from the 'other side'

Thanks for the update Polly. i was wondering how she was doing.

Dee in Oz

Everyone else has disappeared Polly, they must be quilting.

Dee in Oz

Naaah. I'll bet they're all out looking for a Sugar Daddy. Mr. Esther has been after me for years to get us one. Polly

That is very very good news about Jeanne. Please pass on my best wishes to her. Carol in Auckland, NZ

returned to emergency at hosp on tuesday. going back to super clinic first thing in the morning for the same thing. a hard red bruise at one end that is leaking pink serous fluid out the last drain hole. damn damn damn. just gonna jump out the door of the van as he drives by and he can then return to work with little disruption. i'll call him when they sort me out. i do not want to go back to hosp emergency. prefer going to plastics clinic without an appt and see what they can do there. there is also an out/day patient surgery building next door if they need to cut me open again for something. i have no idea what they might do at this point. gawd this sucks. i should have just not bothered with this whole thing. its all too hard for me. i'm a rotten patient. i have no patience with myself and my body at all. night all. j.

"Polly Esther" wrote ... You already know that I am not a facebook fan but I go there to cherish the baby pictures of kith and kin and to see what our absent quilters are up to. Tonight we have an in person report from our Jeanne herself. Praise God, she is doing well. Complaining. (That's always such a good sign.) but not about much. Just the aches and pains and inconvenience of being post-op. Happy, happy... so happy to hear from her. Polly

Glad you dropped in J.

Hope they fix it this time.

((((J*))))

Thinking of you

Dee

Jeanne, I hope you are getting everything sorted and now on the road to recovery. What hosp have you been in? Thinking of you Carol in Auckland, NZ

middlemore...they do all the plastic surgery for the auckland region. tuesday for 4 hrs and again last friday and they admitted me for the weekend for IV anti-biotics. came home monday with oral antibiotics. so i've been on ABs for 4 weeks, i think, and another 6 days to go. going thru lots of yogurt as a result. if there is anything still living in me now i'd be very surprised. :/

j.

Jeanne, I hope you are getting everything sorted and now on the road to recovery. What hosp have you been in? Thinking of you Carol in Auckland, NZ

"J*" wrote:

Jeanne, I do hope you keep improving. I'm at Middlemore next Fri for another angiogram & prob angioplasty. 2 stents and counting, but it could have been alot worse, so I am greatful. Carol in Auckland

Jeanne and Carol, healing prayers go out to both of you.! Barbara in SC, USA

oh my, i had no idea. here i am complaining and your procedure is much more serious i think. good luck with that. the nursing staff at Middlemore i found superb. even the food wasnt as bad as i expected, lol. i found that after 8 hrs on the table i wasnt up to chewing so wanted the fortified milk (high protein, you gotta ask for it tho), yogurt and soft foods all i could handle for the first 2 to 3 days, til i got enough energy from those to actually chew. then it was still pretty softish foods. i also asked for a high protein diet (scrambled eggs choice for breakfast and other snacks given with the 3x cups of tea after meals, for me to save til i needed something else. usually i chose cheese and crackers. its only a slice of processed cheese but i found it hit the spot and i dont eat that as a rule. the high protein is necessary for fast healing after any hospital procedure, illness or stress our bodies go thru. you do have to ask tho and they'll get the dietician round to discuss it with you. its those extras on your special menu that not everyone gets cuz not everyone asks. :) so do ask for high protein. how long do they keep you in? if i knew your last name i'd call for a chat or at least to check on your progress....if thats ok with you. :) good luck and take no prisoners. :D jeanne aka nzlstar*

wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com... Jeanne, I do hope you keep improving. I'm at Middlemore next Fri for another angiogram & prob angioplasty. 2 stents and counting, but it could have been alot worse, so I am greatful. Carol in Auckland

On Tue, 1 May 2012 19:58:27 +1200, "J*" wrote:

Carol, I am in US and just home yesterday pm. from 3 (count em 3) heart attacks. Have two stents and received wonderful care at the heart center at our local hospital. J, the food to me is unimportant at this time. Don't eat red meat anyway. I hurt and am bruised all over the place, but I am alive. Anna Belle in Fla.

"Anna Belle" ...

Anna you are in my prayers! Hope your bruises heal quickly. Barbara in SC

Hope all three of you are feeling better and on the mend.

marcella

Jeanne, the angiogram is not a major, just mostly uncomfortable from what I remember. It's been a few years since I had the last stent put in. My last name is Murray and live at Glenbrook (15 mins from Drury). I actually started school at Blockhouse Bay School . Thankyou. Carol in Auckland, NZ

wow, AnnaBelle, thats a whole hell of a lot more to deal with than my problem. the high protein diet i asked for at hospital was not for meat. i dont eat red meat either. i wanted easy to eat, high protein so was offered scrambled eggs for breakfast rather than just porridge. tho i do love porridge, i had the choice only cuz i asked. when the body goes thru any stress at all it kills off lots of cells and the only way to rebuild those cells is with protein. that was my only aim in discussing that with the dietician. i'm feeling hurt and bruised all over too but nothing like what you must be feeling now. gentle hugz, take good care of yourself and get to feeling much much better real soon. j.

"Anna Belle" wrote ... Carol, I am in US and just home yesterday pm. from 3 (count em 3) heart attacks. Have two stents and received wonderful care at the heart center at our local hospital. J, the food to me is unimportant at this time. Don't eat red meat anyway. I hurt and am bruised all over the place, but I am alive. Anna Belle in Fla.

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