Boy are we tired...at least I am! We got to the clinic at 7 and got back to the hotel at 4. We were able to snag some food about 9:30 and a donut stick at 2. So, we're tired and hungry and I know Bill is tired of being poked and prodded.

All of his tests were good, lab numbers were good, echo and stress echo both good. His resting ejection fraction (force that blood is pushed through the heart) was 66% and went to 80% when stressed which is excellent. Shows that the heart is functioning really well.

His bone scan didn't show any change and since he's been on Fosamax for 3 years, it is being discontinued. Dr. Patel said that it starts doing more harm than good after 3 years, mainly causing some cancers. So, no more weekly pills.

He would like to have a pulmonary function test be done in June, which is when we see Dr. Burbeck and it's also 6 months post pneumonia. He also would like the sleep telemetry redone at that time to see if he still needs the O2 at night. He thinks that since he is able to exercise more and is getting some stamina back that when he's back to "normal" on his exercise his level will not drop too low at night again.

We didn't see a dermatologist this time and Dr. Patel is going to see if we can be fit in tomorrow sometime. If not, I'll see if I can find one in Jonesboro or Memphis. There is a higher risk of skin cancer due to the anti-rejection drugs and since he spent a lot of time in the sun when he was younger he still wants to keep an eye on things. But, we don't know if we can be fit in tomorrow or not.

We want to see a friend tomorrow for lunch or an early dinner, or dinner tomorrow so we're kind of in limbo until we hear from Stephanie. After that we'll head home Wednesday and get home Thursday.

I don't know where we're going to dinner tonight, but I'm kind of thinking the beach. It's calling my name! The sea breeze yesterday when we got here felt sooo good! And it has picked up again this afternoon so walking on the pier would be wonderful!

All for now. I'll update this after we get home on Friday or Saturday...unless something happens and it needs updated sooner.