Upcoming appointments

And WOW!!!! There are a lot!

I have a work meeting next week. I'll get to meet all the house supervisors hired so far (eventually there are supposed to be 16 of us--4 at each house X 4 houses and about 10-12 people able to do on-call as needed so we can have vacations/sick days etc.) And all these people have been invited to the meeting. But at the moment we only have 12 full timers hired and 6 on-call folks.

Later in the week, I take my car in to have additional child safety seat anchors put in as well as daytime running lamps. The child safety seat anchors are free! The daytime running lamps are $250. But then I can have my car inspected and licensed here in Canada. So that will mean one more thing off my long to do list. :)

Pat is going out of town to visit a friend he hasn't seen in about 10 years. They've tried to get together a few times, and life always got in the way....but his friend was diagnosed with cancer this past year and although he is in remission and should be fine, the overdue visit was bumped to must do NOW priority. So I'm helping out by opening the storage area for one of Pat's employees on Friday and again Saturday to get equipment for a gig.

Then finally to round out my month, I'm going to the doctor. No, nothing is specifically wrong that hasn't bothered me for a long time. But I need to find a doctor here in Canada and since I haven't had a full physical in about 2 years....I guess it's time. It's a bit strange here. Dr's offices overall don't do blood work. A few of the larger clinics do, but not the one Dr offices which are common. So I'll go in, talk to the Dr, we'll decide on any tests needed, then another morning, I'll go into a walk in lab to have the blood work done.

I must admit though, I think it will be interesting to see what another Dr says about some of the things I've been dealing with. I'm trying write some of them down on a list, because I'm sure I'll think it's not that important at my appointment if I don't. For example....my lower legs (calves) have been swollen for almost 5 years now. It was one of the reasons I suspected I had hypothyroidism at that time (but didn't test positive for it) Never did find a reason and never have done anything to fix it. My calves are just filled with fluid all the time. Some days are worse than others, and on those days, wearing socks actually hurts. So I'm guessing there maybe some things that a new set of eyes will see differently than my old doctor in MN.

Given my general....dislike (ok...ok...I'll admit it--it's HATRED) of doctors, this is the appointment I'm kind of dreading the most. But Pat assures me that his doctor is very good, a good listener and does amazing diagnostic work. So I'll go and see. I just never know how much of my past history I should try to explain. :( I think I'll try to talk to Pat about it before I go. I'm sure he'll say give all information possible, but sometimes I think...doctors will think I'm a bit crazy if I do that. I've just had so many odd things go wrong with me. Nothing big, but just...odd. ;) Like Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome instead of the normal Carpal variety. Or bolus impetigo instead of the regular variety. Just odd stuff. So I tend to not give as full a history as I probably should.

Anyway...if any of you readers have any ideas of things you know I should be talking to a Dr about....feel free to let me know. I'll add it to the list. ;)