June 1, 2014. Ridgeland, Mississippi. Appointments.

It is really very odd. Ken and I visit each doctor together and sometimes we see the doctor together in the same examining room. For instance, on Thursday, we had an appointment with the Cardiologist. Ken had by-pass surgery several years ago, and I miss a heart beat every now and then, so we must both see the cardiologist once a year. But until now, we have not seen the doctor together in the same room. Evidently, in the world of geriatrics, having couples together is a good idea because the doctor gets information from both parties. More importantly, the instructions are given to both. At our meeting with Dr. C., he recommended to Ken that he walk at least 30 minutes every day. I am sure, had I not been in the same room, I would have never heard that admonition. Our system of bringing all our doctors to Mississippi seemed like a good idea. Jackson is the site of the Medical school and the city is not huge so we can get to the appointments easily. Our problem now is that we spend our time while in Jackson visiting doctor's offices. Neither of us enjoys seeing doctors but during the three weeks we will in Jackson, we both have four appointments, all together, but probably we will be in different examining rooms. At least I hope so. So far, all the doctors have been excellent and we are pleased with our medical care. Now perhaps we could see the doctors every other year and we would be happy.