Poke & Peek

Had a 6 month follow up Cystoscopy today. Actually between Dr. Salem changing the appointment once, and me having to change it once, it has been almost 8 months since the last one.

The great news was that it was NEGATIVE!

Even though I've had to go for 'biopsies' each of the last two years, each time I get a 'NEGATIVE' is like being granted still another reprieve...

This was the first time I have seen Dr. Salem in her 'new digs', that is, since she left UCSD to go into private practice. So I was just a touch nervous, new place, new personnel, etc.

But it went smoothly; I was made comfortable with both the people and the place.

I am GLAD she has gone into private practice and has moved to Scripps Mercy Hospital! One less doc for me to deal with at UCSD Medical Center! (I'm now down to two; both of them Endo's.)

Plaquinil Dose Change

Saw Dr. Nguyen today. She dropped Plaquinil from 300 mg day, back to 200 mg day, due to some unpleasant 'side effects' that have developed in the last 6 weeks. Just hope there isn't an increase in pain and fatigue.

AIMCO Reimbursement - Round 2

WORK BEHIND THE PLASTIC ONCE DRYING EQUIPMENT WAS REMOVED

Suprisingly quick, late yesterday, I received this via email from AIMCO firt line management:

"Aimco has agreed to only reimburse the food expense and loss during the apartment flood repairs."

On to Round 2! I obviouly need to take this one level higher at AIMCO. Some research is in order now...

AIMCO Reimbursement

HOW THE INDUSTRIAL PLASTIC WAS AFFIXED TO FLOOR

Yesterday I emailed to AIMCO (they own/manage Mariners Coves) in Irvine, CA.

I sent a detailed expense report, a detailed log of the events caused by the leak of the water pipe in the apartment wall, some sample pics (I have 94 - dated & timed), a list of damaged furniture, a list of witnesses, a brief statement, and an invoice (noting that electricity billing was not yet included).

So far ALL I've been reimbursed on 11.1.2007, is $186 TOWARDS the meals I had to have delivered.

I bet THIS is going to be as messy as my apartment was! I am not just going to 'absorb' the financial cost THIS TIME (this was my third leak in this apartment!).

Not to mention that I actually have dreams about this mess, and when wide awake, sit around listening to the walls for the sound of water leaking!

I will be awaiting a response. Bet it won't be anytime soon...

Apartment Repairs Done!

The FINAL repair was completed today; the stove hood was changed out. The old one had rusted in areas from the moisture.

That does NOT mean the final 'unpacking' and putting stuff back where it belongs is done. Not by a long shot! I still have to 'look' for something, find it in an odd place and return it to where it 'lives'. This is still happening several times a day!

This entire catastrophe has taken a total of THIRTY-SIX days! And I am sad to say, though the water pipes in the wall have been repaired, I don't think it's the end of it...

Another Water Leak!

THE SECOND LEAK-THE WATER SEEPING INTO HALL CARPET FROM BATHROOM

I could NOT believe it!

Just one day after all the water damage repairs to my apartment were completed, when I got up this morning, the first thing I saw was a small puddle of water on the bathroom floor, seeping into the carpeting in the hall!

Since the ‘office’ would not be open for several minutes, and I didn’t want to go through the answering service, AND I knew that some of the maintenance people were already out and about on the property (they start work a couple of hours before the office opens), I threw on a jacket and went looking for one.

It did not take long. I hailed Saul, who was going by in one of the ‘carts’. He almost could not believe his ears, “Another leak? In the bathroom?” He went to get Carlos, and they were almost back to my apartment by the time I got to my front door.

Sure enough, Carlos checked out the walls in the bathroom, and THIS was a NEW leak, in the wall between my bathroom and linen closet!

It only took an hour or so for the leak to be ‘found & fixed’, wet carpet removed, the NEW molding removed, and for MORE drying equipment to be installed.

I was almost in hysterics...

Off My Hook - Petghans

I've finished my first two Petghans!

I worked these with two strands of 4ply (ww) acrylic in half double crochet stitch and a N hook. Then I edged them with 2 rows of single strand with single crochet. They are about 18" x 24".

One for each of the Sisters, of course. And they love them! Guess I will be making many more of these for my friends and their pets!

It is amazing how much I had forgotten about Crochet; these are good 'first projects'.