OT - a fragile stability achieved

We have been at the clinic or the hospital 4 days out of 5 this week. DH's
labs are finally stabilized, the swelling has stopped getting bigger, and I
think they have achieved the right combination of meds. now. Bob and I both
slept a lot last night, which says something in itself.

In looking back I believe the doctors will never admit what caused it
because they are so scared of lawsuits nowadays. That's okay, I just want
them to learn from it. I believe that when the cardiologists put him back
on his blood thinner after his surgery they never should have put him on
pills and a daily shot, both. I know this is supposed to work great for
most people, but he has this recent history in Jan.

Then when the swelling began at the surgery site in his leg, his primary put
him on antibiotic because he can't risk any infection. The antibiotic thins
your blood. His pain was intense, so he put him on codeine. Codeine thins
your blood. He didn't know all that supposedly, and I even asked the
pharmacist before I paid for these two drugs. But cardiology knows it, and
when the primary sent us back to him, we started getting things back in
order. The antibiotic was stopped immediately, and the codeine is being
diminished gradually. He was on a high dose of this narcotic for 10 days,
and can not just stop taking it like that.

I finished a wholecloth wuh that I found in my basket one day during a
period of relative calm. And then yesterday I made another star for the
wedding quilt. Today I'm thinking I might clean the bathroom. So you can
see that even during all this, I still have my priorities right. I will
start teaching piano again on Monday and see how that goes.

We're tired, I still have my hands full helping this man with the leg that
looks like a blimp, but for the first time in all this, I feel like we are
sort of safe now. And you guys have be great.

Karen, Queen of Squishies
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* We are all in the gutter, but some of us
are looking at the stars. - Oscar Wilde *
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
www.SimplyMusic.net
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We are so grateful to get good news from you. Continuing to hold you close
in our hearts and prayers, Polly
"Queen of Squishies" hicall80 @ mchsi.com wrote in message
news:ydS5e.1016$xL4.957@attbi_s72...
We have been at the clinic or the hospital 4 days out of 5 this week.
DH's
labs are finally stabilized, the swelling has stopped getting bigger, and
I
think they have achieved the right combination of meds. now. Bob and I
both
slept a lot last night, which says something in itself.

In looking back I believe the doctors will never admit what caused it
because they are so scared of lawsuits nowadays. That's okay, I just want
them to learn from it. I believe that when the cardiologists put him back
on his blood thinner after his surgery they never should have put him on
pills and a daily shot, both. I know this is supposed to work great for
most people, but he has this recent history in Jan.

Then when the swelling began at the surgery site in his leg, his primary
put
him on antibiotic because he can't risk any infection. The antibiotic
thins
your blood. His pain was intense, so he put him on codeine. Codeine
thins
your blood. He didn't know all that supposedly, and I even asked the
pharmacist before I paid for these two drugs. But cardiology knows it,
and
when the primary sent us back to him, we started getting things back in
order. The antibiotic was stopped immediately, and the codeine is being
diminished gradually. He was on a high dose of this narcotic for 10 days,
and can not just stop taking it like that.

I finished a wholecloth wuh that I found in my basket one day during a
period of relative calm. And then yesterday I made another star for the
wedding quilt. Today I'm thinking I might clean the bathroom. So you can
see that even during all this, I still have my priorities right. I will
start teaching piano again on Monday and see how that goes.

We're tired, I still have my hands full helping this man with the leg that
looks like a blimp, but for the first time in all this, I feel like we are
sort of safe now. And you guys have be great.

Karen, Queen of Squishies
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* We are all in the gutter, but some of us
are looking at the stars. - Oscar Wilde *
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
www.SimplyMusic.net
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Wonderful, wonderful news Karen! Thanks for the update!

dancing you round in circles!
Tina, and lots of hugs

Yes, and I'm grateful to send some! Thank you so much.

Karen, Queen of Squishies
--


We are so grateful to get good news from you. Continuing to hold you close
in our hearts and prayers, Polly

Glad to hear things are improving. Continued prayers from Oregon.

