We LOVE our PCP

SOOO, my DH had his regular Dr appt today.His weight is 327 - down 12 pounds since he began researching this band.  WooHoo!!  Not spectacular, but for him, impressive!We are all very happy about that.ALSO, our PCP office CAN do the nuclear stress test right there!They have the newest equipment - that includes the chair you can sit in to have the test done, no need for him to lay flat (but even if they didn't the doc would have sedated him so he could lay flat and have the test).    MORE, good news - they can do the test all in one day!  They will do the first half in the AM, give him a big break and then do the 2nd half.  Total time 5 hours.  We won't have to drive all the way to Greenville TWICE to get this one thing done!  HooRay!So he will have the stress test on August 26th.  The report of everything should be at the Dept of Surgery in Greenville by Sept 1.  Then we will have the decision appt with Dr. Pender, submit to ins and schedule surgery.  Our PCP also suggested my DH ask Dr. Pender about removing the gall stone while he is in there!We celebrated by stopping at a new ice cream parlor I had heard about in Richlands.  They have Hershey Ice Cream.  Ever hear of it?  80 flavors - OMG so good.  We will be going there when our daughter and the kids are here!  Thanks Nancy! 

That is GREAT news all around!!!!!!   

Never heard of Hershey Ice Cream but it sounds wonderful.  And 80 flavors?!  OMG indeed! 

LOL Granny........wonder who might have told you that????? hehe.  Boy, you two are sure lucky to be able to have this done in town.  Yipee- a lot of gas and trouble solved!

Nancy

Hi Grammy,
This is great news for hubby.
Medical science has come so far look at us.
                            Annie

Thank goodness this is working out better than it was starting to look.  Happy thoughts sent your way...

Yes I have heard of Hershey ice cream.  Ice cream is one of my weaknesses... I don't even keep it at the house.  But enjoy some for me LOL... but mostly enjoy it with your company. 

Did you ever say how old the grandbabies are??

Shelia

My "grandbabies" are 19, 17, 15, 15, 13, and 11.  The 15 and 17 year olds live down the street from us.  The 11 and 13 year olds live in OR and will be here for a week with our daughter ( we see them a couple of times a year).  The 19 year old lives in OR, as well, he was here last summer for a week, and we see him when we go back to OR.  We also have another 15 year old who lives in AK.  We never get to see him.  The 19 year old is dating a woman with a 2 year old, so I feel like a great grandma, too!

I can't imagine my grandbabies being so far away - but I know you will enjoy them while they are here.  Of course, after having my wild man here last night - he is 6 - I can also see the benefits of being farther away !  LOL

Shelia