Been Gone

Last week Ed and I were in Ohio for our grandson's graduation from high school. Of course, we are so proud of him. He was able to get off from his part-time job at Kroger for a few days and followed us home.

Things with Ed have slowed down somewhat. A couple of weeks ago they finally got the stint in, but it took them two hours to get it done. He stayed over night in the hospital. The same night of the day they released him, I had to take him back to the hospital because he was having breathing problems. Turns out it was from his blood being low, so they kept him three days that time, ran all kinds of tests and gave him two pints of blood. If I have already told you this, then I apologize for repeating myself. Anyway, we don't have to go back to the doctor until June 29th. They plan on taking the stint out and doing a biopsy on the blockage to determine whether or not it is a cancerous tumor.

I will be around soon to see what is going on with all of my good friends in blogland.

Betty

I'm Still Here

Some have written wanting to know what has been going on with me and Ed. First of all, I really appreciate the concern and prayers on our behalf and am truly sorry that I haven't posted before now.

The doctors were finally successful in getting the stint put in Ed's kidney. This was done last Monday. They kept him in the hospital over night and was released on Tuesday afternoon. Well that night as he was going to bed he started having trouble breathing. He said he felt like he had been running a race. So, I took him to the ER. They were concerned that he might have a blood clot in his lungs or in his legs because of the surgery on Monday and the way his breathing was labored. So, they admitted him to the hospital and ran more tests yesterday. Turns out he does not have any blood clots and for that I am very thankful. However, his blood count was very low, and they gave him two pints of blood. I guess that was from losing so much blood through his kidneys from the last three procedures they have done on him. They said his blood being low could cause the breathing problems. The doctor wanted to keep him another night to keep a check on his blood count before they send him home. I expect him to be released tomorrow.

Ed still has that blockage, and the doctor is planning on going back in two to three weeks to take a biopsy to determine whether or not there is a cancerous tumor there. Please continue to pray that he doesn't have cancer.

There was so much of the time several weeks ago that I really didn't have much time to blog. When I did have the time then I was just too tired to be very creative with it. Now I'm afraid I have lost interest in blogging. I hate that, too, because I really enjoyed it when I had the time. Maybe one of these days when and if my husband gets better then I will be interested in blogging again. Don't forget about me and don't write me off.

Again, thanks to all the wonderful bloggers out there who are concerned about us and who continue to pray for us.

Love,
Betty

It's another week and another round of doctors' appointments for Ed. He has one today, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Hopefully he will soon have the tube taken out of his side and a stint put in. We are hoping that can be done next week. If they are still unsuccessful at getting the stint in, then we will be seeing a doctor at Vanderbilt. We already have the appointment there in case we need it.

Last week Ed's two grown children from Ohio came in for a visit. They were worried about their Dad and wanted to spend time with him. It wasn't too hard on me even though they stayed here the whole time. I did quite a bit of cooking, but Ed's daughter who lives near us had us over a couple of nights. I enjoyed them being here and was glad they had the time with their Dad.

Darell does home repairs and remodeling for a living. He has remodeled our entire home over a period of several months. While he was in this time he remodeled the bathroom in the master bedroom. I am so proud of it. I wish I had made pictures to post so you could see what a good job he did. I will try to do that later but won't promise as I still haven't posted pictures taken when we went on our trip to So. America.

I need to go. I have to go to WalMart and Sam's. So, guess I need to get up and get busy.

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

Hugs,
Betty