Photos From Our Most Recent Vacation In Paris Part 1

Well I finally got to the point that I am able to post many of my photos from our most recent trip to Paris, France back in late October/ early November.

Here is the room that Veronica booked for us at the Crowne Plaza in Herndon, VA. She booked a room for the night before we were scheduled to fly out and a night after we returned. We got a free breakfast for each night we stayed there and the best thing of all...we got to park our vehicle on property in their concrete garage. I ended up getting a parking space 3 spaces from the rear entrance and it cost us nothing extra. One of the perks for staying there. I am sure that we will be staying there for future International trips. A really nice room too and access to a special room for those staying on the hotels top floor. This special room has snacks, drinks and a large screen tv.  

A foggy day in Paris

 Paris has some of the most beautiful architecture that you could possibly want to see

 Below is one of the beautiful fountains and parks in Paris

 Below are some photos of the beauty of Sainte-Chapelle..a Gothis style church in the medieval Palais de la Cite

 Various photos of the sights to be seen in Paris

 Below is Place Saint Michel which is a public place in the Latin Quarter

 An unusual restaurant

 Small fountains dot the city

This is the end of part 1

On The Mend Again

A couple of weeks back I had a biopsy done to the left side of my inner cheek. It has finally healed up and I received the findings from the lab...an ulceration caused by trauma.
In layman's terms I grind on my cheek with the last molar while sleeping.
Then on 12/1 I I had surgery performed on my bilateral hernias. I most likely waited a bit too long to have these 2 hernias repaired and I am now paying the price for that decision. Today makes it a full week since having the operation.
This operation was performed by a doctor who used robotics to complete the surgery. My doctor made 3 small incisions..once above my belly button and two additional incisions to the right and left of my belly button. From those small incisions everything else needed to perform the procedures were done through those incisions.
For the last week I have been dealing with quite a bit of pain, swelling in my stomach, scrotum and testicles. On top of the swelling and pain is the bad bruising that happened as a result of my surgery. Everything looked bruised from my swollen and distended stomach down to my nether regions. I go back to my doctor for a followup exam on 12/19 along with having my permanent crowns being put in place.
I sure know how to show myself a good time.
Here are the photos we took just last night showing my swollen bloated and bruised stomach. The 3 incisions were closed up using some type of surgical glue.

Just prior to my surgery

A couple of views of my bruising. This type and coloration of this bruising everywhere South of the Border and I am not taking about the tourist mecca where interstate 95 and US Highway 301/501intersect in Dillon, SC

  

  

Back From Vacation And One Medical Issue After Another To Be Taken Care Of

Veronica and I are back from our 2 week vacation in Paris. I will be loading a bunch of photos on here in the near future.
Since our return I returned to my dentist and had my temporary crowns put on....the lower center 4 teeth. These temporary crowns are one piece. When I get my permanent crows in they will be 4 totally separate teeth with space in between each tooth.

Now I can actually smile without being embarrassed. It will take some getting used to since it has been years since I felt comfortable enough to do so.

Then on the 16th...3 days ago...I went for an appointment with my oral surgeon to have a biopsy done to my left cheek on the inside of my mouth. I had a sore that kept returning so I decided of discussing it with my doctor to have a biopsy done on it. I will find out the results in about 2 weeks. The oral surgeon used heavy duty sutures to close the would up. Now I feel like I have a bunch of string hanging from the inside of my left cheek. I was told that the sutures would dissolve in about 2 weeks. 

Next on my agenda is a double hernia operation which will be done on December 1st. I had my pre-op meeting with my surgeon this last Thursday. This operation will be completely done via robotics with my doctor running the command center.

And last but not least...approximately 3 weeks after my hernia surgery I will return to my dentist to have the permanent crowns put on.

Hopefully by the start of the new year I will be done with most of my medical issues. The only other issue that I might have taken care of would be my trigger fingers...on my right hand the finger next to my little finger and my middle finger lock up on me. The procedure is fairly minor...a small incision in the palm side of my hand to loosen the tendon which will heal up in about 2 weeks and allow my fingers to open and close smoothly again.

Hopefully that will be everything for quite some time.