The doctor was cool with my taking off for the winter as everything checks out. But he wants to go back to work in the spring when I return. I'm feeling great, but with some tiny aches and pains related to the surgery. And it will take a while to get the strength back in my legs I've lost over the summer. Next week I'll pack up and head south, along the coastline. Highway 101 is my most favorite route anywhere, and I've yet to fully explore it....
The surgeon asked if I wanted a small procedure or to go for it, giving him leeway to improvise along the way. I wanted him to do as much as he could in one go. He started out fixing the rather urgent problem in the right leg, then took some more time to go look at the left leg. I could tell it worked right away, but from the looks of the incision I knew I'd have a long recovery. Everyone that looked at me was happy with things, and it was an...
Today I went to meet a new doctor to discuss a surgical approach to opening up my arteries in my right leg. The stents and stuff I've done thus far were prep work for this maneuver, but I didn't know when it would be needed. An ultrasound (aka doppler) done last week showed some serious trouble, and my right foot is a real pain because it isn't getting enough oxygen. I want to get this done so I can make a decision about traveling this year. All...
All summer it's been the occasional smoke in the sky, though that's not a typical thing at all around here. At first it was because of fires in BC, now it's Montana and Oregon. When I went out this morning the truck was covered with ash, and ash was flying around the air. I hadn't seen that since Mt St Helens erupted. Meanwhile the temperatures are in the 80 and 90's. Very unusual.