Follow up with Dr Lin

I had my followup appointment with Dr Lin post cath yesterday. My blood pressure was a little high, but after losing my iPhone, I think that was reasonable. However, he did not release me to go back to work yet. I have to wait to May 7. :( I was hoping to go back on Monday. I haven't worked since Friday April 13. I have been a little bored. I was restricted on lifting until yesterday. At least now I can do more.

Met Pam, Adrian and others at Cheddars for lunch yesterday. I like Cheddars but the service yesterday was quite slow. Yes, they were busy and we were there at lunch time but that is what they do. They serve food. In my attempt to exit without being ugly, I lost my phone somewhere between paying my bill and getting to my car. I retraced my steps from the table to the car twice, and asked the employees. No one saw my phone. I went back after my appointment, and it still wasn't found. I went to the AT & T store, had it shut off and reported it lost. Now a new phone is on the way. It was easy to replace. No problem. I only hope I can get all my apps back. My laptop got a virus a few months ago and the iTunes sync wasn't working exactly right so we will see.

I have a follow up with Dr Avula this week. I am expecting good results there too. I do have work to do and that will help a lot of things if I can get it done. We will see.

Proverbs 3:5-6King James Version (KJV) ⁵Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. ⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

I love all y'all!
To be continued.....

Looking for things to do

So I had a blank space on my wall in my living room. I had a plaque with this verse on it, it got damaged and I had to throw it away. I loved that plaque because of this verse. So, I took the Cricut I bought a few weeks ago and got out the red vinyl and cut the verse for the wall. It took a little while to finish, but I am happy with it and I think it looks good.  

This is the finished verse. This verse has been special to me for a long time. It became more special when Rick got sick. I read it often, I know it is so true. We know God has a plan and whatever that plan is, He will reveal it to us in His own time. 

I spent the rest of the day doing other things. Mostly Facebook and Pinterest. HaHa. There isn't much I can do since I can't lift over 5 pounds and I can't drive. I did walk short distances a couple of times. And I did get a little cold today. I am never cold but today and yesterday I have been. But, I do have a bit more energy than I have been having. I think that is good. Blogger has made some changes, and I really don't care for them. I like it the old way. I don't know if I can do this or not anymore. We will see. I guess like Facebook, changes are bound to happen and we get used to them or we quit.  Really, life is like that too. Things change. People leave us, people die, new people come into our lives. We adapt and move forward or we dwell in the past. I want to move forward. 

Psalm 51:10-13 "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee."

I love all y'all
To be continued..........

Glad to be home!

I got to come home today! I have been here since about noon-time or so. It looks just like I left it lol. Seemed like I was gone an eternity! I slept all night long last night. I don't think I even turned over. I went to sleep on my right side and that is how I woke.  I slept flat on one pillow and that is amazing for me. I am used to several pillows. We will see how tonight goes!

I want to say thanks to everyone who helped me while I was in there. All my fellow co-workers in CCU and the cath lab as well as lab and echo all did a super job! I do have to say though that hospital food is NO better from the patient side than it is from the employee side. I had four meals there between supper time Tuesday and breakfast this morning. I had a hamburger and baked chips Tuesday evening for supper, and because I had been to the cath lab and couldn't raise up, I had the same thing for lunch on Wednesday (no breakfast, nothing after midnight prior to the test).  They came around and asked what I wanted for supper. It was supposed to be baked chicken. Tray came. Guess what was on it! Another hamburger. Breakfast this morning consisted of pretend scrambled eggs and toast. Yuk. Had a sandwich for lunch when I got home today. For supper tonight, I baked chicken and had corn and a roll. It was pretty good. Two glitches to this though. I can't go back to work until after next Friday AND I can't drive until after next Friday. Poo. And no lifting over 5 pounds until then. Nick is gonna get tired of having to do lots for me. He hasn't complained yet, he made sure I had what I needed before he went to Janna's tonight.

