5/29/2010 The day after Arida

We got up yesterday morning in Coral Canyon and went over to get my treatment. Patty had work to do in Mesquite, so she dropped me off and went to do her work while I had my long treatment - about 3-1/2 hours with the Arida or Bone medicine. Everything went well, and when the unhooked me I called Patty to see how she was doing. She had lost track of time and was still working in Mesquite. I told her I would go over to the temple parking lot (about 1/2 block away) and find a good shady spot to read.

I started walking over there and then remembered something we needed to get done at the credit union - it was only about 4-1/2 blocks away and I knew Patty would be at least 40-45 minutes getting back here, so I took off walking up 200 East to Tabernacle and then east to the credit union. I got the business done and then walked down through the Elks baseball field and down to the temple parking lot. I had just sat down and pulled out my book to read when Patty called and so she picked me up so we could get some lunch.

We ate and then went back to the house to get our things before we headed back to Vegas. Before we left town I had to make another stop a the lab to give 4 more vials of blood, they wanted some very specific tests done before Round 3 starts on June 8th, so it was either do extra on this trip up, or make a special trip next week just for labs - Patty and I both voted for extra blood letting on this trip. We went there, I gave blood and we hit the road. We got back to Vegas around 4:00 pacific time.

I think I had a reaction to the Arida, after we came home, Patty said I looked tired and sent me in the bedroom to take a little nap to gather strength before dinner and anything else we wanted to do. Well, I just couldn't get warm, so I laid in bed and shivered and dozed for a while. I did get feeling better before bedtime and this morning I feel quite good, so hopefully the side effects are behind me now.

Today is a big day in the Dalton and the future Dalton-Stewart house holds, Amanda is going to the temple to take out her own endowment today. She is scheduled to go during the 2:00 pm session and then afterwards we are going to her house for a barbecue. We are very happy for her. Patty and Amanda have to be up there early, Josh and I will leave to go about 1:00 pm.