2 July 2023
Yay! It’s the third day without diarrhea! Time to celebrate. That is until I got a second notice from the Holy Cross app that said I had a new lab result. The bacteria found in my urine was a Gram positive cocci. That’s a broad category that include Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, and a mishmash of other genera. It’s apparently becoming more common in older adults, during pregnancy and otherwise people susceptible to urinary tract infections. Well, I’m not pregnant. I definitely fit into the category of older adults and seemingly, someone more susceptible to UTI’s. Usually, UTI’s are the result of Gram negative bacteria. Trust me to be different.
My concern is this will change my surgery date. I suspect my GP will give me an antibiotic but it’s anyones’ guess as to whether he will sign off on the surgery. I’ll find out on the 5th. Tomorrow is my meeting with the new hematologist/oncologist.
I did my morning walk for the first time in quite a while. It was hot but not overwhelming and I didn’t do my usual route. I cut it short a couple of tenths of a mile but didn’t want to push it. I’m still trying to build my stamina.
Speaking of stamina, shopping at Publix isn’t a pleasure. (Their motto is “Where shopping is a pleasure.”) I was getting hot dogs and buns and other sundry items for the fourth. Everything went well until I went to pay. Publix had one express line open and two regular checkouts up and running and other than that, it was self-checkout. People were lined three and four deep at all of them. They could have opened four or five more lanes but didn’t. I got into a regular checkout lane but reluctantly went to a self checkout lane when one opened up.
After I loaded the back of the jeep, a jar of sweet relish rolled around in the basket and I realized I hadn’t paid for it. Back to the self checkout. It startled me that an 8 oz jar of sweet relish was $3.63. I knew groceries were more expensive but didn’t realize some of the items had gotten so high.
In addition to hot dogs and buns, I bought a few cans of chili and some sauerkraut to go with the dogs. John is bringing a watermelon and Cole slaw but I saw a melon that looked pretty good and purchased a seedless. It was only $4.99 – reasonable for a melon these days.
I enjoy watermelons in the summer – if ripe – and use it as a means of hydration. I picked up that little tip in the late 80’s when I would run the track oval at Florida State University for cardio. I seemed to always end my run about the same time the cross country team would finish their efforts. I saw them eating watermelon after each run and picked up on the habit. Trust me, I no longer run but I kept the watermelon idea for hydration.
For the third time, when I went to put on my glasses, they came apart in my hands. There’s some design flaw with these. The arms don’t fold inward. When you put them in a case or pouch, you have to bend the arms inward to fit. That apparently puts too much stress on the connection to the bridge.
Inside the envelope is a small washer that pops off. The glasses are still under warranty but it’s getting old to take them back and have them repaired. I think I’ll ask for another pair that doesn’t have this design flaw. Again, it’s the hassle of taking them in every time and with the surgery coming up, I don’t want to have to deal with it again.
I haven’t quite gotten around to cleaning the house yet. Maybe later this afternoon. Maybe tomorrow before my 1:30 appointment. Maybe Tuesday before everyone comes over for the fourth….
Stay tuned!
