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Post by knightsbridgeaz on Nov 28, 2022 18:15:23 GMT -5
When I said regular room, that wasn't quite right. He is in the cardiac step-down unit. His heart rate continues to be too high and nothing has been able to bring it down below about 135. The regular cardiac unit won't take him with it still that high. So he will be in the hospital for at least another day. Perhaps more. It is starting to sink in that he was truly critical on Friday. Thus the synchronized cardioversion. Ablation is pretty much a certainty at this point. Medication has not worked. Plus if the nuclear scan indicates amyloidosis, well, that is an entirely different kettle of fish. Sorry for carrying on about this. I am scared shitless, truth be told. The not knowing and waiting is really stressful. And with him having COVID and heart failure co-morbidity is doubly scary. My oldest son has COVID as well now. I am on the clock... Sorry to hear about all this. I admit I had to look up the medical terms, and I sure do understand your fears. Will include you and your husband in prayers. |
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Post by samanthabrown3 on Nov 28, 2022 18:42:25 GMT -5
It must be so scary for you, Chapette, especially with Covid added on. And another add-on: frustration that your husband doesn't take care of himself, and you can't change that, even though you've tried in so many way.
I hope you feel the Territory's support for you.
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Post by semper on Nov 28, 2022 19:35:38 GMT -5
We are with you, Chappie.
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Post by chicagogg on Nov 29, 2022 8:34:09 GMT -5
Um, when did YOUR caldera last spit up? Hope it's eons ago and still slumbering....do you have one closer than Mt. St. Helen's, all for you Big sky folks? The experts still label it active with many square miles of mud pots, steam whatevers, and Old Faithful has plenty of less dramatic friends. Yellowstone is probably the most studied and monitored super caldera in the world. Therer are two magma chambers beneath her. The shallow one is merely enormous; the deeper one is for sure extinction grade. But no active lava flows and nothing active short of Mt. St. Helens. Confess I did not think about Old Faithful. Thanks for the info - guess I need to go back and start rereading John McPhee on plate tectonics - maybe starting with "The Basin and the Range." |
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Post by UConnChapette on Nov 29, 2022 21:56:19 GMT -5
Hubby finally out of step down and in a regular medical room. Heart rate finally in the 60s and mostly stable. He may be released tomorrow. Fingers crossed!
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Post by bulkey on Nov 29, 2022 21:58:45 GMT -5
Hubby finally out of step down and in a regular medical room. Heart rate finally in the 60s and mostly stable. He may be released tomorrow. Fingers crossed! wonderful news, Chappy!!! |
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Post by chicagogg on Nov 30, 2022 8:14:25 GMT -5
Great news, Chappy - hope you got a good night's sleep!
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Post by UConnChapette on Nov 30, 2022 11:46:22 GMT -5
Hubby being discharged today! YAY!!!!!
And....he is home, with nothing good to say about Hartford Hospital. "I'm never going back there!" - except that is where all his cardiologists have privileges, not St. Francis. Whatcha gonna do?
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Nov 30, 2022 15:44:02 GMT -5
Muana Loa update. Yeah, I know nobody asked for it and I wouldn't report except for it is sort of amusing to see the "experts" proven wrong again and again as Muana Loa proves to be capricious and unrelenting and is now threating to take out a major road. New fissures are opening, an indication the is still real pressure behind the lava flow.
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Post by UConnChapette on Nov 30, 2022 15:55:06 GMT -5
While terrifying, I would love to see a lava flow. Not a full on eruption, mind you. But a lava flow? Oh, yeah. It would be fascinating.
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Post by bulkey on Nov 30, 2022 16:15:40 GMT -5
While terrifying, I would love to see a lava flow. Not a full on eruption, mind you. But a lava flow? Oh, yeah. It would be fascinating. Here ya go:  |
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Post by UConnChapette on Nov 30, 2022 16:57:40 GMT -5
While terrifying, I would love to see a lava flow. Not a full on eruption, mind you. But a lava flow? Oh, yeah. It would be fascinating. Here ya go: View AttachmentVery funny |
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Post by huskyharper on Nov 30, 2022 17:04:45 GMT -5
Chappy, haven't been able to post, but very relieved for you and your hubby. Hope things continue to improve.
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Dec 16, 2022 19:56:19 GMT -5
So I was outside cleaning snow off my truck this morning in brilliant sunshine an a refreshing 8 degrees when I thought I heard my cell ringing in my jacket pocket. Nope no call. Then the sound got clearer and nearer. It was the almost continuous honking of a large flight of Canadian Geese coming out of the north and hell bent for warmer climes (Arizona golf courses?). Man, were these birds late to the party. I do hope they make it. Thought I was hallucinating for a heart beat or two.
