Jean Scott's Frugal Vegas

Tomorrow, January 18th, Brad will be 81!

People often ask about his health – and he likes to say he hasn’t been in the hospital for almost 4 years.  Of course that last visit was a serious one, when he went into cardiac arrest for 5 minutes.  Fortunately there was no permanent damage from that, they put in a pacemaker, his heart meds have been adjusted, the 7 stents in his right heart artery seem to be doing a good job.  So we feel blessed that he can do pretty much what he always could do and still wants to do.  Read more… »

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As a service to my readers, Brad and I periodically visit various area hospitals and give you reports.  Although Brad insists on doing most of these visits, I try to pick up the slack when his seven stents keep his arteries open and his heart stays beating nice and evenly.  So two days ago I visited St Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena Campus, a facility we hadn’t visited before (although Brad had stayed once at their San Martin Campus.).  The occasion was gallbladder surgery, Read more… »

Last week, although I mixed in some casino subjects, I talked a lot about family activities.  I always want to stress that it is good for a gambler to have balance in his life between his gambling activities and those that Brad and I always refer to as those in the “real world.”  This goes for both the casual and/or recreational one and for the professional who depends on his skill for some or all of his income.  Read more… »

The medical profession in Las Vegas, that is! Read more… »

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The Southern Nevada Health District has reported a sharp decline in the number of new cases of the swine flu since the “pandemic” peaked here the middle of October. They attribute that to the fact that many people got the vaccination plus many now have increased immunity because they already got the virus and recovered.

However, officials fear another wave may hit in February/March because so many people are now deciding not to get the H1N1 shot. One health professional told me that when the vaccine was scarce and restricted to certain risk groups, “everyone” was clamoring for it. Now they have plenty of vaccine and anyone is eligible, but almost no one is showing up.

Brad and I did get shots last week as soon as the general population was included. When we both got so sick with a “bug” in September, Brad did get tested for the swine flu but it came back negative. I never got tested, but the doctor said I probably did have it. However, it took us both about nine weeks to get back to our normal relatively healthy selves so we decided to be better safe than sorry. Officials are pushing for everyone to get the H1N1 shot because they believe this flu strain will be the dominate one for several years.

I used to use the points we earned at the Palms at their spa, but now that they can be redeemed for free play I had been looking for a good but reasonable place to get massages. I especially am “addicted” to reflexology treatments – working on my feet makes my whole body feel better!

Well, I have found a gem, just a few blocks from the Palms and around the corner from our condo, in the strip mall at the SE corner of Flamingo and Decatur – #1 Foot Reflexology. I had a wonderful treatment there with an experienced masseuse, Yuki, the owner, who has marvelously firm skilled fingers and hands.

Prices are reasonable: $19 for a ½ hour reflexology treatment. I had the one-hour treatment that includes 45 minutes on the feet and 15 minutes of a head, neck, and shoulder massage.

Tell them the Frugal Gambler sent you!