[Magdalen] Prayer request, many and sundry problems

[Christopher Hart]

Glad for the good report, Dan.

On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 11:40 AM Don Boyd <thedonboyd at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> Whew!
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Mar 15, 2021, at 9:53 AM, P. Dan Brittain <pdan.brittain at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 
> >>
> >> And forgot one (when it rains, it pours) I have a monstrous toothache;
> one
> >> of my few remaining molars.
> >>
> >> Am hoping the Dentist can see me tomorrow.
> >>
> >
> > Got in at 8:30 this AM. Records check showed that both teeth have had
> root
> > canals.
> >
> > Did another Xray - no damage shown on either tooth. So - most likely an
> > infection. 10 days of antibiotics.
> >
> > Could have been much worse.
> >
> > d
> >
> >> d
> >>
> >>>
> >>> On Mar 14, 2021, at 1:17 PM, P. Dan Brittain <pdan.brittain at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I have not been feeling too well since Christmas. (Wasn't Covid, have
> >>> been
> >>> tested). Some breathing problems, but those we were attributing to the
> >>> right side of my diaphragm being paralyzed.
> >>>
> >>> A couple of years ago, was diagnosed with pancreatic cysts. Further
> >>> testing
> >>> showed what I had was not dangerous in itself but I needed to have an
> MRI
> >>> every 6 months to be sure the cysts had not grown or become dangerous.
> My
> >>> latest MRI in FEB showed I needed to have another round of endoscopic
> >>> exams
> >>> to determine if I needed more testing or treatment.
> >>>
> >>> I described my breathing problems and what led to all of this. The
> >>> Nurse/practitioner had a chest xray, and ekg done. Then she asked if my
> >>> wife could drive me to Fayetteville (AR) to the VA ER. (1 1/2 hour
> drive -
> >>> but not an immediate danger - needed some testing they could do.
> >>>
> >>> Came home, grabbed a bag for overnight and my CPAP and headed out.
> >>> Had a few more tests and saw a cardiologist. Turns out I have an atrial
> >>> flutter.
> >>> The cardiologist had a blood thinner injected into my abdomen, and put
> me
> >>> on eliquis.That part of my life is feeling better.
> >>>
> >>> I still have not had the endoscopic procedure on the cysts; trying to
> get
> >>> that set up.
> >>>
> >>> In the meantime (and unrelated) Windstream tried to set us up with a
> >>> "faster"  (fiber/optic) internet service for less than we were paying
> Cox
> >>> for a regular service. We decided to try. We told them not to change
> our
> >>> phone # (we still have land line). What did they do? Changed our phone
> #;
> >>> so now, VA is having trouble getting me a message. Also turns out that
> >>> their service did not include voice mail, which we had with Cox.
> >>>
> >>> Have tried several times to leave a note for the folk at the VA to use
> my
> >>> cell #. The VA's phone service is in even worse condition- try to
> leave a
> >>> msg, and the phone goes into a loop with no way out. The local clinic
> is
> >>> fairly close to our house, but you have to have an appointment to get
> in;
> >>> may try anyway. Too many things to get resolved.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> P. Dan Brittain
> >>> Harrison, Arkansas
> >>>
> >>> Transcriptions, Arrangements and Original Compositions
> >>> Wind Band, Brass Band, Choir, and Ensembles
> >>>
> >>> http//:pdanbrittain.com  Or  at Sheet Music Plus
> >>> http://tinyurl.com/yb9fl39r
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> P. Dan Brittain
> >> Harrison, Arkansas
> >>
> >> Transcriptions, Arrangements and Original Compositions
> >> Wind Band, Brass Band, Choir, and Ensembles
> >>
> >> http//:pdanbrittain.com  Or  at Sheet Music Plus
> >> http://tinyurl.com/yb9fl39r
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > P. Dan Brittain
> > Harrison, Arkansas
> >
> > Transcriptions, Arrangements and Original Compositions
> > Wind Band, Brass Band, Choir, and Ensembles
> >
> > http//:pdanbrittain.com  Or  at Sheet Music Plus
> > http://tinyurl.com/yb9fl39r
>
>

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Christopher Hart

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