Ross
Well-known member
If feel like I've been caught in a vortex this week.
First it was the wax try in of my dentures.
The doctor told me this was going to be like wearing my shoes backwards and I think he's right. The lower plate keeps my tongue from moving properly to sound out words. I sounded like retard trying to talk with them in, so I have a lot of speech to work on as well as learning how to bite with them. Got to pick out my( I did ask for stainless steel!) teeth color and such. I'll be going back in 10 to 14 days for the final wax try in with all the teeth placed, to check the alignment of everything and fix whatever is off, then hopefully, I'll be picking up my new final dentures in the following two weeks. Oh this is going to be fun. I can just hear the old lady laughing at me now.
Next up came the Echo reports:
Now as we all know how it goes, the nurse that called me with the results said everything was fine and that there weren't any changes from the previous 2008 echo. Now for the newbies, this is why we suggest you get copies of everything for your own personal keeping. There are some comments on here bringing up some interesting issues that they normally wouldn't tell you about. This is precisely why it's important to have your own copies!
Finally, yesterday I saw my PCP for my 3 month check. I told him I had issues and wanted them dealt with, foot neuropathy, increasing gout attacks, pain in my lower back when standing and last but not least, (I know someone here is responsible for this, so whoever it is better speak up) something that appears to be a bite on my left testicle. Itches like crazy. Told the old lady it's gonorrhea, that should keep her at bay for a while. At any rate, off to the lab for a ton of blood tests. Got called at shortly before 6 last night with the results of what they have so far and it seems I have a high hemoglobin count and my Uric Acid is through the roof. Well now, that explains the increase in Gout attacks. I'm to start Allopurinol today and take Colchicine for break through. I just can't wait to hear the rest of the great news about my other two blood tests. It's gotta be good.
Last but not least, on the way out the door, the doctor stopped and turned around and told me that he's retiring and I need to make a choice for a new physician and whether or not I wanted to stay at the clinic. This was like a huge slap of reality. This guy has seen me through the worst of times in my life. He's been my doctor for the last 29 years. My first choice no longer sees patients in the office, he's strictly a hospital doc now. There is a new Dr. presumably filling my docs shoes when he leaves. Dr. Maria Young. A Tulane graduate and internist/resident graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. She's fresh and pretty much brand new, so I don't have to worry about her retiring during my lifetime. She's been practicing for 6 years now. Still have yet to interview her and really see if I like her, but I asked my doc to recommend who ever he thought was up to a challenge like me. She got the honor. I wished him well and asked him if he learned anything medically from all of my troubles and he smiled real big and said, "I sure did Ross, good luck my friend."
I'm sure many of you wonder why I haven't been posting much. I think you can now see, I've been pretty busy over the last two weeks.
First it was the wax try in of my dentures.
The doctor told me this was going to be like wearing my shoes backwards and I think he's right. The lower plate keeps my tongue from moving properly to sound out words. I sounded like retard trying to talk with them in, so I have a lot of speech to work on as well as learning how to bite with them. Got to pick out my( I did ask for stainless steel!) teeth color and such. I'll be going back in 10 to 14 days for the final wax try in with all the teeth placed, to check the alignment of everything and fix whatever is off, then hopefully, I'll be picking up my new final dentures in the following two weeks. Oh this is going to be fun. I can just hear the old lady laughing at me now.
Next up came the Echo reports:
Now as we all know how it goes, the nurse that called me with the results said everything was fine and that there weren't any changes from the previous 2008 echo. Now for the newbies, this is why we suggest you get copies of everything for your own personal keeping. There are some comments on here bringing up some interesting issues that they normally wouldn't tell you about. This is precisely why it's important to have your own copies!
Finally, yesterday I saw my PCP for my 3 month check. I told him I had issues and wanted them dealt with, foot neuropathy, increasing gout attacks, pain in my lower back when standing and last but not least, (I know someone here is responsible for this, so whoever it is better speak up) something that appears to be a bite on my left testicle. Itches like crazy. Told the old lady it's gonorrhea, that should keep her at bay for a while. At any rate, off to the lab for a ton of blood tests. Got called at shortly before 6 last night with the results of what they have so far and it seems I have a high hemoglobin count and my Uric Acid is through the roof. Well now, that explains the increase in Gout attacks. I'm to start Allopurinol today and take Colchicine for break through. I just can't wait to hear the rest of the great news about my other two blood tests. It's gotta be good.
Last but not least, on the way out the door, the doctor stopped and turned around and told me that he's retiring and I need to make a choice for a new physician and whether or not I wanted to stay at the clinic. This was like a huge slap of reality. This guy has seen me through the worst of times in my life. He's been my doctor for the last 29 years. My first choice no longer sees patients in the office, he's strictly a hospital doc now. There is a new Dr. presumably filling my docs shoes when he leaves. Dr. Maria Young. A Tulane graduate and internist/resident graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. She's fresh and pretty much brand new, so I don't have to worry about her retiring during my lifetime. She's been practicing for 6 years now. Still have yet to interview her and really see if I like her, but I asked my doc to recommend who ever he thought was up to a challenge like me. She got the honor. I wished him well and asked him if he learned anything medically from all of my troubles and he smiled real big and said, "I sure did Ross, good luck my friend."
I'm sure many of you wonder why I haven't been posting much. I think you can now see, I've been pretty busy over the last two weeks.
You will be able to eat what you want! Yea
