Steve and Judy's Travels!

  It seems like only a couple years ago I was calling B.S. on what our brother David was telling us about 3D printing.  I thought it was a hoax; the stuff of science fiction.  I was wrong.  Now, if you want one, you can just go buy one for less than five hundred dollars.   It turns out, with all the computer stuff they do at the Alexander house, they really need one there:        

  We finished off with two today.  A pre-op meeting with the urologist; we’re on schedule for one more procedure on Thursday.  If you ever wanted to know anything about Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, here it is:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR_CjlVXhzw   Meanwhile, we got Cardiac Rehab underway today too.  A half hour total of recumbent bike, stepper, and treadmill, plus some balance, stretching, and nutrition.  A good start.  We’re down for three days a week.   Dinner out with Becky and family in honor of Conner’s birthday.   Another full day.      

  I think I need a monitor setup like my son-in-law’s.       (A good follow-up check-up with the cardiac surgeon today.  We’re right on track.)  

  An excellent mid-day meal.   Dogs galore.     A nap.   Fireworks from the Fairgrounds.       Happy 4th of July!  

  We went to the appointment.  It was an evaluation.  We did a few fitness exercises to establish a baseline.  They didn’t make any declarations about my condition, but it seemed like a thorough thoughtful assessment.  I’m in for a series of visits.  The first one is Friday.   Tomorrow, a fourth of July picnic lunch at Brian’s parents.  Nice place out in the country.  We’ve dropped out of the triple digits back into mid-eighties weather for a couple days.  It’s very nice to be outside again.  I’ll try to get in longer easier walks.   Oh, and I gained a pound back.  A pound isn’t a big deal, but it reverses a trend that has been going on for four weeks.