No pills gonna cure my ill / Ninguna pastilla va a curar mi enfermedad

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Oh, how I wish I could enjoy a cocktail, or six. All’s well. Well, all’s well except for the cats. We take Moose back to the vet at 6:30 this evening and should then know what’s going on. Dudo will just keep doing what he’s doing until he can’t do it anymore.

As for me, I had an appointment at Public Health today at 12 (12:04 to be precise). This was supposed to be with my primary care physician but he wasn’t there again. I liked the two doctors I got to see instead. Pleasant. Great energy. Very thorough. And the lead doctor was hilariously outspoken about he-who-won’t-be-named and the world at large. She said we made a very smart move to Spain nearly 15 years ago. She looked at my shin and gave me a prescription for a cream to apply three times a day. It’s improved but still swollen, pink, warmish, tender, and zings me every so often. I’m supposed to let it rest and that really annoys me. She told me to stop using the ear drops; I see a specialist tomorrow at my private health center to follow up. The punctured ear drum seems to be completely healed.

I then had to go downstairs and make an appointment for lab work (per my nephrologist), two appointments regarding the diabetes, another appointment with the doctor I saw today to bring her old paperwork so she can refer me for a colonoscopy appointment. I have a stack of paperwork I have to make sense of and get entered on my calendar.

I had to take a number to make the appointments. My number was 69. The three women at the desk were on 53. I went next door to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for the shin hematoma. When I returned, those poor three women were only up to 56. Once they hit 60, things sped up, because most people had given up waiting and left. In my case, 69 followed immediately after 63. Isn’t this the most exciting news?

Moose started vomiting again early this morning, on our bed. That’s the only time so far since the no-vomit shot on Friday. The day is beautiful but I don’t know if I’ll have any time to enjoy the outdoors. My day will come. Meanwhile, I opened one of the kitchen cabinets the other night and saw today’s magical reflections.

Oh, cómo desearía poder disfrutar de un cóctel, o seis. Todo está bien. Bueno, todo está bien excepto por los gatos. Llevamos a Moose de vuelta al veterinario a las 6:30 de esta tarde y entonces deberíamos saber qué está pasando. Dudo seguirá haciendo lo que hace hasta que ya no pueda más.

En cuanto a mí, tenía cita en Salud Pública hoy a las 12 (12:04 para ser exactos). Se suponía que era con mi médico de cabecera, pero no estaba otra vez. Me gustaron los dos médicos que me atendieron. Agradables. Con mucha energía. Muy minuciosos. Y la doctora principal fue hilarantemente franca sobre aquel-que-no-será-nombrado y el mundo en general. Dijo que hicimos una decisión muy inteligente al mudarnos a España hace casi 15 años. Me miró la espinilla y me dio una receta para una crema que debo aplicarme tres veces al día. Ha mejorado, pero todavía está hinchada, rosada, caliente, sensible y me pica de vez en cuando. Se supone que debo dejarla descansar y eso me molesta mucho. Me dijo que dejara de usar las gotas para los oídos; mañana veo a un especialista en mi centro de salud privado para hacer un seguimiento. El tímpano perforado parece estar completamente curado.

Luego tuve que bajar y pedir cita para análisis de laboratorio (según me indicó mi nefrólogo), dos citas relacionadas con la diabetes y otra cita con la doctora que me atendió hoy para llevarle documentación antigua y que me derive para una colonoscopia. Tengo un montón de papeles que tengo que organizar e incluir en mi calendario.

Tuve que sacar un número para pedir cita. El mío era el 69. Las tres mujeres de la recepción estaban en el 53. Fui a la farmacia de al lado a recoger una receta para el hematoma en la espinilla. Cuando volví, esas pobres tres mujeres solo habían llegado al 56. Una vez que llegaron al 60, todo se agilizó, porque la mayoría de la gente se había cansado de esperar y se había marchado. En mi caso, el 69 siguió inmediatamente al 63. ¿No es una noticia fantástica?

Moose volvió a vomitar esta mañana temprano, en nuestra cama. Es la única vez que lo ha hecho desde que le pusieron la inyección para evitar que vomitara el viernes. El día está precioso, pero no sé si tendré tiempo de disfrutar del aire libre. Ya llegará mi momento. Mientras tanto, la otra noche abrí uno de los armarios de la cocina y vi los mágicos reflejos de hoy.

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Author: Moving with Mitchell

From Brooklyn, New York; to North Massapequa; back to Brooklyn; Brockport, New York; back to Brooklyn... To Boston, Massachusetts, where I met Jerry... To Marina del Rey, California; Washington, DC; New Haven and Guilford, Connecticut; San Diego, San Francisco, Palm Springs, and Santa Barbara, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Irvine, California; Sevilla and then Fuengirola, Spain. And now Córdoba.

28 thoughts on “No pills gonna cure my ill / Ninguna pastilla va a curar mi enfermedad”

  1. ….or an unidentified flying object hovering in your kitchen!!! lol
    You have a lot going on with yourself. One step at a time, like you have been doing. Good job.
    Elder pets/animals can be a handful. Hoping Moose will be feeling better soon.

  2. You’ve got a lot of medical issues to attend. I hope all goes well with you. And with the kitty. Always something.. Boud.

    1. Boud:
      I had enough medical issues without my recent mishaps. Burnout is looming! I’ll be done with the ear today, I hope. Just watching the shin heel at this point. As for the rest… life in the fast lane.

  3. Good news about the eardrum but the shin is certainly taking its time to heal. This is a week for doctor appointments here. Today husband goes, tomorrow and Wednesday I go.

    1. ellen abbott:
      The shin has been slower than I expected. Will hopefully close the door on the ear this afternoon (not literally, which is something I could do).

  4. Find someplace in the sun, and put your feet up for a minute. Cats are heartbreakers because we love them so.

    1. David:
      I haven’t yet had time to get to a bench, but I will. Yeah, the cats are heartbreakers.

  5. Good good for the good experiences and good news today 🙂 I’ll be thinking of you when it’s 6:30 pm your time today, and you’re at the vet.

  6. So sorry all this is going on. Medical stuff, whether human or feline, is never fun. Those reflections look like jellyfish!

    1. Steve:
      Yes, jellyfish. I think I need to check them out every night and see how they change depending on the heights of the stacks of dishes.

  7. When we get older our posts invariably centre around doctors appointments and pharmacy visits

  8. My first thought at seeing your lead photo was “that doesn’t look like any ultrasound image to me!” I’m glad it was just a weird light refraction off your dishes. Sending best wishes and bunny hugs for Moose and Dudo — and some for you & SG too!

    1. Tundra Bunny:
      Thanks for the bunny hugs. Too bad I didn’t get any images of the ultrasound.

  9. Gosh, you have a lot going on right now. I will keep you in my thoughts and I hope things will settle down soon. Your lead doctor sounds like someone I would really like. He who shall not be named is not my cup of tea either!

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