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Friday, June 06, 2025

Well, My, My, My

Let me just say- this has been a week. 

Our eldest grandson is leaving today for a 3-week college course in Costa Rica. 

Lucky still has uncontrolled high blood pressure. So are that got in touch with a specialist who decided she needed to take two different medications. 

Okay. 

The problem was, one of them was $800 a month!  There was quite the stern discussion. We told her there was no way we could afford $800 a month no matter how much we love our dog. 

Then there was a compound company who would do it for $100 a month. Still too rich for us! Steve and I together do not spend that much on our high blood pressure medication for a year. Nothing close! 

So we started her on the medication we can afford. 

Then finally got word that I was ready for step two of my jaw reconstruction. This part entailed drilling into the empty hole and putting in a titanium post and covering it with tissue so it could now heal for another 2 to 5 months before I can go get the abutment and crown.

Had the surgery yesterday. There went another $2,000! And by the time I went to bed, I was looking a little as if I were a chipmunk with acorns in my mouth. 

This morning, for those of you who are old enough to remember a case of the mumps, my entire left side of my head looks like I have a very bad case.

So that's my week. I've declared today a PJ day. And Lucky and I will just cuddle in my recliner.

# posted by Carine-what's cooking? @ 9:13 AM

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