Tuesday, February 26, 2008

a day off finally/raynaud's syndrome/happy birthday betty blank!

tried hard to make sure i would take the day off by staying up a little later than normal doing paperwork and reading some of an interesting book about cabato, columbus and vespuci.

then stayed in bed until 11:30am reading and making sure i didn't run. legs needed it and frankly, i am not sure i have the discipline right now to not run when there is so little else to do.

did go and hit some balls at the range and worked with two guys from germany and turkey. still trying and that is the best i can say. just staying in touch with the swing until i come home and try to relocate it.

one way to make the day go by quickly for sure is to stay in bed. will get out there tomorrow and see what i have in the legs and if it is not good, will take another day off. can always plod around, but would like some life in the legs. morning heart rate was 47. high, but not horrible.

on a more serious note, my golfing buddy harry was most likely correct when he said i had raynaud's syndrome and being here and outside in the cold has exasperated it. not havinga car to help protect it and walking nearly everywhere has exposed me to more damp and cold weather. i have the perfect symptoms now and am soaking my right hand to keep the soreness out of the skin, and the blue colored skin as normal as possible. doesn't help either that we have been without a hot water boiler for two months now or that it is near impossible to get the temperature in the house over 62 degrees. haven't yet.

will give kaiser perm. a chance to help when i get home as i am not sure i want to become anymore a part of the health care system here than i have tried already. this is the same right hand that has had two splinters, a thorn and a screw attack it since i have been here. bacitracin, vitamin e, and heat have helped so far. this comes under the heading more info than i need i know i am sure.

anyway- a shout out of happy birthday to betty blank back there in falls church, va. am sure frank o and steve t would shout out too if they could betty b. hope you had a nice birthday today. soon another age group to conquer.

that's all folks. more soon. way to go tiger.

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