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Thank you all for the support.
I haven''t been able to get in touch with the hospital room. And John was running late thanks to his boss (and now won''t be able accompany me tonight because of his boss) so I don''t know how she is this morning yes. May just call the nurses station.
Hope she''s doing as well as they were forcasting. They said that she would be sitting up today in a chair for her meals with the help of a physical therapist.
As for type of Spinal surgery. Posterior Spinal Fusion from T3 to L2 I believe.
I haven''t been able to get in touch with the hospital room. And John was running late thanks to his boss (and now won''t be able accompany me tonight because of his boss) so I don''t know how she is this morning yes. May just call the nurses station.
Hope she''s doing as well as they were forcasting. They said that she would be sitting up today in a chair for her meals with the help of a physical therapist.
As for type of Spinal surgery. Posterior Spinal Fusion from T3 to L2 I believe.
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Hi Gypsy,
So glad to hear all is well...I know what a frustrating time it can be when someone you love is in pain and there is nothing you can do for them, and especially when your SO is not helping the situation! (Not to mention getting lost...anytime I head to SF from Sac, I swear I go the same way every stinkin'' time, but guaranteed I''ll screw it up somehow and add unnecessary time onto the trip!)
It also sounds like John has come around and is being the support system you need...I am happy to hear that he is willing to go to the MD, as well.
I am wishing your mom a speedy recovery, your aunt a safe surgery, and hopefully there is nothing serious wrong with John! Take care of yourself and know we''re all thinking about you.
So glad to hear all is well...I know what a frustrating time it can be when someone you love is in pain and there is nothing you can do for them, and especially when your SO is not helping the situation! (Not to mention getting lost...anytime I head to SF from Sac, I swear I go the same way every stinkin'' time, but guaranteed I''ll screw it up somehow and add unnecessary time onto the trip!)
It also sounds like John has come around and is being the support system you need...I am happy to hear that he is willing to go to the MD, as well.
I am wishing your mom a speedy recovery, your aunt a safe surgery, and hopefully there is nothing serious wrong with John! Take care of yourself and know we''re all thinking about you.
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Thank you Harleigh!
I think I''m going to spend the night at the hospital tonight. Just got off the phone with my aunt. My step dad is driving my mother nutz, my aunt is exhausted... so I''m just going to stop by at home and get some clothes (both for tonight and for work tomorrow) stay the night and then come straight to work.
I think I''m going to spend the night at the hospital tonight. Just got off the phone with my aunt. My step dad is driving my mother nutz, my aunt is exhausted... so I''m just going to stop by at home and get some clothes (both for tonight and for work tomorrow) stay the night and then come straight to work.
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Date: 7/25/2007 6:04:05 PM
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Thank you Harleigh!
I think I''m going to spend the night at the hospital tonight. Just got off the phone with my aunt. My step dad is driving my mother nutz, my aunt is exhausted... so I''m just going to stop by at home and get some clothes (both for tonight and for work tomorrow) stay the night and then come straight to work.
You are such a good and sweet daughter Gypsy! I hope she has a speedy recovery!
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Hope all is well, Gyp ...
Have something completely off the subject to share w/you but wasn''t sure what other thread you''d check ...
Check out this ring from these guys ... a vendor mentioned today by a new poster. Not exactly what you were thinking but: MAN - that''s a lotta COVERAGE.
Have something completely off the subject to share w/you but wasn''t sure what other thread you''d check ...
Check out this ring from these guys ... a vendor mentioned today by a new poster. Not exactly what you were thinking but: MAN - that''s a lotta COVERAGE.
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HI:Date: 7/25/2007 6:04:05 PM
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Thank you Harleigh!
I think I''m going to spend the night at the hospital tonight. Just got off the phone with my aunt. My step dad is driving my mother nutz, my aunt is exhausted... so I''m just going to stop by at home and get some clothes (both for tonight and for work tomorrow) stay the night and then come straight to work.
Take care of yourself and speedy recovery for your Mom!
cheers--Sharon
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Sorry so long to update. My mom did not pass an easy night on Wednesday night was very weak her blood pressure was dangerously low. But on Thrusday it seemed they figured out what was wrong... her blood pressure medication was too strong and her red blood cell count too low. So they gave her a transfusion. Yesterday she was better. Step dad spent night. Today she's weak again though... and I'm so tired I can't even express it. So my other Aunt who flew in yesterday will spend the night with her tonight... we will drive up there after work today, pick up my aunt on the way (sort of).
