We're Back!

We returned from our long-awaited Panama Canal cruise on the 19th, and we had a great time. We met some wonderful people (we're lucky that way) and had fairly good weather with calm seas. The full transit of the canal was interesting, although getting up before dawn to watch our entrance into the canal from the Pacific was not my idea of an appropriate vacation activity. It poured in Aruba as we arrived, ruining my second (and likely last) attempt to snorkel there. I think it's one of those things that's simply not meant to be.

I'm glad we didn't sail before now, as my ankle was often sore from the need to balance while walking. Had we gone earlier, I'm not sure I would have been up and around every day as I was on this cruise. Thank goodness the discomfort was bad enough only one day that I took some ibuprofen. Otherwise, I tried to rest it when I could and have determined that anything over a 2" heel is out for the foreseeable future.

I returned to work on Tuesday and had my 6-month MRI on Wednesday. The nurse who started the small, temporary line for the contrast material was great, and the test was completed without a hitch. My appointment with Dr. Healey was moved to the second week of December, so unless I get a report beforehand (and the radiologist will have NO idea what he's looking at) I won't have any understandable results until then. My next CT scan is the first week of December.

My mom joined us for Thanksgiving dinner and while we had a good time, it's still strange to celebrate anything without my dad. November 14 was the first anniversary of his death. As that was the day we sailed through the Canal, we kept a low profile that day. I find it difficult to comprehend that it's been a year, and it's been some year -- not one that makes my top 10 list, that's for certain. On the other hand, mom is still in good health and I'm still "movin' and groovin'," and there's something to be said for that.

Happy belated Thanksgiving to one and all. I'll be back with my CT scan results in a few weeks.