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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

It Was One Hot Day

We had to go to Billings today, mammogram for me (have you had yours’?????) and a post surgical checkup for Michael—good reports for both of us.  It was so dang hot in Billings you could have fried eggs on the asphalt—99 degrees on one bank thermometer!  Thank goodness our yellow jeep is air conditioned!

Dr. Stockdale’s cellphone rang while he was talking to us and he answered it—and boy did that conversation bring back memories.  The operating room was calling to tell Dr. Stockdale that his originally scheduled 11:30am surgery was now not going to start until 1pm!!!!  He had an office full of patients scheduled to start at 1pm—he was not a happy camper and the person on the other end of the line got an earful!!!  Many, many days in the operating room as supervisor I had to make those kind of calls and get my ear chewed off—surgeries ran late for a variety of reasons—the patient was late arriving at the hospital, short staff in the pre-op rooms, surgeons were often late thus delaying the next surgeon in line, equipment malfunctions and actual emergencies.  But whatever the reason no surgeon likes to be delayed and for sure he doesn’t like to tell his office patients he is running two hours behind. 

We enjoyed lunch at Jake’s and were heading to Costco when a miracle of sorts occurred—I had a hair appointment scheduled for Sept. 4—I called my hairdresser this morning and of course she had no openings today but said she would call me if she had a cancellation.  The phone rang as we were getting out of the car at Costco—could I be at the salon at 3:45—a miracle!!!   We managed to do Costco, Wal Mart AND Sam’s Club before the appointment.  Life is good!

Stopping at Nat’s to retrieve Emmi we had a nice visit with him.  Emmi loves Nat—she goes rushing into the house and straight into his lap when we drop her off.

As we were coming out of Billings Michael noticed a huge plume of smoke rising to the southwest—looked as if it was over near Absarokee.  IMG_2481IMG_2483Not a pretty sight for sure!!

Saw another bear on the way home down by the river—too far away to get a good photo.  It was a very good day for us!

10 comments:

  1. as a matter of fact..I went today at 11:25..squishing done!

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  2. A birthday present to myself each year.

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  3. A birthday present to myself each year.

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  4. Sounds like another example of kill the messenger.

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  5. Had mine when we were in Billings last week!! Gee it was only 96 here in Helena. The long hot summer for sure.

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  6. Medical check ups are important. You are diligent about those matters. That's good! So is Jeanette when it comes to our medical appointments and check ups.

    We've been seeing reports of forest fires and high heat in Idaho and Montana. Sure hoping you get some much needed rain to put an end to the smokey skies.

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  7. Got mine a few weeks ago. Jamie went in for her first with me. She needed a little moral support.

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  8. A little warmer than GA, but our humidity is 78%and yours is 17%. I will trade. We sure miss Montana.

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  9. I was on the other side of that situation. Pre-op 3:00 PM four 4:00PM OP. 6:00PM told to come back at 3. Told that Doctor had to go give a lecture. Kidney cancer was all I had. Nothing big. Have a good night Doc.

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  10. I was on the other side of that situation. Pre-op 3:00 PM four 4:00PM OP. 6:00PM told to come back at 3. Told that Doctor had to go give a lecture. Kidney cancer was all I had. Nothing big. Have a good night Doc.

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