Our neighbors the Pucketts have a chabrador (half chow half labrador retriever) named Lucy. She comes over several days a week to play with Basil. We feed her and she often stays the night with us. I would love for her to live with us permanently but Susan thinks Basil would feel neglected. They are so active with each other. They chase each other, romp and play. I love watching them run around the golf course or Lake Armstrong.
My microscopic hematuria seems to be idiopathic. My IVP (intravenous pyelogram) showed my kidneys and ureters to be normal. However, I did see a gallstone. Dr. Benet did a cystoscopy on me on Wednesday afternoon to check for bladder stones or cancer. My bladder looked fine. He gave me photos of my ureteric orifices and my prostate. Luckily I was on valium before during and after the procedure. The only pain I felt was when he squirted some numbing gel up my urethra and then when he moved the cystoscope the last few centimeters into the bladder. Once he got into the bladder the pain was gone. After the procedure I went and home and slept for a couple of hours. The only side effect was getting up to pee and it stinging. I am back to normal now thank goodness.
I am down to five lectures left in the semester. My numbers have shrunk with some of my student groups down to one sole survivor. This week is Saints Day and I promised to tell some jokes. I am not looking forward to it though. Spring is here. The weather is warm but not hot. The privet is blooming and all the trees have leafed out. I have missed the green.
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