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It seems to me that if the elevators are fixed properly, once they're fixed they should STAY fixed. For a year, at least. I don't understand why the repairmen can't seem to get them right. I'f I were paying them, I think I'd want an extended, detailed conversation about the problems they can't seem to resolve. I'm not stupid, I've fixed complicated things before, and if they're on contract I'd look into finding alternatives.

Nice mah jong hand!

Oh, ugh! on the dental appt. I've done that kind of thing way too many times.

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Drizzle today. Forgot to put out my "rain gage" but not much is expected today anyway. Another day to stay indoors and let my knees recover some more. Been instructed to reduce my steroids again, and aches and pains have been resurfacing.

Today I decided to clean the shower stall and pot up the "living herb" rosemary and thyme that I asked dear daughter to get for me. They're for a pork stew recipe I found online. I'm always on the lookout for new recipes, bc between hubby's diabetes and dear daughter's IBS and overall pickiness, finding nutritious dishes they can both eat .... sigh. It's like a dietary minefield.

I have three ground turkey recipes (swedish meatballs, shepherd's pie, albondigas soup) three beef recipes (stew, burgers, and philly cheese, but Philly cheese is way expensive so I don't make it too often), three chicken recipes (soup, "oven fried", enchiladas) and three pork recipes (chops with apple, pulled pork, ham and veggie soup) that I make over and over. Every now and again Ill make something I know daughter can't or won't eat (Persian chicken, chili con carne, Flemish beef stew, roast tri tip, meatballs with basil and marinara) but I have to have an alternate on hand for her. I need to be careful with veggies too- no onions, garlic, cruciferous veggies, tomatoes, or peppers bc they roil her IBS. That doesn't leave much.

So a few days ago I finally found a way of roasting pork tenderloin (on sale 4.99/lb) and today a recipe that can use either pork tenderloin or trimmed country strips. We'll see how it works out.


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Well, you've been busy!

I didn't do what I planned. As they say, my get up and go, got up and went.

Oh, well!

I'll do more today.

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With all this rain there is still snow up in the mountains.

Oh to see warmth like that but we won't see that until at least June.

I hope your husband comes out of procedure well.

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With all this rain there is still snow up in the mountains.

Oh to see warmth like that but we won't see that until at least June.

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Yesterday was 85F/29C (90F/32C inland) and today was 80F/27C. We almost hit new records. But with all the heat, there's still snow up on Mt Baldy.

The procedure took longer than expected, and there were more bits in his heart that needed zapping, and some they couldn't get to. So an overnight stay, but home now and all is good.

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With all this rain there is still snow up in the mountains.

Oh to see warmth like that but we won't see that until at least June.

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Yesterday was 85F/29C (90F/32C inland) and today was 80F/27C. We almost hit new records. But with all the heat, there's still snow up on Mt Baldy.

The procedure took longer than expected, and there were more bits in his heart that needed zapping, and some they couldn't get to. So an overnight stay, but home now and all is good.

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85F? Oh, that would be great but not to at least June.

Only problem with all this rain and new snow is the snow pack is unstable. Avalanches are a big worry with people venturing out into the back country. 3 killed in an avalanche yesterday.

Glad your hubby is home and on the mend. If they didn't get everything, excuse for asking will that mean another hospital stay in his future or more meds?

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With all this rain there is still snow up in the mountains.

Oh to see warmth like that but we won't see that until at least June.

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Yesterday was 85F/29C (90F/32C inland) and today was 80F/27C. We almost hit new records. But with all the heat, there's still snow up on Mt Baldy.

The procedure took longer than expected, and there were more bits in his heart that needed zapping, and some they couldn't get to. So an overnight stay, but home now and all is good.

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85F? Oh, that would be great but not to at least June.

Only problem with all this rain and new snow is the snow pack is unstable. Avalanches are a big worry with people venturing out into the back country. 3 killed in an avalanche yesterday.

Glad your hubby is home and on the mend. If they didn't get everything, excuse for asking will that mean another hospital stay in his future or more meds?

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They reduced the # of PVCs (preventricular contractions/ irregular heartbeats) from 50% to about 25%. It means he will have to continue beta blockers to control the remaining PVCs until the scabs in his heart heal, and then the Dr can get a better idea of what's going on. I guess it's a little like brain surgery: operate on an electrically active organ like the brain or heart, and the residual inflammation and swelling can cause all kinds of misfiring.

So I understand, anyway.

If necessary he can go back for another ablation.

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Yeah, understand about avalanches. Sis lived in Colorado for a while and I visited her in the Rockies, and she pointed out all the avalanche chutes and white roadside crosses. People there told her "In the spring, don't honk your car horn, don't slam your car door, don't burp, and don't fart". They take avalanches seriously!

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Hearts and brains are very touchy organs to operate on. I know the brain one from experience.

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I would imagine!

Dear daughter was evaluated for neurosurgery a couple of times. Not a candidate but surgeon did prepare us for the fact that seizures can be worse immediately after surgery than before, because of inflammation and swelling. They would have used a pretty stiff dose of steroids afterward to bring down the swelling. And scar tissue complicates things even after the recovery period, so neurosurgery not the cure ppl think it is. It's just in the nature of things.
So I was prepared for hubby's heart to misfire more immediately after ablation than before. Fortunately he's doing better than before.


Weather has been conducive so doing yardwork again. One last push this week with dear daughter, and then I call in the professionals.



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