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Dec 19, 2022 9:21:18 GMT -5
-14 this morning. Over and out!
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Post by UConnChapette on Dec 19, 2022 10:50:20 GMT -5
-14 this morning. Over and out! Brrrrrrrrrr! |
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Dec 19, 2022 13:43:18 GMT -5
-14 this morning. Over and out! Brrrrrrrrrr! Our projected low for Wednesday is -37  Anybody have a spare room? |
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Post by UConnChapette on Dec 19, 2022 14:24:00 GMT -5
Our projected low for Wednesday is -37 Anybody have a spare room? Man, I remember those days during my 6.5 years as a South Dakota temp/permanent resident (four in college, plus 2.5 since I didn't get enough winter abuse.) So glad it only occasionally gets below zero here in good old southern New England. Teens and single digits are cold enough, thank you! |
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Post by UConnChapette on Dec 19, 2022 14:34:29 GMT -5
It must be so scary for you, Chapette, especially with Covid added on. And another add-on: frustration that your husband doesn't take care of himself, and you can't change that, even though you've tried in so many way. I hope you feel the Territory's support for you. Right now the frustration is that there is seemingly no treatment they can do until they find out a root cause. So, his heart, as he says, "just beats funny" and causes him extreme fatigue and lightheadedness. Maybe they would have caught it if he had gotten regular physicals, but maybe not. My BIL has had AFib for over 30 years. Ablation only worked for a few years, the dofetilide also did not work for him. So there is a genetic link. My boys will need to pay attention to this. Maybe once he sees the cardiologist again with the results of the nuclear imaging there will be a reasonable plan of treatment. So far, nothing has helped. I had an SI joint cortisone injection on my back this morning. A bit uncomfortable during the injection, but mostly a big nothing burger. It will take a week or two for the cortizone to start working. There was some numbing agent in the injection so there is that. In January, I will have an epidural shot in (near?) my spine and that should bring more relief. Though, the back pain has been noticeable but not "angry". I almost felt like I shouldn't have the injection, but who knows what the next few weeks will bring. A simple snag of my toe putting jeans or leggings (what I mostly live in unless I plan on going out of the house) is enough to make my posture into a punctuation mark. Backs can be finicky things - but when it hurts, I walk like a question mark. |
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Post by knightsbridgeaz on Dec 19, 2022 22:39:47 GMT -5
It must be so scary for you, Chapette, especially with Covid added on. And another add-on: frustration that your husband doesn't take care of himself, and you can't change that, even though you've tried in so many way. I hope you feel the Territory's support for you. Right now the frustration is that there is seemingly no treatment they can do until they find out a root cause. So, his heart, as he says, "just beats funny" and causes him extreme fatigue and lightheadedness. Maybe they would have caught it if he had gotten regular physicals, but maybe not. My BIL has had AFib for over 30 years. Ablation only worked for a few years, the dofetilide also did not work for him. So there is a genetic link. My boys will need to pay attention to this. Maybe once he sees the cardiologist again with the results of the nuclear imaging there will be a reasonable plan of treatment. So far, nothing has helped. I had an SI joint cortisone injection on my back this morning. A bit uncomfortable during the injection, but mostly a big nothing burger. It will take a week or two for the cortizone to start working. There was some numbing agent in the injection so there is that. In January, I will have an epidural shot in (near?) my spine and that should bring more relief. Though, the back pain has been noticeable but not "angry". I almost felt like I shouldn't have the injection, but who knows what the next few weeks will bring. A simple snag of my toe putting jeans or leggings (what I mostly live in unless I plan on going out of the house) is enough to make my posture into a punctuation mark. Backs can be finicky things - but when it hurts, I walk like a question mark. Wow - I really feel for you. I have had much more minor back problems - nothing really diagnosed, spasms mostly, every few years - so I can just imagine. My mother had some back issues and some shots, but she was in her 80's, I think the most significant treatment (shot) was actually for sciatica, as opposed to her other back problems. It did work, which was great for her. The most I've had is muscle relaxants as needed. I also feel for your situation with your hubby. My wife is having a liver needle biopsy at Mayo Wednesday to check how the transplanted liver is working after 4 years (its routine, but she has avoided tests the last couple of Covid years). She also had a lot of "annual" blood tests, and she is absolutely not very communicative. I gather the blood tests, while perhaps not great, don't indicate any emergency issues and I'll probably post if there is any change. |
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Post by bulkey on Dec 19, 2022 22:42:30 GMT -5