--
Mary
http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948
"Queen of Squishies" hicall80 @ mchsi.com wrote in message
news:ydS5e.1016$xL4.957@attbi_s72...
: We have been at the clinic or the hospital 4 days out of 5 this week.
DH's
: labs are finally stabilized, the swelling has stopped getting bigger, and
I
: think they have achieved the right combination of meds. now. Bob and I
both
: slept a lot last night, which says something in itself.
:
: In looking back I believe the doctors will never admit what caused it
: because they are so scared of lawsuits nowadays. That's okay, I just want
: them to learn from it. I believe that when the cardiologists put him back
: on his blood thinner after his surgery they never should have put him on
: pills and a daily shot, both. I know this is supposed to work great for
: most people, but he has this recent history in Jan.
:
: Then when the swelling began at the surgery site in his leg, his primary
put
: him on antibiotic because he can't risk any infection. The antibiotic
thins
: your blood. His pain was intense, so he put him on codeine. Codeine
thins
: your blood. He didn't know all that supposedly, and I even asked the
: pharmacist before I paid for these two drugs. But cardiology knows it,
and
: when the primary sent us back to him, we started getting things back in
: order. The antibiotic was stopped immediately, and the codeine is being
: diminished gradually. He was on a high dose of this narcotic for 10 days,
: and can not just stop taking it like that.
:
: I finished a wholecloth wuh that I found in my basket one day during a
: period of relative calm. And then yesterday I made another star for the
: wedding quilt. Today I'm thinking I might clean the bathroom. So you can
: see that even during all this, I still have my priorities right. I will
: start teaching piano again on Monday and see how that goes.
:
: We're tired, I still have my hands full helping this man with the leg that
: looks like a blimp, but for the first time in all this, I feel like we are
: sort of safe now. And you guys have be great.
:
: Karen, Queen of Squishies
: --
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: * We are all in the gutter, but some of us
: are looking at the stars. - Oscar Wilde *
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: www.SimplyMusic.net
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
:
:

Piggy-backing here, Karen, because I would like to say exactly what
Polly has said so beautifully.
..
In message et, Polly
Esther writes
We are so grateful to get good news from you. Continuing to hold you close
in our hearts and prayers, Polly
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

Whewww......... puff, puff........ what a whirl! Really got the blood
flowing, there, Tina

Karen, Queen of Squishies
going for a brownie to refresh me



Wonderful, wonderful news Karen! Thanks for the update!

dancing you round in circles!
Tina, and lots of hugs

Wow, tell Oregon thanks for us!
blink, blink


LOL - thanks, Mary, you've been wonderful.
Karen, Queen of Squishies


Glad to hear things are improving. Continued prayers from Oregon.

--
Mary

Karen, Queen of Squishies
going for a brownie to refresh me

geez, and I already felt guilty - sending brownies to someone who just
had heart surgery! We are going to have to do a LOT more dancing to
pay for those brownies girlfriend!

will be glad when Bob can dance with us!
Tina

I'm so happy to hear things are turning around for you guys. Hope things
continue to get better & that the leg swelling goes down. Sounds like you
both finally had a good nights rest.

Pauline
"Queen of Squishies" hicall80 @ mchsi.com wrote in message
news:ydS5e.1016$xL4.957@attbi_s72...
We have been at the clinic or the hospital 4 days out of 5 this week.
DH's
labs are finally stabilized, the swelling has stopped getting bigger, and
I
think they have achieved the right combination of meds. now. Bob and I
both
slept a lot last night, which says something in itself.

In looking back I believe the doctors will never admit what caused it
because they are so scared of lawsuits nowadays. That's okay, I just want
them to learn from it. I believe that when the cardiologists put him back
on his blood thinner after his surgery they never should have put him on
pills and a daily shot, both. I know this is supposed to work great for
most people, but he has this recent history in Jan.

Then when the swelling began at the surgery site in his leg, his primary
put
him on antibiotic because he can't risk any infection. The antibiotic
thins
your blood. His pain was intense, so he put him on codeine. Codeine
thins
your blood. He didn't know all that supposedly, and I even asked the
pharmacist before I paid for these two drugs. But cardiology knows it,
and
when the primary sent us back to him, we started getting things back in
order. The antibiotic was stopped immediately, and the codeine is being
diminished gradually. He was on a high dose of this narcotic for 10 days,
and can not just stop taking it like that.

I finished a wholecloth wuh that I found in my basket one day during a
period of relative calm. And then yesterday I made another star for the
wedding quilt. Today I'm thinking I might clean the bathroom. So you can
see that even during all this, I still have my priorities right. I will
start teaching piano again on Monday and see how that goes.

We're tired, I still have my hands full helping this man with the leg that
looks like a blimp, but for the first time in all this, I feel like we are
sort of safe now. And you guys have be great.

Karen, Queen of Squishies
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* We are all in the gutter, but some of us
are looking at the stars. - Oscar Wilde *
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
www.SimplyMusic.net
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~