Guest guest Posted November 17, 2001 Report Share Posted November 17, 2001 Darin, That's great news! The 'prayer warriors' have been working overtime. Keep up the good spirits and the road to recovery. It's great to know there is hope for all of us. You're in great hands. God's Hands Iowa Mike dpittman@... wrote: Well, the cards just keep falling face up. They loaded me up on steroids(Son-drazone (?)) and a round of antibiotics. They took my blood work inthe morning (Thurs.) and my numbers went down about 40-50%. They decidedto cancel the biopsy. Lucky me, close call. They let me out around 10 andI am back home.They pulled out the staples yesterday (Fri) and it feels good to have themout. The bad thing is the incision up by my sternum (I have more than thefrown cut) came open when the staples were removed. I guess having toraise and twist my torso preventing it from healing as quickly as the restof the incision.Otherwise, things are good. I know, I still owe the "diary". Working onit.Have a good weekend everybody.Darin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2001 Report Share Posted December 19, 2001 update: jim and i are vegetating in our hotel room, biding our time 'til morning when we'll attend another clinic for jim to give blood and be examined. usc took their sweet patootie time, last time around, getting back to us with lab results... but after tomorrow's stop at usc, we hope to eventually hear word that jim will be given " conditional " permission to come home for the weekend, considering it's the holiday season :-) i say conditional, because it's a lead-pipe cinch that if they let us go, we'll be right back up here next monday and thursday for more blood-letting. a transplantees labs can go up and down; jim's blood looks great now, but we shouldn't assume what the surgeon(s) will end up deciding (no sense in being premature!) jim's anxious to go home, too, but it's not so bad up here. we love our kids, but we're finally enjoying some peace and quiet. jason was given a clean bill of health... absolutely perfect labs... in fact, they have already filed away his patient file. he was pining for his own homesweethome, so the girls and he headed down south today. this seemed the only thing to do, since 1) it would save on the overall hotel bill and 2) jillian has a dr's appt in the a.m. (to see whether or not she can attend her school's football banquet tomorrow night). she's felt very poorly the last few days, but is very motivated to get done with as many finals as possible. she's done with math analysis, has worked diligently on her bible journal (considering how awful she's been feeling), tonight she is tackling american government and tomorrow english (ah, macbeth!). the " saga of leaky jim " continues: will the surgeon RE-re-suture his jp site tomorrow? how soon will usc simplify our lives by allowing us to fax lab results up to them from la jolla? will the fact that jillian had a high fever and awful sore throat prove to be bad news for brother or sister, mother or father? how much longer will jim have to buy " serenity " incontinence pads for his leaky incision? what will jim do around the house with his first burst of post-transplant energy? stay tuned... love, maureen and jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Hi Lee, Oh, I am so very sorry to hear about . Please give her my love and tell her that I pray that she will recovery fully. I am sorry to hear about your Mum too. My Dad spent seven years in a nursing home after breaking his hip. He had rheumatoid arthritis and could never be rehabilitated. My mother broke one hip in her 70s and the other after she went to a nursing home after having had a heart attack at age 82 and was not able to stay at home alone. I have severe osteoporosis that I inherited from my parents and walk very carefully as I cannot have surgery for this procedure if I would break my hip due to my lungs. You sure do have your hands full taking care of both of your parents and helping your hubby too. Please take good care of yourself. Hugs, Norma To: "bronchiectasis " <bronchiectasis >Sent: Sat, March 5, 2011 9:53:54 PMSubject: update Hi all Just wanted to let you know my dear friend(past bronch member) is in hospital and has been for about 4 weeks now. She had a stroke and is unable to move her right side or swallow. I have been to see her and she cried when she saw me and held my hand to her face for 2 hours without letting go. She is being fed via stomach now as she pulled out the nasogastric tube. She looked frail and scared but we are keeping positive she will pull through the long rehab. She cant go to rehab centre untill she is able to swallow. Havent heard anything for a few days so will let you know. As with me I have had my mum in hospital she fell at the nursing home and broke her hip. they said she wouldnt pull through but she did. been about 5 weeks now. Hospital sent her back with a nasty pressure sore on her bottom so that is stopping her revoery. She sleeps all the time. Dad is in the same home but in low level. he is getting very confused and thinks he is coming home but I dont feel he will as I couldnt cope now. Hubby had another leg bypass so is almost recovered from that. hmm think that about covers it lol Hope you are all keeping well. I havent been able to read any posts so forgive me if I have missed something Love to all breathe well xxx Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 hI lEE, Thank you for the update and I will pray for her recovery, EILEEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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