Tuesday - checkups and medical bills

I am still waiting for Atrium Health to tell me why I am being fully charged for my gynocology appointment that I was told Medicare would cover.
Meanwhile, I had a checkup appointment today with my PC who insists that she sees all of her patients over 60 years old every six months rather than once a year. I don't think she is doing anything other than talking to me. I wondered what this morning office visit was and if it is covered by Medicare or not.
I got a call at 8:05 this morning from my doctor's office to say she was not in today and they needed to reschedule my appointment. I took the opportunty to ask what this appointment involved and how it was written up an if it is covered by Medicare. They said it is a recheck of my cholesterol. The nurse told me that Dr. Furr wants to see patients with any complications at least every six months. She also said the appointment should be covered by Medicare. I told her about the bill I got from my gyno's office at Atrium and she said that should have been fully covered by Medicare as well but she could not contact billing to question that - it was my gynocologist responsibility to do that. I asked her to please put in billing questions on both things to my PC to get the ball rolling on proper paperwork. I also did not know my PC appointment was a cholestrol check because there was no appointment made for blood labs.

Meanwhile, I looked up the bluebook value of my KIA that I just spent $6,000 a Battleground KIA and Planet KIA. The bluebook value of the car is $4,000. I wonder if I could have actually bought a newer car for less money. I hope it lasts a long time now. Meanwhile, the large metal parts that Bob and Karen said I should make the mechanics give me is still sitting wrapped in plastic outside. I think Bob wanted to inspect it or there was some legal reason I have to keep it. They have not looked at the part or further advised me on what to do with it. I need to finish dealing with that and move on but I don't have a clue what to do next.

Power 30 workout today at the gym.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
1 can Columbe latte
1 Starbucks Grande Misto (cafe au lait)
1 salmon filet (240 calories)(26g protein)
+ 1 cup fresh spinach (7 calories)
2 Pistachio shortbread cookies (140 calories)
1 Krispy Kreme doughnut (from our neighbors)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
CoQ10 200mg
2 oz french baguette (150 calories) with honey

Monday

No plans today and nobody else is home.
Woke up with an anxiety attack around 2:30 AM. Drank some water and checked my email (not a good idea when I'm already stressed) and went back to bed.
We went to Nomad Wine in the afternoon for a "Sweet and Savory" food event that was just chips + dip and apple pie. I had a glass of red wine and MonsterMustDie had a couple of beers. While were were sitting on the back patio of Nomad, we met a couple who came to High Point to see the Thomas Dambo troll sculpture, Little Sally. They said they had previously visited several trolls in Raleigh. Because they live in Greensboro and I am always trying to meet people, I exchanged phone numbers with the woman, Lynne. I already forgot the name of her husband.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.0 lbs
33.8% Body Fat
70.8 lb Muscle Mass
21.0 BMI

Labor Day Weekend 2026

Saturday morning
MonsterMustDie and I went to the Farmers Market.
Saturday afternoon
I went to the gym before they closed in the afternoon and worked out just a bit on the machines. There were too many old men there just hanging out in the seats of the weight machines so I did not go through a complete workout. I didn't want to wait for them too long so I left after getting through all of my upper body workout and just one leg machine.
Saturday evening
I went to a lecture and demonstration at the Cline Observatory in Guilford College with Karen and Bob last night. Very interesting, brief talk about women astronomers and the makeup of stars. Then they invited guests to come up to the rooftop observatory. This was the first time they had gone to any event at the observatory,despite the fact that it is just across the street from their house. All of us had a great time.
I came back to Karen and Bob's house and hung out for a while, chatting with them for a while afterwards. I was completely beat by the time I headed home, for some reason. I'd call it a good day with friends.