Right now the frustration is that there is seemingly no treatment they can do until they find out a root cause. So, his heart, as he says, "just beats funny" and causes him extreme fatigue and lightheadedness. Maybe they would have caught it if he had gotten regular physicals, but maybe not. My BIL has had AFib for over 30 years. Ablation only worked for a few years, the dofetilide also did not work for him. So there is a genetic link. My boys will need to pay attention to this. Maybe once he sees the cardiologist again with the results of the nuclear imaging there will be a reasonable plan of treatment. So far, nothing has helped. I had an SI joint cortisone injection on my back this morning. A bit uncomfortable during the injection, but mostly a big nothing burger. It will take a week or two for the cortizone to start working. There was some numbing agent in the injection so there is that. In January, I will have an epidural shot in (near?) my spine and that should bring more relief. Though, the back pain has been noticeable but not "angry". I almost felt like I shouldn't have the injection, but who knows what the next few weeks will bring. A simple snag of my toe putting jeans or leggings (what I mostly live in unless I plan on going out of the house) is enough to make my posture into a punctuation mark. Backs can be finicky things - but when it hurts, I walk like a question mark. Wow - I really feel for you. I have had much more minor back problems - nothing really diagnosed, spasms mostly, every few years - so I can just imagine. My mother had some back issues and some shots, but she was in her 80's, I think the most significant treatment (shot) was actually for sciatica, as opposed to her other back problems. It did work, which was great for her. The most I've had is muscle relaxants as needed. I also feel for your situation with your hubby. My wife is having a liver needle biopsy at Mayo Wednesday to check how the transplanted liver is working after 4 years (its routine, but she has avoided tests the last couple of Covid years). She also had a lot of "annual" blood tests, and she is absolutely not very communicative. I gather the blood tests, while perhaps not great, don't indicate any emergency issues and I'll probably post if there is any change. Good luck with those. I have a friend whose wife got a liver transplant maybe 15 years ago, and she's doing fine. Fingers crossed for yours! |
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Post by meyers7 on Dec 20, 2022 8:58:45 GMT -5
So I was outside cleaning snow off my truck this morning in brilliant sunshine an a refreshing 8 degrees when I thought I heard my cell ringing in my jacket pocket. Nope no call. Then the sound got clearer and nearer. It was the almost continuous honking of a large flight of Canadian Geese coming out of the north and hell bent for warmer climes (Arizona golf courses?). Man, were these birds late to the party. I do hope they make it. Thought I was hallucinating for a heart beat or two. Why do you have a Canadian Geese ringtone? |
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Post by UConnChapette on Dec 20, 2022 11:50:23 GMT -5
For a change I am not posting "negative Nelly" thoughts. I need a break from the doom and gloom of my usual musings. (Just call me Eeyore)
We are planning for a quiet Christmas - just my husband, my oldest child, and me.
We are going to mix things up a bit this year. Have a lovely Christmas Eve dinner of lasagna. Go to early Christmas service at the Polish National Catholic Church here in town. Then do something fun on Christmas Eve, yet to be determined but in the mix is one (or more) of the following: stream a Christmas movie, bake cookies, go to a movie theatre and see a movie, play a murder mystery board game. Then, have my eldest child spend the night. Have a light breakfast (tbd), then later have a lovely dinner of prime rib, au gratin potatoes, asparagus (and peas) and then some kind of dessert like apple pie.
Not buying a lot of gifts, though giving my eldest some much needed items like jeans, Walmart and Stop & Shop gift cards, ear buds and something more frivolous. Hubby and I long ago quit exchanging gifts since we have reached the age where if we need or want something, we just buy it. Makes things a little easier.
That is the plan anyway. Life has a way of taking plans and changing them up, but we need to reframe Christmas, and especially Christmas Eve to make some good memories to replace traumatic ones.
Anybody planning anything special for the holidays? Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, etc.
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Post by bulkey on Dec 20, 2022 12:07:51 GMT -5
Sounds terrific, Chappy!
We're in Palo Alto, watching our grandson as our kids party in Mexico. And celebrating Hanukkah with him here. Very special.
Then fly home in time for Christmas with the rest of the family, which, because we're Jewish, means Chinese takeout. :-)
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Post by meyers7 on Dec 20, 2022 12:51:39 GMT -5
Sounds terrific, Chappy! We're in Palo Alto, watching our grandson as our kids party in Mexico. And celebrating Hanukkah with him here. Very special. Then fly home in time for Christmas with the rest of the family, which, because we're Jewish, means Chinese takeout. :-) Not Jewish, but used to get Chinese takeout every Christmas Eve with the kids when they were younger. Now my daughter has a Christmas Eve party. Even better, I only have to show up.  |
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