Endoscopy scheduled

The visit to Dr. Lee, the gastroenterologist, raised two concerns:
David's hemoglobin is 10ish when it should be 12.5.  So there might be a slow bleed at the site of his huge bleed that was repaired back in May.  Dr. Lee will do an endoscopy at Mary Washington hospital on Oct. 6 to take a look and make repairs in necessary.  I cancelled class that day.  My students are devastated!!
His bloodwork showed antibodies to Helicobacter pylori.  This is the bacteria that causes stomach ulcers and could cause stomach cancer.  So he will be on a two week dose of a couple of antibiotics to kill the bacteria.  David does not tolerate there drugs easily and we expect some terrible flow through issues....and have Imodium ready for when it starts.  So far, so good.
Otherwise, we walk and do the normal stuff for us.  He is getting his hearing aid adjusted this morning and his new glasses this after noon.  We plan to see a movie and shop this afternoon.   I'm am really looking forward to 9:30 Mass on Sunday.

All indicators are great.

It's been several weeks since I posted anything about David's health.  He is doing great.  We walk 30 minutes every day for a little over a mile.  Most days we try to walk very early in the Battlefield near the house but when the weather is hot or when the air quality is bad, we go to the Mall.  Once around our mall is 30 minutes and just over a mile.  David is also doing all the exercises that his physical therapist prescribed...most days.  His driving has progressed from local to 30 miles on I95 with impunity.  Today I drove up to Prince William Forest where we met Fred and walked about 40 minutes and then went for breakfast as usual at the Dumfries Diner.  After that David drove home while I watched him and kept my mouth shut (That was really hard.).  Traffic was moderately heavy but moving.  He kept up with it without any problems.  He stayed in his lane unless he changed lanes.  He got over to the right with plenty of time before our exit.  I declared him fine to drive himself to the Sunday walks and will be able to go to 9:30 Mass again.  I look forward to that.  I will use the treadmill on Sunday's to get in my exercise.  While I am not thrilled with walking, I recognize the necessity and the difference it makes in both of our everyday lives.  It also lets us enjoy a good night's sleep, especially if we go to bed early.  Getting up at 6 to walk doesn't seem like a good idea at 6 but it is manageable when I have adequate rest.  I'm still in the guest room while David has the Master BR.
David had a head CT in late Aug and the results last week.  There is no recurrence of his tumor according to Dr. Davidson at Georgetown who read the August scan against the March one and the one from a couple of years ago.  David HATES to get more radiation even though we all tell him that at his age (86) it is not a factor he should worry about.  He has an appointment with the GI doc on Tuesday but there is absolutely no evidence of bleeding.  His GI tube is a bit leaky and he deals with it by timing meals and coffee so that his stomach is not overly full when he does his PT exercises.
In my opinion David's physical and mental health is much better than it was before his first hospitalization back in May.  He is determined to get as healthy as possible.  After all he needs to sit at the polls all day in November after arriving earlier than the Republicans so that he has the best position for passing out sample ballots and displaying campaign signs.