MRI And Dye

Coker, Alabama

Weather: low 74 degrees, high 91 degrees, mostly cloudy

We spent most of the morning at the doctor's office having an MRI performed on the nodules on Carolyn's left calf. Yesterday, I mentioned that the radiologist felt the wrong procedure had been ordered, and he would not need to inject a dye for contrast. Well, he did the MRI, but the contrast was not good enough, so he had to inject the dye after all. Carolyn was really frustrated with the experience. She will have to wait until Monday or Tuesday to get a report.

After leaving the doctor's office, we stopped by Terri's apartment to see how Thomas was. She took him to the doctor late yesterday, and he was diagnosed with a virus. He is taking medicine for it, and should be better soon. For the next couple of days, he has to eat a bland diet, which means he can't eat most of the things he likes. Torture.

In the afternoon, I went with Terri to take care of some business in Tuscaloosa. Traffic was absolutely terrible. The University has a football game tomorrow night, and it is amazing how many people come to town for the games. Most of the people will not have tickets, but come to take part in tailgate parties, walk on campus, park their RVs in designated areas, and just be a part of the experience. It should be better Monday.

Usually, we don't watch the political conventions because most of the time it is the same old politics. Wednesday night, we watched Sarah Palin's speech, and I have to say we were impressed. This lady seems to have her stuff together. In an election campaign that is marked by both parties talking about the changes (meaning same old stuff) they are going to bring, she is like a breath of fresh air. If she is elected vice president, I hope she doesn't get corrupted by Washington, like so many before her have.

More later, be safe.

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