Spent most of the day sitting around waiting. We were supposed to go to Med Center One first to pick up my x-rays and then go to Carteret General Hospital for a CAT scan, but the cab driver got confused and went to the hospital first. We got him straightened out and went to the Med Center. They didn't have my x-rays ready and had to hunt for them. Finally found them and we went to the hospital. Then we had to wait and wait. They stuck an IV needle in my arm and pumped blue dye into my veins. At long last I got scanned. Then we ate lunch at the hospital cafeteria for practically nothing. Then we waited some more. Finally they said I could leave, but I had to go to Dr. Reece's office. It was just across the street, so we walked over there and waited some more. Finally the doctor saw me and said the CAT scan didn't show anything other than the pneumonia; I don't have a tumor or anything. I asked him why I keep getting pneumonia, and he said it's possible my immune system was damaged when I had bronchitis in '88, so I'll look into that when we get to Kaiser.
To my surprise, there was no charge for today's visit. I'm to return Thursday for a follow-up check of my pneumonia.
We walked a block to the Post Office. Mailed a letter and bought some stamps.
Looked for a public phone to call a cab. Found a very nice restaurant with reasonable prices, so next time we eat out, we'll go there.
When we got back to the boat, Roy assembled his bike and went off to get information about hauling out. The yard was closed, but he bought some good fish for supper and found 62 cents in change scattered along five miles of road! I never knew anyone who found money as often as Roy does. Scarcely a day goes by that he doesn't find at least a penny, but 62 cents in an hour's time--that has to be a record! He found three dimes, a nickel, and 27 pennies. Later, he found a quarter and another penny.
After supper, Roy bought a pint of vanilla ice cream for dessert. Boy, was it delicious!
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