Today Bruce had his appointment with Dr. Hotchkiss, cardiologist. Next Monday Bruce will be having an echocardiogram & Tuesday a treadmill stress test in order for Dr. Hotchkiss to determine if Bruce is okay for surgery. If cleared, surgery will hopefully be scheduled within a week. Next Monday will also be hopefully my last chemo treatment. My sister, Vicki, will be taking me since my appt. is at 11 AM & will take 2 hours. It would be hard to get from Fort Myers to Port Charlotte in 1/2 hour. Bruce's appt. is at 1:30 PM. Dr. Hotchkiss didn't think Bruce would not be a surgical candidate but since he hasn't had his heart checked in 4 yrs it's best to get the echo & stress test. We were going to go out for lunch after chemo to celebrate my being done with chemo but I guess we will do supper instead. It will probably be my last (real) supper.
I have decided to try following the Oil-Protein Diet by Dr. Johanna Budwig. It is basically a vegetarian whole foods...no refined, processed or canned foods diet. This diet is for the unwell & diabetics but is especially recommended in preparation for physical exertion (ie: for athletes) as Dr. Budwig would say. I don't think I will be able to convince Bruce to follow the diet (at least not initially) but he may be willing to try parts of it. Today while I am babysitting my grandson, Aiken, I'm going to start on my grocery list so tomorrow I can head to Earth Origins an organic foods store. I will probably be using my juicer as well as blender a lot in the future. May even have to think about investing in a pressure cooker but will see first how I do with the diet.
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