Thanks Don, I had forgotten about it completely, given recent events (more about that later.) And great news on getting back on track (wish I could!)

The medical appt. went well, he's a nice fresh-faced young man. I wrote a two-page summary of myself, some medical history and current concerns. I also had a CD with my complete medical history from my former GP, scanned into a PDF. He seemed to appreciate all of that. My blood pressure was high, we'll be revisiting that when I have my checkup in February--it's been marginal for a while, if only I could lose 10 or 20 pounds, it would probably be fine!

OT: But my blood pressure has a right to be high right now. We live downtown, in an old house. The sewer system is very old, clay pipes. It collapsed last week. Suddenly. With no time to actually empty the basement (luckily unfinished, but unluckily piled high with "stuff", including all of our son's possessions--he moved back in with us in August.) Sigh. We spent Friday night in a hotel. The workmen are burying the new pipe and re-cementing the 20-foot trench in our basement floor as we speak. Tomorrow the front yard gets dug up, extending the new PVC out to the property line, and replacing the water intake while they're at it. $11K later, minus a $2K rebate from the city (they own the trees on the city streets, so the tree-root damage is partially their responsibility.) That's the price of a cruise!! :mecry: