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Port Aransas

Getting settled in. Judy went in to Port Aransas and got her annual physical. Now we each have a local doctor. We both went to the dentist and got our teeth cleaned so the dentist knows us too. Most of the shop owners know Judy by name now. Sometimes I get recognized as “Judy’s husband”. To the petwalkers in the park we’re “Annie’s parents”. Last night we and our Gulf Waters neighbors went to the pizza buffet in Port Aransas. Word got around; everyone was invited. Good turnout. We ended up with a table for forty. Nothing like $4 pitcher night to bring out the crowd. Learning the local language. We’ve got a couple days of blustery weather. Last night the weatherman predicted “scattered drizzle” and later announced it’s “fixin to rain”. Got it. Today it is windy and scattered drizzling all over our windshield.
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Update

Life is different now. When we have a doctor’s appointment we pack a bag and make arrangements with the neighbors to take care of Annie. We don’t know if we’re going to get to come right home. I have had enough discomfort exercising that we didn’t really expect to leave the cardio rehab lab today and go right home. We expected to be referred back to the cath lab for more work. We packed a bag. It didn’t go like we planned. While attached to a heart monitor, I got to walk, ride a stationary bike, crank the arm-bike, and walk fast on the treadmill. My calculated maximum heart rate is 158. I got to get into the 140s before they slowed me down. It felt great! Maybe it just takes a few weeks to get past the initial discomfort of them messing around inside my heart. In repairing the blood flow to most of my heart, flow to a small section was lost. The doctor told us then that, over time, I would probably develop collateral arteries to that section. Maybe the collateral vessels just kicked in. Or maybe I just needed adult supervision. Whatever; we’re delighted with the result. We’ll continue to exercise every day (in moderation). We’ll continue with the supervised cardio rehab several days a week. Major progress.