Post-doctor updates: I saw Dr. Chundi, the infectious disease specialist, yesterday. I thought I should take the antibiotic for another week to be on the safe side, although I have just now got the new prescription. I saw Dr. Millik at the wound clinic this morning -- again, far too early. He's only concerned about that one spot maybe a couple inches in diameter where the skin is actually missing. They gave me some medicated pads to put on it, changing every couple of days, and then a gauze pad and gauze wrapping to keep it in place. I'm to go back a week from now. Hopefully that will complete everything, although SOP called for them to schedule later weekly appointments.
Hoping along with you, Bill. Sometimes the Bauhaus approach to medicine--less is more--has something to be said for it. Not everyone responds the same way.
Just a little while ago I had an idea for another post-retirement activity; I am going to have SO much to occupy myself!
I had intended to take up singing Sacred Harp, but the local group disbanded. I like the music, though. And I had intended to learn to play the theremin, but didn't have time and didn't find any sufficiently interesting music. Sooooo..why not combine the two? That should be unique [weird?] enough to appeal to me. Other activities on my list are:
2) Stretching exercises and walking, about 30 minutes each, twice per day. 3) Penmanship course, then regular daily practice. 4) Genealogy--family history. (Lots of material accumulated, but not organized and recorded. 5) Gardening 6) Puttering around in the house--there are a lot of things that have been deferred. 7) Art study and practice--ink and watercolor sketching (including at least one or two online courses--the adult school art classes seem to me completely unsatisfactory.) 8) Consulting practice--forensic toxicology, as long as I can travel safely. 9) More cooking.
I may be forgetting something, but that is a pretty full plate right there.
P.S.: The increase in workload from early November has brought back the pain and numbness from repetitive stress injuries in my hands and forearms--another good reason to quit, since there is no sign of improvement in staffing. Last night I wore braces on both hands, and that helped a lot. From previous experience I know how to manage it and that I will get over it after retirement.
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Post-doctor updates: I saw Dr. Chundi, the infectious disease specialist, yesterday. I thought I should take the antibiotic for another week to be on the safe side, although I have just now got the new prescription. I saw Dr. Millik at the wound clinic this morning -- again, far too early. He's only concerned about that one spot maybe a couple inches in diameter where the skin is actually missing. They gave me some medicated pads to put on it, changing every couple of days, and then a gauze pad and gauze wrapping to keep it in place. I'm to go back a week from now. Hopefully that will complete everything, although SOP called for them to schedule later weekly appointments.
ReplyDeleteHoping along with you, Bill. Sometimes the Bauhaus approach to medicine--less is more--has something to be said for it. Not everyone responds the same way.
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Just a little while ago I had an idea for another post-retirement activity; I am going to have SO much to occupy myself!
ReplyDeleteI had intended to take up singing Sacred Harp, but the local group disbanded. I like the music, though. And I had intended to learn to play the theremin, but didn't have time and didn't find any sufficiently interesting music. Sooooo..why not combine the two? That should be unique [weird?] enough to appeal to me. Other activities on my list are:
2) Stretching exercises and walking, about 30 minutes each, twice per day.
3) Penmanship course, then regular daily practice.
4) Genealogy--family history. (Lots of material accumulated, but not organized and recorded.
5) Gardening
6) Puttering around in the house--there are a lot of things that have been deferred.
7) Art study and practice--ink and watercolor sketching (including at least one or two online courses--the adult school art classes seem to me completely unsatisfactory.)
8) Consulting practice--forensic toxicology, as long as I can travel safely.
9) More cooking.
I may be forgetting something, but that is a pretty full plate right there.
Alan
P.S.: The increase in workload from early November has brought back the pain and numbness from repetitive stress injuries in my hands and forearms--another good reason to quit, since there is no sign of improvement in staffing. Last night I wore braces on both hands, and that helped a lot. From previous experience I know how to manage it and that I will get over it after retirement.
Delete--Alan
P.P.S.: Only eight weeks to go, and one of those will be away from my regular job, at a court martial.
Delete--Alan
OOPSY!!! Sorry! I somehow had TWO items ready to post at 1:00am Sunday instead of one today and one on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteGranddaughter on the premises, so I didn't check in until now.
That is to say: BELATED NEW THREAD!!!
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