I guess that is all for now. Please continue to remember Steve Miller and his family in your prayers. He will be going to rehab in the future. He has a long road ahead.

I love all y'all.
To be continued............

What a week! A different view of Nursing Care..........

So my last post was Sunday night when I was experiencing the chest discomfort. It came back on Monday, Monday night and on Tuesday. On Tuesday I decided to call Dr. Avula to see if I could get in to see him since I was supposed to work Monday and Tuesday. I could see David (his PA) so I went in.
I explained to David what I had been feeling. He ordered an EKG. The office staff did the EKG and he looked at it. So, he said he would be right back. He was, and with Dr. Avula. He pretty much told me my EKG was abnormal and I needed to be admitted. So I was admitted to stepdown (where I work). So here I am and Nick is worried and I told him it would be OK! And it is. I went to the cath lab today and Dr. Lin ran a dye test on my heart arteries. They are wide open, patent, no blockages! That is great. My heart pumps out the right amount of blood with each beat which is perfect. What is not perfect is that I have what is called diastolic dysfunction. This is a treatable condition that makes my heart work too hard to pump. My heart was beating 110 beats a minute Tuesday night. I had a fullness in my throat. This is caused by the diastolic dysfunction. He started me on a pill today called bystolic. After one dose my resting heart rate is 70. My blood pressure is fine. That full feeling in my throat is gone. I read a little about it on line. Diastolic dysfunction can be caused by underactive thyroid. So. That is that. I know what is wrong and how to treat it. This is good.

I must say hats off to all my CCU co-workers and the Cath Lab folks. They were wonderful the entire time I have been here. I plan to go home tomorrow. I really don't have a lot of memory of the procedure today and staying in holding prior to the case start. I remember the numbing medicine. I kept waiting for the procedure to start. Then I heard Dr. Lin say something about shooting one more of the right side then check how the ventricle pumps. Then we were done. It was easy!

I do want to thank the One above for watching over me during all this and that it is something very treatable. And as with my CPAP, I will have to be compliant. And yes, I am using my CPAP while I am here.

Please continue to remember Steve Miller in your prayers. He was taken back to ICU overnight with a high fever. I have not heard from him tonight.

                                        So Much to Thank Him For

WHEN I LOOK AROUND AND SEE

THE GOOD THINGS HE DOES FOR ME

I KNOW I'M UNWORTHY OF THEM ALL

BUT HIS BLESSINGS HE FREELY GIVES

I OWE MY LIFE TO HIM

I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO THINK HIM FOR.

CHORUS :

AND I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO THANK HIM FOR

SO MUCH TO PRAISE HIM FOR

WELL YOU SEE NOW HE'S BEEN SO GOOD TO ME

AND WHEN I THINK OF WHAT HE'S DONE

AND WHERE HE BROUGHT ME FROM

I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO THANK HIM FOR

VERSE 2 :

AND SOMETIMES WHILE ON THIS WAY

I KNEEL I STOP AND SAY

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR ME

ONE DAY I'LL REACH SWEET HEAVENS SHORE

OH PLEASE JUST LET ME KNEEL ONCE MORE

I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO THANK HIM FOR

REPEAT CHORUS ONCE :

AND I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO THANK HIM FOR

SO MUCH TO PRAISE HIM FOR

WELL YOU SEE NOW HE'S BEEN SO GOOD TO ME

AND WHEN I THINK OF WHAT HE'S DONE

AND WHERE HE BROUGHT ME FROM

I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO THANK HIM FOR

AND WHEN I THINK OF WHAT HE'S DONE

AND WHERE HE BROUGHT ME FROM

I'VE GOT SO MUCH TO THANK HIM FOR

I love all y'all!
To be continued...............

Not feeling great tonight

 

I am looking forward to the arrival of these little creatures this year. I thought I heard them playing or fighting or whatever they do.....but I have yet to see one.

