After a night of very little to no sleep, I got up at 6:30 so I could walk the dogs before I had to leave at 7:30 to go to Emporia. It was muggy and icky out that early this morning.
I got to Emporia at 8:00 for my 8:15 doctor’s appointment. I got called back around 8:15. The doctor cut off two skin tags in my right armpit that had gotten angry and were bothering me. He injected me with numbing medication and attempted to cut one off but it wasn’t numb enough so he put some more medication in. He then got both of them cut off with no pain. He had to use the zapper to stop the bleeding on both of them. The nurse put a big band-aide on the site and I was done.
I have to keep it dry and covered for 24 hours and then apply Neosporin three or four times a day and keep them covered until they heal. I can take a bath tonight as long as I don’t get the area wet. I can shower in the morning but I need to keep the water from hitting the wound directly.
They haven’t bothered me today so am hoping they will heal easily and in a couple of days I can forget they were ever there.
After I was done I texted both Jason and Tagen to see if they wanted to meet me at Commercial Street Diner for breakfast. Tagen is going to the Royal’s game today and was busy getting ready but Jason met me and we enjoyed breakfast together. It is always a good day when I get to spend some one-on-one time with one of my kids.
Came home after breakfast and laid down for an hour to try to get a nap. Not sure I slept very much but felt a bit more rested when I got up.
I had to leave at 11:30 to drive to Topeka for a Cardiologist appointment. I saw a Nurse Practitioner today for the first time with this doctor. I liked her and we had a fun discussion about parenting. My Cardiologist is the proud parent of twins that are turning one this week. Last time I saw him they had just been born and he was terrified. The NP said he is still terrified and a very nervous parent.
They did an EKG and ordered a heart monitor for me to wear for two weeks. She agreed I could wait to put it on after I return from Costa Rica. I don’t want to mess with it while I am on vacation. They have to get insurance permission and that can take a week or more.
I don’t think we talked about my heart very much during the appointment. We got to talking about travel and parenting and skipped right over my heart.
Came home afterwards. I need to get a swim suit for my trip but today wasn’t the day for me to do that. I stopped at the Dollar General and got some big band-aides and some Neosporin to treat my wound and then came home. It is 96 out today and too hot to be out and about.
Sometime this evening I need to do my 15 minutes of exercise. I don’t think it will bother my armpit to do them. If it does, I will substitute a different stretch. I will do the same tomorrow when I go for exercise. By next week I should be good to go without worry.
Tomorrow I have to be in Emporia at 2:00 for exercise and may stop and see if I can find a swim suit then. I have to be in the right mood for that little shopping experience so we shall see what happens.
So far I don’t have anything on my calendar for the weekend. Hoping I get two stay at home days back to back but we shall see if that can happen.
We are in the path for some severe storms this evening. The storm certainly has some heat to work with. Trusting they won’t do any damage.
Next week is so far looking quiet for me. I am meeting a friend for lunch on Tuesday but other than that the only other things I have on my calendar is exercise three days in Emporia. Not sure what I will do with my empty space. My to-do list is empty right now which feels good. I can always find something to clean if the mood strikes.
My trip to Costa Rica will be here before I know it. I leave June 30 so only have a little over two weeks. It will be good for me to get out of my normal routine and have a new experience for a week. I do need to put together a packing list and make sure I have everything I want to take.
The new A/C at this house is working well. I’m so grateful I got that put in before this heat hit. It is keeping every room in the house nice and cool. I will be curious to know what my electric bill will be with using the A/C 24/7. The other house had solar and the electric bill in the summer time was rarely over the minimum charge of $38.
I was able to stay regulated today while I was in town both times. That kinda surprised me as I didn’t get much, if any sleep last night. I think I would have gotten into trouble though if I had decided to go shopping today in Topeka. I am just above the neutral level and I need to be several steps above neutral to handle a shopping experience.
Grateful the skin tags in my armpit are gone, grateful for a safe trip to and back from Topeka, and grateful I got to have breakfast with Jason.