Good Checkup

Wed. August 3, 2011. I saw Dr. Berman today for a checkup in the clinic on the 4th floor at Memorial Sloan Kettering CC hospital. All counts are great...WBCs , RBCs Platelets etc. So I'm good to go for another 4 months, which takes me to December. I also have lost 5 pounds with the new weight loss regimen, Victoza. I suspect I'll try to loose 20 or 25 pounds by the end of the year. I've already increased my exercise with this new regimen...doing water aerobics in the Community Pool outdoors which is great. A good workout with bouyancy in the water helping the knees and hips and the resistance of the water helping the leg and arms and shoulder muscles. I signed up yesterday again for the winter at the YMCA and hope to continue the laps and workouts in the pools.
So tonight we are playing again with our Jimmy Lee Ramblers Band at the Maplewood Pool. We did so last year as well but we're becoming more popular and expert with all these gigs...last week again at Hat City Kitchen. This Saturday Night we're in South Orange and Sunday we're back at the Pool. Fun summer of playing.
We'll be going back to the Woodstock house in mid August for fun. We've really been enjoying that on recent vacations. I'm working on getting the roof reshingled soon.
I saw some of my nurses at the hospital today up on the 12th floor. It is always a joyous reunion. They deal with alot of heavy shit and they are happy to see me standing up and walking around. They consider me one of their "Graduates". Hah!!
Then I went up to the 15th floor to say hello to the Recreation staff...they are all so good and supportive. I found a real good place to hangout there when I was a patient there, and I participate in their patients art show there. Always good to see them and thank them for their work.
Gotta go get ready for work . See ya. Thanks for keeping up with me. JIM