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Skriven 2014-03-30 21:25:42 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 11497 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
Ärende: metric  was: dishonesty
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Hi Nancy,

 RH> Quite so, same in our area with Duke and UNC. When we first moved up,
 RH> I was referred to the latter for a couple of specialists--they were in
 RH> the Tricare Prime system. Now that we're off Prime, I'm still going
 RH> over there as I'm in the system--beats finding a new doctor and the
 RH> hassles of moving records, etc.

 NB> As long as you like the doctor, there's little need to change...
 NB> especially when you aren't sure how long you'll be in the area
 NB> anyway...

The one doctor (oncologist) discharged me from her care last year when I
saw her but all my mammogram records are over at UNC so I may as well
keep going there. I figure I'll most likely be going this year for sure,
next year is questionable at this point. The new pulmonologist I saw
last month put me on yearly visits instead of every 6 months so it's one
less trip over there.


 NB>  NB>> Strong's not that bad anymore... although I suppose that
 NB> anywhere one  NB>> could have that sort of thing happen...

 RH> True, my dad was not happy with them--he pointed out that Rod Steiger
 RH> died in Strong in the same time frame. Don't know if it was natural
 RH> causes or something Strong didn't pick up on or what.

 NB> Sometimes there's just nothing anyone can do... even with heroic
 NB> efforts... and it all depends on which doctor (etc) is on the case...

I know, he was just blowing off steam because of the way I was treated.

 RH> Anyway, I got more personal attention at a smaller hospital and it
 RH> was closer to Houghton.

 NB> Closer to school was a good thing, for sure...

Easier for classmates to get some of my books to keep up with some
classes. Some faculty spouses were on staff at that hospital which made
it nicer--a sort of touch of home.


 RH> Friday only to cool down a bit again starting Sunday--but not into the
 RH> 30s and 40s.

 NB> Today's supposed to not get out of the 30's, but supposed to be
 NB> warming up again tomorrow and into the week...  Meanwhile, I have a
 NB> major puddle where my car is supposed to be parked in the driveway...
 NB> guess the
 NB> ground there is still too frozen to absorb it...

Today was only in the upper 40s/low 50s and windy. Rain had blown thru
last night, with an EF-0 tornado a bit south of Raleigh. Supposed to get
into the 70s later this week.

 NB>  NB>> I suspect that I would have done that weight measurement by
 NB>  NB>> guestimation, figuring that an ounce or two either way wasn't
 NB> going  NB>> to make much of a difference...  :)

 RH> I did have to guesstimate; the German scale wasn't that precise. Close
 RH> enough to get in the ballpark but not close enough to be spot on.

 NB> I probably would have just hefted them... ;)

My wrists weren't that strong at the time so it was better tho get a
closer measurement using the scale. Had to have someone else do the
heavier lifting of the pot, etc.


 RH> Told my mom she bought a bottle of Tabasco sauce when she first
 RH> started making it and never bought any more. We've gone thru a number
 RH> of them, and other hot sauces, over the years.

 NB> Dunno as we've gone through all that many bottles of hot sauce.. but
 NB> then we tend to get our hot spicy foods eating at all our favorite
 NB> restaurants, so there's less need for the sauces at home... ;)

We vary our restaurant choices and do more cooking at home than you do
so tend to keep at least one or two bottles of hot stuff in the fridge.
I'll get some tabasco when we first move to a place, just as a fill in
until Steve gets his hot sauce made. Then the tabasco gets used up at a
slower rate as we start using other sauces & spices.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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