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In the Words of the Dear Departed Dolly... "Here We Go Again"

 (Or was that Whitesnake?) Anyway, it seems like the only time I do anything with this blog with any kind of gusto is when something is wrong and well, why break precedent?  A quick recap reel of my last two weeks... Tuesday Sept. 1 I had to give a sterile urine sample for an upcoming surgery so catheter time!  While we were out in Menomonee Falls, I scheduled the mammogram my primary doc has been screaming at me about as well.  (Fun day!) It was supposed to be one of the ambulatory ones for people in a wheelchair since I wasn't really in good shape to stand and get squeezed for an hour, but the nurse wasn't about that so standing and squeezing it was.  Up until then, one of the worst medical experiences of my life.  Good news - everything checked out fine.  Then it was on to the catheter, which seemed like a breeze at that point and it really was; it took about five minutes.  And while Chris and I were walking out I suggested that I just needed a...