A scar to brag about?

While not exactly magical, the $100.15 mouthwash is doing its job. The rawness in my throat is almost completely gone. ...
The bandage was taken off the incision from my port surgery today. Looks like I may have about a 1-inch scar. If so, it will be my first surgical scar. Cool. Not much to brag about, but at least now I can show off this scar instead of the one on my right index finger where a kid bit me when I was 6 years old. ...
The nurse practitioner at my internist's office wasn't happy with my blood pressure today (160/100), so she added a second BP med to my arsenal. My BP is always higher when I go to the doc's. Plus, she checked it right after taking off my bandage (see above). Still, I'll take the meds in hopes of getting the BP under control. It'll be one less thing to worry about. ...
Daniel, my son, and his girlfriend, Amanda, came over tonight after they went out to dinner. As always, it was a good visit. Amanda was encouraging. An uncle of hers was diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago. Radiation and chemo killed his monster and he's doing OK today. That is uplifting to hear. ...
I hope to get out tomorrow for something other than a doctor's appointment. Maybe breakfast at IHOP? We'll see. ...
Today's thought: If people from Poland are called Poles, what do you call people from Germany?