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My pleasure Roger.

I am glad you enjoyed the drive.

Thank you for the kind words. I am glad your surgery went well.

Yes my checks are in Canadian dollars. Back when they were direct depositing them they did the conversion in Canada and sent US dollars. The same applies to my Canada pension. I don't go back to Canada since I am an American and worked in Canada as a landed immigrant.

Yes I think it is open. I have never been there so I tend to forget about it.

@@todddunn945 they had non dairy ice cream which I can eat.

@@williamthawley9251 Interesting. Is that sherbet?

@@todddunn945 no, oat milk vanilla, and you can put toppings on it.

Yes there are a few locals that work in local businesses. However, if you open or buy a business here and are looking to hire new staff it will be hard particularly if you are looking for skilled workers. Most of the local businesses have permanent help wanted signs. Also it is tough to fill seasonal positions unless you provide housing. In Southwest Harbor most of the restaurants are closed 1-2 days a week in the summer because of staff shortages. The only places that are open seven days a week own housing for their staff.

@@todddunn945 we had that trouble too at the jersey shore in cape may. one of the bars owned a home where there employees stayed.. we had at one time a couple that tent camped and rode bikes into town.

@@williamthawley9251 The biggest issue here is that in the summer ALL rental housing is directed toward tourists. Even tent camping would set you back at least $1K a month IF you could find a place that would let you stay long term. That is a downside of being in a major tourist area.

@@todddunn945 yes there is, cape may was no different. it was difficult hiring for the pharmacy, you get them too early in may and they leave to do waiter or waitress jobs, where the real money is.

Not much is open in Somesville. Just the Shell station/convenience store. Of course that is pretty much all that is ever open there. I could head over to Northeast, perhaps next week since it is supposed to rain for the next few days.

@ that would be awesome. Thank you!

Well happy birthday young fella. I hope you enjoyed the drive.

My pleasure Jeff.

You are very welcome. It is nice to have it above freezing after a chilly week. It is 34 and foggy this morning.

The snow is melting now, so we are happy. Happy New Year!

My pleasure

Thank you Jeff. Happy New Year!

Thank you. Happy New Year!

I am glad you enjoyed looking at the frozen Maine coast.

We are doing just fine. We had left over Thanksgiving turkey for Christmas dinner and a very nice Oregon Pinot Noir in the evening. The snow is already melting and hopefully will be mostly gone by the new year. I hope you are having a nice holiday period.

I was a professor.

I am glad you enjoyed the drive.

Ours was about 2" followed by 5" two days later. A lot will melt over the next few days.

Actually it was warm today. It got up to a scorching 31F.

​@@todddunn945I enjoyed your video. Thanks.

@@ChicanoPhotographer My pleasure. I hope you are keeping warm there in chilly Tejas.

@@todddunn945 HAPPY NEW YEAR VIEJO!

It was a regular one. I just had a very good recovery.

Thank you for the suggestions. However, I don't do alternative medicine.

@ It worked for me and my wife. What have you got to lose besides nerve pain? Another thing to try - next time you’re in Home Depot, pick up a 40 lb. bag of gravel and carry it around the store and see how long before your knees hurt from the Extra Weight. What I’m trying to say is… well, you get it.

That is what my surgeon has been telling me for 21 months.

Yes this is not something you want to pay out of pocket. Since I had my treatment 7 years ago there have been pretty significant price increases. Looking at the Obinutuzumab alone I would guess that the total charge for this therapy would be in the $325K range. Of course, now days the chlorambucil is replaced with Venetoclax which is a bit more pricey. Based on looking at the Medicare Part D drug tool, it looks like Venetoclax costs about $215K for one year of pills. So adding that to the cost of Obituzumab and subtracting off the Chlorambucil brings the cot for obinutuzumab + venetoclax to about $500K. I hope you have decent insurance. With my traditional Medicare, F supplement and my part D plan my cost for one year of obinutuzumab + plus Venetoclax would be $2,000 if the treatment all happened from January through December and $4,000 if it ran into two years. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan you can expect to hit the out of pocket maximum in the calendar year that you have the obinutuzumab infusions plus you will have the $2,000 copay for the Venetoclax during each year you are taking it. If your obinutuzumab infusions go into two calendar years you will hit the out of pocket maximum both years if you have two or more infusions in the second year.

@ I have Blue Cross Blue Shield. I’m still a decade away from Medicare. My Oncologist is trying to get pre authorization.🤞🫠

I am glad you found the videos reassuring. I am doing fine with my leukemia still in remission. During your first infusion do tell the nurses immediately if you feel at all odd. Infusion reactions are common during the first infusion, but the nurses know how to deal with them. For me, once I got past my infusion reaction the rest of my 6 month treatment was easy. Good luck!

@ thank you so much for the reply, advice, and encouragement. I’m so glad you’re still in remission ❤️

@@koveredincake Thanks, I feel the same way about the continues remission. I am coming up on 7 years since treatment. I never expected to get such a good result. I hope your treatment goes as well. I assume you are doing Obinutuzumab + Venetoclax. Good Luck.

I am glad you found the video useful.

I hope things get resolved for you. That doesn't sound fun at all.

A lot of people do go home the same day. My surgeon is a bit old fashioned.

I suppose it was just the way my surgeon does things. I was told I would be staying overnight when the surgery was scheduled.

So do I. Don't base your decision on how I have done. Everyone is different. My current issues may be my own fault for pushing too hard early on. Who knows.

Thanks Roger. The shoes are making a difference.

Thanks for the comment Robin. It sounds like you are having basically the same experience as I am. At 12 months my surgeon had several x-rays done of my knee and said everything looked perfect. I am hoping for some sort of relief at my two year visit perhaps in the form of an injection of some sort of long lasting analgesic.

@ You’re welcome ☺️ I went for a visit at 14 months and he did X-rays and said all was well and make sure I’m doing exercises which I did but I’ll need to wait for warmer temperatures- I have fibromyalgia and the cold really gives me issues Here is a picture of Skywalker - he’s my rescue kitty I rescued him when he was barely a year and now he’s 10!!!

@@robinrobinson8989 Blackie is a rescue too. He is about 7 and we have had him for two years. He has settled in nicely and agreed to let us continue living in his house.

@ 😀😀 I can’t get a picture of Skywalker transferred to you Poor Skywalker has not totally agreed to sharing his space with me and Iggy (21) But through patience and loss of blood (mine) he did agree not to bite when he’s had enough petting LOL He isn’t a mean cat but he bites and scratches out of fear and mistrust I’ve learned that if he is not in a good mood but he’s purring to watch his eyes - sometimes he just wants to lay beside me no petting I’d hoped to be able to pick him up and cuddle him but he won’t go for that - so Iggy gets the cuddles 😊😊😊😊 Skywalker gets pets when he’s ready Lol

@@robinrobinson8989 As it should be. Blackie is very willing to be petted and brushed and often demands pets.

I will ask the surgeon about it when I see him in March. Thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks for the comment. I was just reporting how I was doing and it was never my intention to suggest otherwise. I hope your recovery continues well. I would never want to even think about doing both knees at once.

It sounds like you are doing well. Nine weeks is still pretty early. Keep working at it.

The new shoes are already making a difference.

You are welcome. Have a good day yourself.

I bought a new pair of Hush Puppies walking shoes.

I don't have any problem sleeping and have no need to any sort of behavior therapy. I have never taken a sleeping pill in my life.

I am glad you find my videos useful. Thanks for watching.

It wasn't meant to help anyone. I am simply documenting my recovery.

More coming soon. I have been a bit under the weather recently and haven't been out much. I am better now and will be getting out more.