WENT BACK TO THE DR. TODAY......RESULTS

5/14/2013
I called my Dr. today and pulled strings to get an appointment, the lady calls me
back and says there's none , their booked ! Then she says let me call you back, five
minutes later at 9:35 AM she says if I can make it for a 10:00 AM appointment, me
not thinking said yes, not realizing it's a 20 Min. drive, I was speeding 45 in a 35 zone
I made it two minutes to ten, last time I was there anyone who had an appointment had
to sign a paper saying if your late you'll be charged, if you don't cancel on time you'll be
charged ! I'm getting to think patients are " Cash Cows !"
Anyway he told me my chest x-ray showed I have Bronchial Pneumonia ! I have to take the
5 day Z pack Antibiotics again , I took that last time and I forgot your not suppose to drink !
I drink dinner wine with dinner, so no wine for 5 days, let's see if this drug works ! He also told
me I have to move back to sea level, the altitude is affecting my heart condition, Santa Fe is
7,500 feet above sea level ! I'm thinking of moving back to New York State.........
Cheers Joe

Joe,

Take care. You are in my prayers.

5/14/2013
Alice..
" Thank You ! You too are always in my prayers."
Cheers.. Joe

Glad it turned out okay, Joe. Take the full treatment. Bronchial Pneumonia has a way of hanging in or coming back. My wife went through that recently. It took several treatments to get rid of it. I think it was partly because she rushed it thinking it was over.

Joe,

Isn't New York kind of cold for you?
Think before you move.

The air in NYC isn't exactly the freshest quality, either, Joe. Check out the advice before you act on it.

(And another pot of Tinga couldn't hurt, eather.)

What Abe and Ann said. Let the antibiotics do their work.

Air quality in NYC is not optimal, though it is not what it once was either. Like Ann, though, I worry about the cold. The air quality upstate is excellent--and on Eastern LI too, for that matter. But the cold--especially upstate--and humidity nearer to the ocean is not optimal for people with lung-related issues. On the upside, there are many places both downstate and upstate that are welcoming to artists, and not just in NYC.

Do some research carefully before making a move. NY is much changed in both positive and negative ways in the past 30 years. When I accepted my new post on Long island, I had no idea of the real changes or of the cost of living differences from what I knew very well 25-30 years ago. But there are affordable hamlets outside of NYC/LI environs. Weather, though, is an issue with very cold winters and a LOT of snow once you go some 70-100 miles North or NW of NYC where there are still wonderful and affordable places to live.

Victor,

Is baby brother fussed at me? you did not address me. I am the one who brought up the cold weather.

5/14/2013
I was thinking of moving upstate NY , an hour from Albany,
I do know the altitude is low....I wouldn't live in the city again
after what happened on 9/11, I remember growing up in Bklyn
my step-father always said Manhattan was a death trap, no
way off............................ Cheers Joe

5/14/2013
Alice...

You forget I grew up in NY all my life, I know what
cold and snow is... Cheers Joe

Sorry sister Alice. I'm running off to work and thought your post was Ann's. Of course I am not fussed at you--ever--just confused due to my small, still evolving brain. Joe, always listen to my middle sister Alice. But you don't need me to tell you that.

Baby brother is forgiven, I am honored to be confused with Ann.

David went to grad school at RPI, in a town just outside Albany, called Troy. It was very, very cold - a drastic change from SA, which would be closer to New Mexico, without the altitude.

Now there's an idea - why not move to SA? The weather right now is delightful - currently 64, with an expected high of 85, and a slight chance of showers.. July and August can get quite hot, but the winters are mild.

Think about it.

Annie

I've been told that Arizona has the perfect climate: warm but low humidity. The light is also great for photographers -- which is why so many live there!

Shelagh is right in my sight