Tuesday March 17: Cardiology and "Selfie!"

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This week, Lillian and I had a scheduled cardiology appointment with Dr. W. I gave Lillian a call to remind her in the morning, and when I picked her up, she was ready. She even had her care notebook with her!  We had a few extra minutes before we had to go, and we checked her hearing aids. They looked good (she was wearing both of them!) and we put in fresh batteries.

We arrived at the cardiology office and checked in. No new paperwork to fill out. In short order, we were in the examining room and since it was a simple check up after a medication change, I stayed in the room with her. Lillian has lost 2 lbs. and her blood pressure is lower. We talked with the nurse about the Emergency Room visit in February.

When Dr. W. came in, he asked about any more symptoms, and Lillian said she hasn't felt light-headed or faint since that one day. Dr. W. was pleased with the lowered blood pressure, said he was sorry that she had the problem with the Toprol. He said that that kind of problem is not unusual, but Lillian was also dehydrated. That probably made her symptoms worse on that day.

Lillian scheduled another follow up appointment in 12 weeks, on June 2.  There were no medication changes from today's visit.

The appointment was pretty short, and we felt like celebrating the good results. We stopped on the way home at the Caribou Coffee. While there, we noticed some young ladies talking and laughing with each other. Lillian noticed they were taking pictures of themselves with their phones. It inspired us to do the same! Here we are, on a bright sunny afternoon at the coffee house!

We headed for home. I accompanied Lillian back to her apartment and returned the care notebook. I also wrote the June cardiology appointment in her calendar.

Lillian says that she is spending the week after Easter with Retta's family because it's also spring break. Looks like we'll cancel our planned visit in 2 weeks.

We will meet as usual next week, on Wednesday, March 25.