I really don't feel good tonight. I am having a lot of esophageal spasms tonight, with some mild reflux and this "hollow" feeling for lack of a better word. I hate these spasms because they "radiate" to my arms and jaw bones/teeth. I have some old nitro that I got when I had some chest tightness years ago. I took one thinking they were old anyway. Let me tell you, they still pack a punch. I have a headache from %$## right now. The spasms have eased but the hollow feeling is still strong. If it doesn't ease soon, I may be making a trip to town. I have called in sick for tomorrow, if it's not a lot better in the morning, I will park myself on Dr. Avula's doorstep until he can see me.  I have been in bed most of the afternoon watching "The Walton's" reruns. Just don't feel good at all.

I would like all y'all to remember the folks who lost their home Friday night to fire. I don't know for sure who it was, they live on Penner Road. Also, remember your friends/family/neighbors in your prayers. Remember Steve Miller, he has a long road ahead. 

 Psalms 33:21 " For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name."

I love all y'all!
To be continued..............

 

 

Better

I do believe things are somewhat better. I still have a few issues that aren't related to the lack of thyroid replacement......and I won't get into it here. Lets suffice it to say that there are things and people in my life that I love very much. I have come to the conclusion though that just because we love someone doesn't mean they feel the exact same way. I don't think anyone intentionally meant to hurt anyone else, so we will leave it at that.

Val has been at my mom's for over a month now. My electric bill went down a hundred dollars. I don't know that she was the reason, but it did go down and the AC has been on for longer than that. Unsure what that is going to mean!  I do miss the babies!

I think in my last post I mentioned the revival had ended. There were 2. Neither were from around here. Not sure where they are from though.

The above picture is of Gamma's babies on Easter Sunday morning after they found their baskets. Tobi is looking up at my mom. They are so precious. Bubba is engrossed in opening his candy. I bet they were wild on sugar all day......may still be!

I go  back to work tomorrow. Sometimes I look forward to it and sometimes I don't. I am not looking too forward to going tomorrow. I will be working stepdown tomorrow and Friday, which is fine. Everyone should work their turn out there. I am just so tired still. I went to bed quite a while ago and am still wide awake. I will get lined out though, I know I will.

I have been looking at Pinterest online and that is one cool site. If you are not on it and would like an invite, please send me a message on Facebook with your email and I will hook you up. I also bought a used cricut machine from a friend. I have been playing around with it today. I do think I like it, I will be playing more over the weekend. A friend from work is getting married later this year, I am figuring out what to make for her. It is too easy not to use it.

This is a nice verse:

 John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

I love all y'all!
To be continued................

I don't understand things

I don't understand some things going on right now in my life. Maybe it's partly the lack of my thyroid medicine......I let my Rx run out, just got it refilled today and it is completely my fault. My nerves seem on edge and maybe I have misread some things.....you know body language and comments......some that I wasn't supposed to hear and did......hence the Facebook posts about friendship this afternoon.  Anyway, got my meds and I will have my level checked in a couple of weeks and my ears are still ringing from David's unspoken "shame on you" speech his eyes gave me at the office today. I am just glad Dr. Avula wasn't there today. When I go back for a recheck, maybe he won't notice......we'll see.  I am hoping the lack of the synthroid is the reason for the feeling of low blood sugar the few times recently too. It will all work out I am sure!

Our revival ended Sunday night. I was not able to be there Sunday or Sunday night. We had some good services.

I have a couple of friends I would like for y'all to remember in your prayers. One has suffered a stroke and remains in Vanderbilt hospital. The other is just going through some things that I know first hand about and you don't need to know details to know that she needs prayers. I would love to help her but I know that she will have to help herself in one way or another.

Romans 12:10-14

King James Version (KJV)

 ¹⁰Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
 ¹¹Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
 ¹²Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
 ¹³Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
 ¹⁴Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

I love all y'all.
Forgive my shortcomings. My nerves are shot. I will be OK!
To be continued........