a scaredy cat. My sister and brother won't go for colonoscopy because they are squeemish! Our family is plagued with all the awful bowel diseases. You'd think they would GO.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good day and with the history good idea to get tested for sure.
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