Darrel has not been feeling very good the last few days, but he did manage to play his part in the Des Moines Yacht Club’s version of Laugh-In. He had practice on Friday night and the show was on Saturday. He was the German in the bush who says, Verrry Interesting! The evening was very entertaining!
Yesterday, he still wasn’t doing all that great. We had the Wamsley’s over for the Seahawk game. Marilee had broken her toe so both she and Darrel had their feet elevated. Luckily, the Seahawks were able to pull it out in OT!
I had emailed Dr. Feldman on Sunday relating Darrel’s issues with his calf and pain. The nurse called this morning and had us go in for a doctor visit this afternoon.
The doctor thinks the calf pain is still related to a blood clot not claudication. He wants to give it a week and see if it resolves itself. It is in a superficial vein so is not going to break through and go to his heart or lung. The doctor did tell Darrel to increase his pain medication doses, which I hope will help him with his pain.
We hadn’t heard from the investigator about the study so I emailed this morning. I heard from her within about a half hour. She said he needed to have a CT scan and a screening and asked which days/hours worked. She then said she would get back to me by end of day. Hmmm, still haven’t heard from her. I will call in the morning.
I tried a new recipe tonight for Cider-braised Pork with Onion and Apple Jam. Got it into the oven before we left for the doctor appointment and finished it up when I got home. It was quite delish!
Here is the link to the recipe since I followed it exactly. The only thing I would warn you about is buying the Calvados Brandy. I went to Total Wine and wanted the cheapest one since I was using it for cooking. Some of them were quite expensive – $40 – over $100! I saw one with a sale sign that said $9.99. That was for me! When it was rung up at the cashiers it said $99.99! OMG. I said, No Thanks! I went back, and sure enough, it said $99.99. I did find one for about $17 so bought that. What a shock!
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Hi Robin, I enjoyed coffee yesterday! I hope Darrel is feeling a bit better and was able to enjoy the dinner. I am sure it went over well. take care and we’ll see you soon. Liz
I learned a valuable lesson from this entry. If we go out for a drink, you are buying.
Hi Robin I want to thank you for all the blogs you send out I have always thought a lot of Darrell and feel bad for what he has to go through. I am glad he has been able to enjoy the time he has with all those fishing and crabbing trips. Tell him we have him in our prayers and hope things get better for him and you. With Love Pat Mulkins used to be Brown and Cain.