Sunday
We did absolutely nothing and went nowhere and spoke to nobody.
I went to Target and World Market just to get out of the house. I picked up a couple of nail files for MonsterMustDie to use on one of his assemblage art projects.

friday

No plans today other than pacing around the house and watching my mind entrophy. When things are this dull, I can't feel inspired to do anything.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
34.0% Body Fat
70.8 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

Another day that is too hot to do anything outdoors.
Fit app: evening walk
16 Heart Points
1.51 miles
4,187 steps

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
the last slice of home-made blueberry pie (360 calories)
+ whipped cream (40 calories)(10mg calcium)
1 oz Whole Natural Almonds (160 calories)(70mg calcium)(75mg magnesium)(6g protein)
Ginger Chicken Dumplings (420 calories) + MomoFuku chili crunch + tamari
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
3 Pistachio shortbread cookies (210 calories)
3 oz Rotisserie Chicken (120 calories) (22g protein)
1 glass pinot noir

Thursday

Too hot to be outdoors today. There is also an air quality alert today.
I went to Cardio Dance at the gym this afternoon.

Got some bad news about the condo today. I got an email stating that the AC was not working. Good news is the fan is running okay but there is no cool air.
I asked them not to try to run the AC, and thus kill it's motor, if it is not cooling. It's probably just in need of a recharge.
Fortunately, I recall that every window in my condo opens to let air in. I hope the tenant is staying somewhere else until this is fixed.
It is all entirely up to Todd Jilot, who is the Atlanta realtor managing my condo.

I do not yet know if this will be a fix for a couple $100 or several $1,000. Zoom with Brian and Laura tonight. MonsterMustDie showed them his wooden maniquin leg again. Laura showed him a very nice, small, unidentified ceramic sauce pot.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
1 slice blueberry pie (360 calories)
1 piece flatbread with hummus
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)(20mg calcium)
+ 1 cup fresh spinach (7 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
B12 1000 mcg supplement

Wednesday medical appointments

Wednesday was, I believe, my final return visit with my breast surgeon. All future appointments on my breast surgery are now annual mammograms.
There was an awkward moment for me while checking out because I am so used to setting up the next appointment at the end of every visit.

I also had what could be my final physical therapy visit for my back, hip, and shoulder but there is still some pain and stiffness and I enjoy the visits so I will probably continue the physical therapy for as long as I can as I continue to improve.

Yesterday's stats:
Blood Pressure 103/67
BMI 20.92
Weight 114 lb 6.7 oz
Pulse 54
Respiration 18
Oxygen Saturation 99%

Note to self: Do not sip on a frozen smoothie in a medical waiting room when they will, of course, be trying to read your temperature soon.

This is a very hot week in the Southeast, with temperatures in the 90's. I still walked a bit after sunset. I needed to after being cooped up in a car so long.
Fit app: evening walk
29 Heart Points
7,878 steps

We went to Guglhupf restaurant afterwards because I wanted MonsterMustDie to experience it and he did, in fact, enjoy it. He had the grilled brats.
Sadly, my meal was not very good. I chose falafel sandwich that was awful, with undercooked falafel that was very dark on the outside and raw on the inside.

Grilled Bratwurst

Falafel Doner

Tuesday

8:30 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.9 lbs
34.0% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
200mg CoQ10

monday - debit card activity

Went to yoga a the gym this morning.
Got bored and went to add gasoline, where my debit card was denied and later I got an email saying a $125.00 charge on it was denied. I phoned the bank immediately, at the number printed on the back of the card, and was assured nothing was wrong and there was nothing for me to do or change about my card. The problem, "Wesley" said was with the vendor, not my card.
I ended up putting $15 cash in my gas tank somewhere else and then I went to Publix and picked up a couple of things.
Phoned Karen during my walk to see how her new-patient appointment today was. She said it was great. The new doctor seems sharp and is much younger than "Dr. Chaos".

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.9 lbs
33.9% Body Fat
71.2 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
32 Heart Points
2.58 miles
7,281 steps

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
200mg CoQ10
2 cups coffee with milk
1 apple cider doughnut
1 piece spinakopita
+ 3 tablespoons hummus
1/4 cup fresh almonds (170 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 slice homemade blueberry pie
1 cup hot cocoa (100 calories)

Sunday - Now Don and Alexa know

I made it to the walking Meetup this morning. Then I came home, showered, and made a blueberry pie to take tonight.

