The medicated stent keeps my heart working. As part of the deal, I take Plavix for a year to keep the stent working. Plavix is not a blood thinner. It’s more like a blood lubricant. It prevents clotting by making the blood platelets more slippery. Whatever, it’s working. I’ll idly scratch a mosquito bite and next thing I know, blood is running down my leg toward my shoe. No clotting by Band-aid Boy!
The side-effects aren’t fun. My neck aches and it feels like someone poked me in the solar plexus. No problem though. Advil helps the sore neck. I make a mess from time-to-time and ruin some clothes, but what the heck. It’s for a good cause. So what’s the milestone part? I started the Plavix a month ago. One bottle of pills per month. I finished the first bottle today. Only 11 bottles to go!
Meanwhile, we’ve moved north. We’re at the Fortune Bay RV Park outside Tower, Minnesota.
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