Dear So and So

[indysteel]

Dear power company, I'm not sure why we're without power, but could you get it restored quickly please? I have laundry to do. Thank you!

Lol! I just read in today's local paper that our power outage was caused by a squirrel that had gotten into a transformer. Silly rodents!

[OakLeaf]

Lol! I just read in today's local paper that our power outage was caused by a squirrel that had gotten into a transformer. Silly rodents!

I woke up one morning to a power outage and called the electric company. Before the repair guy arrived, I spotted the problem and called to let them know: a raccoon in the transformer. The interesting thing was that the repair guy took care of the whole thing from the ground, with a 20 foot fiberglass pole. Hooked the coon and tossed it off the transformer, removed the blown fuse, installed a new one. It was pretty cool, except for the part about disposing of the fried raccoon.

[Biciclista]

ooooh poor raccoon!!

[PamNY]

Mimi, hugs and good vibes for both of you.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Mimi, my thoughts are with you. What a horrible ordeal to go through.

[Catrin]

Mom is still in the hospital, day 13. Personally. I am beginning to wonder if they took out too much of her lung...and they didn't take as much as they wanted to in the first place. Emphysema is a huge complicating factor - they were "pretty sure" her lungs could handle the surgery but we have to wonder. Then again, what choice did they have? Lung cancer is so aggressive...

[Biciclista]

ah {{{{Catrin}}}}, I'm so sorry.. I can't imagine removing lung tissue from a woman with emphysema.
Donald is on day 21 in the hospital and he's got a tube down his throat from another 5 hour surgery. I am hoping they got the leak stopped. The anesthesiologist couldn't sedate him the way he wanted because of his lack of clotting factor... they've been giving him anticoagulants 3 times a day for 3 weeks. DUH... They're going to wake him up this morning.

[channlluv]

{{{Catrin}}}

{{{Mimi}}}

{{{Don}}}



Roxy

[Owlie]

((RD))
((Mimi))
((Catrin))

Dear body,
I wake up with severe stomach pain the morning of the final? Thanks so much...

[Catrin]

ah {{{{Catrin}}}}, I'm so sorry.. I can't imagine removing lung tissue from a woman with emphysema.
Donald is on day 21 in the hospital and he's got a tube down his throat from another 5 hour surgery. I am hoping they got the leak stopped. The anesthesiologist couldn't sedate him the way he wanted because of his lack of clotting factor... they've been giving him anticoagulants 3 times a day for 3 weeks. DUH... They're going to wake him up this morning.

They did a pulmonary test prior to the surgery to determine the odds of her lungs being able to handle it...but of course "tests" aren't the real thing.

I am so sorry to hear about Donald, hang in there! (((Mimi & Donald)))

Oh, and apparently I've something called "degenerative disc disease" in my neck - sounds like osteoarthritis to me - that my whiplash of a month ago apparently fired ip. Well, compared with my Mom, Donald, several women in my church with very serious health problems, I can't complain.

[Biciclista]

yes you can complain. If it's any help, i too have some of that degenerative disc disease. Work on your posture and it won't get much worse. i think i was in my 40's when i got that diagnosis. it is pretty normal i think.

[Catrin]

yes you can complain. If it's any help, i too have some of that degenerative disc disease. Work on your posture and it won't get much worse. i think i was in my 40's when i got that diagnosis. it is pretty normal i think.

They said I've moderate arthritis in my cervical spine, and my heart just plummeted. My mom has quite severe arthritis in the same place and has resisted having surgery for it for years. Hopefully I won't truly take after her in this department.

My posture is better than it once was, and I do think proper strength training helps such things. No reason not to continue

[Crankin]

Mimi, please keep us posted. Thinking of both of you.
Catrin, any more news on your mom? It must be hard to work, when you are getting changing information so often. You are luck your sister is a nurse, to filter some of the stuff.
I think anyone who is over 40 and has been pounding his/her body with exercise has degenerative disc disease. That's pretty much what my rheumatologist told me. Yea, this morning when the core/weights instructor got in my face and yelled/made a face, I said, "Don't you scream at me." I wanted to say, "I'm 58 f****ing years old and I have injuries/chronic things in every part of my body right now. And, it's 5:30 AM..." Not sure if I like this new gym, but it's cheaper, so I will just ignore the queen bees. Maybe they can't ride up a big hill.

[Biciclista]

Hi guys. He woke up, demanded to get the tube out of his throat. they took it out and he did ok for part of the day, but since he's SO sore (and it's hard for him to breathe) they had to put it back in.
I know he absolutely hates it, it is VERY uncomfortable. my sons and I are all taking shifts so he's not alone. but he sat up for an hour and that was great, too. The strangest thing, when they took the tube out, his voice was better than it has been for two weeks.

[jobob]

So glad both of your sons are there to help out.