{"id":2106,"date":"2023-04-19T22:47:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T05:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contessajewall.com\/?p=2106"},"modified":"2023-04-19T22:47:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T05:47:50","slug":"que-pasa-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contessajewall.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/que-pasa-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Que Pasa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well nothing exciting happening. Basically just doing the annual maintenance on myself\u00a0\ud83d\ude44 \u00a0I am trying to get it all done as well as the taxes so that I can have a do nothing May, well except for planting our garden.<\/p>\n

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Just found this photo on my camera. Last Friday when we went to get out hair cut we saw this family snacking away in someones yard in the Upper Mission area.<\/p><\/div>\n

Way too cold to even think about planting anything yet. We woke up today to white roofs all around us. Not snow but frost. It was -2C\/28F. Tonight we are expecting 2C\/35F, yes a bit warmer but still a risk of frost. The weather guessers have promised us sunshine tomorrow with a high of 55F.<\/p>\n

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At the dermatologist today, when I saw this photo, my mind immediately flashed to my Mom. I can’t believe that I thought this was her and not me.<\/p><\/div>\n

We continue to be busy but its all mostly centred on me. This past Monday was day one of my four annual vein treatments. One session in each leg in April and the final session end of September before we head south. I have been doing this for just over 8 years now and it does help keep my veins in check. Sclerotherapy is a medical procedure used to eliminate varicose veins and spider veins. My legs are much better but this past Monday ( right let ) and likely next Monday on the left leg there are a few troublesome areas. Many of you have seen photos over the years. I look like a human pin cushion. Yesterday we have a longish meeting with our financial advisor. It does look like things will be getting better mid year and into 2024. About time\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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My chest sprayed with cryotherapy treatment. So much sun damage over the years.<\/p><\/div>\n

Today was the most difficult maintenance of them all. My dermatologist had retired and moved to Victoria. She was pretty much the only on here in Kelowna. Now we have three new ones but I still had to wait ten months to see Dr. B. I have read mostly negative reviews. You can’t always believe those. She is a delightful young lady ( makes me feel old ) who has a great personality and cares about her patient\/me and is willing to give. We have the talk about the Que Pasa of the spots on my face and chest. The chest ones are precancerous plus I have two different ‘spots’ happening on my face. About five years ago I had electrocautery done to my face spots.The wonderful thing is that it lasted almost 4 years. The past two springs the dermatologist just used cryotherapy on my spots and that did not last long. However new spots are always forming in my face. One should use a minimum of SPF35 on your face, I have been using SPF 25 followed by SPF 50 or 70 daily for several days. What I have not been doing is reapplying the face lotion every two hours. Today I was told that it really only lasts two years. So despite wearing my hat all the time and I really do, the sun has still been reflecting off the sand etc. has contributed to my blemishes. I have pre cancerous spots as well as sun spots but the worst is the Seborrheic Keratosis which I mostly have. Bottom line, start applying lotion every two hours.<\/p>\n

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Dr. B would not let Colin take a photo of her doing the treatment. \u00a0Not sure the I really wanted to see it anyway.<\/p><\/div>\n

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In about 2-3 weeks these scabs will fall off and then another 6 – 8 weeks for the pink skin to heal.<\/p><\/div>\n

So today we agreed to try the electrocautery. Despite the superficial anaesthetic it really did hurt. The worst part was smelling my flesh burning. So tonight I have a prickly sore face. I was told today that the key is to keep everything moist. Do not let the scabs dry out. Dr. B suggested doing the procedure on May 4th. Colin piped up and asked if it could be done today as I was having a special birthday in May and he did not want me looking horrible. We were both surprised today that she said if we could wait twenty minutes that she would do it then\u00a0\ud83d\ude00 I really am pleased with my new dermatologist. She told me to get my GP to do a referral for next year. She also asked me to come back in two weeks as a follow up visit. I have never been offered that before.<\/p>\n

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Last night.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fortunately my afternoon kinesiology appointment tomorrow was cancelled by my therapist. I will be honest, I am in a world of a pain tonight. Hope that part will be gone by tomorrow.I am hopeful that this will remove the worst of my spots and that I might not have to do anything for two years. Colin thinks that I am crazy to voluntarily have these things done to me. However he was there for me and didn’t say anything as I squeezed his hand so hard when Dr. B worked some parts of my face that had not taken to the topical anesthetic. She offered to stop and inject me all over with a different anesthetic but I just gritted my teeth and said keep going. I wanted it to be over.<\/p>\n

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The girls have been left alone for 2.5 hours on each of my maintenance days. They have not barked ( love our nanny cam ) but they do miss us and don’t relax. May 1st is not too far away\u00a0\ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n

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Mother Nature is being very good to us even though we are not on the Isla.<\/p><\/div>\n

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