The "Surviving the Heat", edition.

Good Thursday morning!  Nothing special. We're still doing deep water fitness. Still going to the personal trainer. Surviving daily high temperatures running around 107-111 degrees. Summertime in Las Vegas. Taking a break from painting classes.  Took a one day smart phone photography class. Now I just need to practice. Lol. The Omega Psi Phi fraternity will be in town, so a few cousins will be visiting. The sorority is hosting a hospitality suite.  I opted not to participate. The conclave is at Caesars and Caesars is impossible huge. I'd be worn out just trying to get to the suite!  Or else I'd need a hotel room just to get to the suite!  Lol. 

Well. It's time to go to a crapload of doctors appointments. Some I have to get just because they are mandated by the HMO on a yearly basis...because of the ESRD. I didn't have this requirement under the Blue Cross Medicare Advantage plan in Michigan...but whatever. I have 4 radiology tests coming up including an ultrasound. Now some of the tests have been requested by nephrologist. I have been having some issues. You already know about the chronic low blood pressure. He's concerned and wants me to see a cardiologist. Now. Yeah well. I'm in an HMO and have to schedule an appointment with my primary care physician (PCP) to get a referral. Except I got a call in early June that my PCP has left the practice and the oh  yeah, the office moved. Please call in a month to reschedule your appointment. WTF?  

In addition, the nephrologist tells me my liver numbers are off, please see a gastroenterologist. I did get that referral and went. Of course that rolls me into a colonoscopy. Ugh ugh ugh. Lol. Gotta do what you gotta do and I am overdue. I successfully put it off as long as I could!  Lol. That'll be in August. And then the neph tells my the acid levels in my blood are off. Sigh. I have no clue what that means. I'll find out soon. I guess. 

So next Wednesday I'm going to my new PCP. And I had  a nice relationship with my previous one. Ah well. And I'm going to get the referral to the cardiologist. And next Friday Im going to Desert Radiologists and get 4 tests.  Yay. I also got a massive injection of iron at my monthly home hemo checkup. That happens about every other month. And my epogen started again. My protein numbers are still off, but just barely. 

I have good days and not so good days. I push some days and some days I just fall backwards on the bed. Today  looks like it's going to be a good day. And I fell bad for dragging Brian through this. Ugh. Oh and I got new glasses. At least this time I also got a pair of sunglasses. Bifocal sunglasses!  But. What a difference sunglasses make over transition glasses. Smart move. Thanks Brian!  

That's about it. Just waiting out the heat!  Stay cool. :-)