We had dinner at Bob and Karen's house with Don and Alexa. This was the night they told Don and Alexa about Karen's latest diagnosis, which is very bad.
They were, of course, immediately supportive and reassuring.
Sadly, MonsterMusDie had to complain about Karen and Bob talking too much about her prognosis as soon as we got home. He is such a selfish little man, I hate living with him.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
200mg CoQ10
2 cups coffee
1 plain cake doughnut
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
+ 1/2 cup milk (75 calories)(140mg calcium)
1 bowl toss salad with romain lettuce, tomatoes, pecans, pumpkin seeds
2 slices deep dish pizza
1 slice homemade blueberry pie

Saturday

Woke up with a slight headache, which was probably due to not drinking enough water yesterday. That's my guess.
Went to the "Out Of The Box" closing reception at the TAG gallery late this afternoon. Had a lovely talk with Jeghetto about paper sculpture and puppetry. He was there with his teenage son, who was nearly as tall as him. Very nice man who's seen some great things with similar artists all over the world. He was, of course, familiar with Center For Puppetry Arts and even worked there on some projects. He is also familiar with PaperHand Puppet Project and Bread & Puppet theatre.

7:45 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.2 lbs
33.2% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.6 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk

Friday

Despite taking a hydrOXYzine HCL 10mg tablet last night at bedtime to sleep better, I still woke up with my right shoulder aching at 4:00 AM. It did not last as long as last time but it was enough to wake me. I was able to get back to sleep until 7:00 AM.
I went out with Karen to IKEA and it became an all-day trip. We had lunch at a Mexican restaurant she knew on the way, Shopped every inch of IKEA. Waited out the heaviest part of a thunderstorm in the store, then loaded Karen's new stovetop in the car and walked through TJ-Maxx before heading home.

Lots of walking around IKEA today.

8:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
111.6 lbs
33.1% Body Fat
69.9 lb Muscle Mass
20.5 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk and local honey
1 IKEA cinnamon roll
grilled fish plate at Mexican restaurant
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)
leftover rosemary + goat cheese + chicken mac and cheese
1 St. John's Wort supplement
1 cup sleepy time tea

thursday

I had no plans today. Anyone I know is working or out of town.

I made it to Cardio Dance class for the first time in two weeks and did better than I expected to.
Came home after the gym, rested, showered, and made a salad + mac and cheese for dinner.
Then I went to a new MeetUp (Thrive) at the local independent coffee shop.

8:45 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.9 lbs
33.1% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
two cups coffee with milk
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
200mg CoQ10 (someone told me it might be good for aches from statins)
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
+ 1/2 cup milk (75 calories)(140mg calcium)
Mac and Cheese with Roasted Chicken, Goat Cheese, Rosemary
hydrOXYzine HCL 10mg tablet

wednesday

Starting at 1:20 AM last night, my right shoulder was aching. The pain, which started at my shoulder and radiated across the muscle on the front of my chest, was enough to keep waking me up. It had mostly subsided by the time I got up at 6:45 AM.

Today is completely empty. Whoever I know is working or out of town and there are no public events that I can find.

7:20 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.7 lbs
33.1% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
20.7 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
200mg CoQ10 (someone told me it might be good for aches from statins)
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
+ 1/2 cup milk (75 calories)(140mg calcium)
Yellowtail Sushi (480 calories)(19g protein)(32mg calcium)

Tuesday

I just realized I played myself on exercise this evening. I made plans to walk with neighbors to walk at 6:30pm and my favorite workout, Power30, is Tuesdays at 6:00pm.
I will choose social activity over gym if it comes down to that by I really wish I had looked at the calendar yester day while making plans and suggested walking at 7:15pm instead. Really want to spend more time getting to know neighbors.
The neighbors all cancelled out of walking together late in the afternoon and I could have gone to the gym but I could not wrap my head around it by then. I am not mentally in High Point yet after the last two weeks. I'm not ready to move on yet.

8:45 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.2 lbs
33.3% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
48.8% Body Water 21.0 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
Roasted Almonds (170 calories)(80mg calcium)
Salmon Avocado Roll (400 calories)
1 leftover lavender biscuit (270 calories) + raspberry sauce (60 calories) + butter
1 fried chicken tender from Publix (220 calories)
CholestOff supplement
Advil Dual Action - Acetaminophen 250mg, Ibuprofen (NSAID) 125mg
1 cup thoat coat herbal tea
1 cup instant Dubai chocolate matcha - not very good