April 29, 2011
posted 9 months ago | 2 comments
Went down to the Red Barn flea market to find hubby his 'Florida hat'. Got a fishing hat for our younger son. Bought two cantaloupes and three cucumbers. Craving fresh stuff. Then stopped at the car wash and washed the car (hubby's idea). Came hom...
April 28, 2011
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Finally, we're getting somewhere. After I reminded hubby this morning, he called the doctor's office and they had him come in this afternoon. The doctor looked at his back, at the blood, and said it was 'old' blood. Well, what kind of blood wou...
April 27, 2011
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Now he's got me worried again. He's complaining about pain in his hip. He takes three Vicodan during the day but as soon as the pill wears off, the pain is back. The top of his incision is also seeping a small amount of thin blood and is still sli...
April 25, 2011
posted 9 months ago | 4 comments
Missed writing last night. Just as I sat down at the computer, a gigantic thunderstorm blew in. We got an inch of rain and it sounded like a bit of hail too. There are thunderstorms in the area now but I'm going to type fast.
Hubby update: gettin...
Hubby update: gettin...
April 23, 2011
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Day by day it's getting better. Hubby walked around the block, about 0.2 mile, three times today. He said his back is a little stiff tonight but after three walks, I'm not surprised.
A neighbor asked him when we're leaving. Hubby said he had his...
A neighbor asked him when we're leaving. Hubby said he had his...
April 22, 2011
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Hubby's home. He insisted on not waiting until after lunch to be discharged so I went in for him at 11 AM. I have a promise from the nurse that I can take him back if he doesn't behave himself.
Before he even went inside the motorhome, he wanted ...
Before he even went inside the motorhome, he wanted ...
April 21, 2011
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Called hubby this morning to see if there was any news. He sounded tired and said he felt weak. He could get up with the help of a CNA to go to the bathroom. Still felt pain at the surgical site but not in his leg.
I went in at 2 PM to visit and ...
I went in at 2 PM to visit and ...
April 20, 2011
posted 9 months ago | 5 comments
I dragged myself out of bed at 4 AM to help hubby with his antibiotic soap shower. With the MRSA threat, surgical patients are given an antibiotic soap to use four times before surgery. And I just finished reading a novel about a super-bug breakou...
April 19, 2011
posted 9 months ago | 4 comments
Writing early tonight. Hubby has to be at the hospital at 5:30 tomorrow morning. Back up a half hour for the drive, forty-five minutes to get ready and that brings us back to . . . earlier than I've risen since Dad took us fishing on opening day o...
April 18, 2011
posted 9 months ago | 3 comments
We have our plan. Hubby saw the surgeon this morning and got a look at the MRI films. There's a huge hernia in one disk pushing into the spinal canal against a nerve on the right. He could stay in bed for weeks or months and hope it shrinks or he ...
