Robert J Dole V.A. health care

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This image is just a quick shot from the parking lot. Bob had a podiatry appointment at 8:30 this morning. That means we were on the road by 7:00. The nurse practitioner was named Sunshine. For real. She was very nice. I was impressed with the appointment and her care in educating as well. One thing she did that no one had ever done is listen to Bob's feet. I believe it was a sonogram, but she put some gel on his ankles and ran this little tool over his ankles. It was kind of neat to hear his blood pumping. He has good circulation. She also used a little device to determine if he had any feeling loss in his feet. It was a very thorough appointment. He will go back every four months. His flexible cystoscopy revealed that he has no tumors or stones. He keeps growing, and regrowing scar tissue, which eventually closes up all processes and sends him to the ER because he cannot urinate. The plan is to get ahead of his body and have it dilated every three months as an office procedure. Then it will not be an emergency or so uncomfortable. When we left the VA we made a big loop and went to get my new glasses. We got a lot done today. Tomorrow is a work day, of course.