I am writing while huge snowflakes are fluttering. The snow started just as we were returning from Mankato. Dennis had his follow-up appointment with the surgeon from the carotid procedure in mid-October. Everything is doing well for my ole cowboy. Quite a bit of swelling but that is on track to a full recovery. Feb. 6th there is an appointment for Dennis to have an ultrasound checking on the surgical artery and also getting the perspective on how the right carotid surgery will be done. The surgeon does not rush having the second surgery as the brain needs to recover from the increased blood flow. The left artery going from being blocked at 97% and now hopefully flowing at 97% is a huge change for the noggen. Doing both sides close together could cause swelling of the brain and then Dennis would be dealing with a whole new situation. If the right carotid causes issues, it would be noticed in Dennis’ speech patterns. Yup . . . he is talking and doing it well. As I am getting this post ready, he is over having coffee at one of this friends. This particular friend lives in an apartment complex that has a commons room. They get together for coffee and I can only imagine the city news that gets chewed over. We will later have a recap here on Stauffer Avenue. I like that my ole cowboy is getting back to his feisty self.
We stopped at Perkins for brunch. Oh course, Mondays are free pie days. Dennis has two pieces of cherry pie in our refrig to enjoy these next several days. Because I splurged on potato pancakes, I am back on the wagon. I will say Perkins makes potato pancakes just like Mom did and I will tell you Dad loved her potato pancakes. It must be in the genes. I do pass on the syrup and prefer sour cream to enhance the onion and herb additions. Yum.