"SIR, WE ARE SORRY, BUT YOU MUST REMAIN ON THE RIDE UNTIL IT STOPS!"

"When and where does it stop?" "HUHUHUH, it stops on you very last ride."

I had an appointment with Dr. Randy Brown today, my primary physician. I was hoping we could maybe cutback on the blood thinner, but alas, no dice. I was hoping for something effective for reducing the searing burning pain I suffer with, almost from head to toe constantly. But, no dice, anything he could give me would interfere with my ability to avoid clots related to my stents, provided by Plavix.

Hernia repair, cataracts and getting a tooth in the empty gap up front, all must wait until after July. He will do more testing at that time to see if my heart and lungs are able to survive me being anesthetized for those procedures. As you know, I have goofy and deteriorated arteries, still have a cardiac artery blockage that can't be fixed, as well as Congestive Heart Failure, and COPD.

He said most of my pain was due to the severe arthritic damage to my spine, since my pain is symmetrical, it can't be caused by anything else. Other than all of that, I am hunky dory. Also, I know some of you or your loved ones are going through much worse health challenges than I am. I thank God am as able as I am.