My grandmother was slated for surgery today (hernia) but during the surgery had heart problems and they had to abort, so now she's in the hospital for tests and observation and she's stressed. We'll stop by there when we go to pick up my aunt.
Okay. Now I can do through and read all your posts.
Thank you all for your good wishes and thoughtful replies. All I want tonight is a good nights sleep and the opportunity to sleep in tomorrow. I want that BAD. I will be spending the night with mom again on Saturday night so I need to get some rest before then.
Deco... interesting... LOTS of coverage there... I'll check out the link! THANKS!
WHOA just checked that site out. HELLO! Bling anyone! They have some knock out designs. Probably cost the earth too... but LOVELY to look at. THanks agian Deco!
My grandmother was slated for surgery today (hernia) but during the surgery had heart problems and they had to abort, so now she's in the hospital for tests and observation and she's stressed. We'll stop by there when we go to pick up my aunt.
Okay. Now I can do through and read all your posts.
Thank you all for your good wishes and thoughtful replies. All I want tonight is a good nights sleep and the opportunity to sleep in tomorrow. I want that BAD. I will be spending the night with mom again on Saturday night so I need to get some rest before then.
Deco... interesting... LOTS of coverage there... I'll check out the link! THANKS!
WHOA just checked that site out. HELLO! Bling anyone! They have some knock out designs. Probably cost the earth too... but LOVELY to look at. THanks agian Deco!
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Best of luck to your mum Gypsy!
I''ve had 5 lots of spinal surgery myself so far and the first few days are always the worst. I was very lucky that my surgeon doesn''t believe in having pain and so they kept me seriously tanked up on the morphine which made a huge difference to my recovery.
I''m scheduled for a fusion in 10-15 years time unless the new artifical discs have really improved, having turned down the option to have one this year, so I know a lot about what is involved.
Last time I had major surgery there were 2 others having the same op as your mum. I bumped into one a few months later at the hospital and she was doing so well and it had changed her life for the better in a lot of ways.
I really hope your mother has a successful outcome and gets through the next few weeks without too much pain or other problems.
And that you get a chance to relax - look after yourself!
I''ve had 5 lots of spinal surgery myself so far and the first few days are always the worst. I was very lucky that my surgeon doesn''t believe in having pain and so they kept me seriously tanked up on the morphine which made a huge difference to my recovery.
I''m scheduled for a fusion in 10-15 years time unless the new artifical discs have really improved, having turned down the option to have one this year, so I know a lot about what is involved.
Last time I had major surgery there were 2 others having the same op as your mum. I bumped into one a few months later at the hospital and she was doing so well and it had changed her life for the better in a lot of ways.
I really hope your mother has a successful outcome and gets through the next few weeks without too much pain or other problems.
And that you get a chance to relax - look after yourself!
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Thank you both!
I'm at the hospital now. They moved her to the orthopedic floor. It's better on the one hand because she will be getting physical therapy tomorrow and the staff here are trying to get her to move without injury. On the other hand the nurses suck in comparison. There are less of them per patient so... I'm really glad I'm here and that I'm spending the night. Her other room while also private was small... and this one amazingly enough is smaller. They haven't found a fold out chair/bed for me yet... so I'm not sure where or how I'm going to be spending the night. But I'm not leaving.
She wasn't eating hospital food so I made her some food, bought her some kabob and rice, and packed a small cooler full of other food for her and I have that with me. Last night when we were here she hadn't eaten all day, and John and I ran out for some Miso soup, and my aunt got that in her. But that's all she had eaten (would not eat her breakfast or lunch) until we got here with the ground chicken kabob. She had a good amount of rice and grilled tomato. She kept telling me not to give her meat, but I cut it up into tiny pieces and hid it under the forkfuls of rice. So unbeknownst to her, she had a fair amount of chicken too. I got her to walk up and down the hallway and to do her lung capacity excercise (which she had been refusing to do) and now she's resting.
She's been having MAJOR panic and anxiety attacks, which for the last four days I've been warning everyone were getting worse (nurses, doctors, aunts, step dad) until FINALLY this morning someone got a clue (I think it was the screaming fit of anxiety she had about her direct line IV hurting her that gave them the clue) and switched her from a pidly amount of ativan to major valium. And it seems to be helping her rest and heal. The surgeon says to me, "Her anxiety is really preventing her from healing." YA THINK! I told you people this on Tuesday, Wednesday AND Thursday.
When the surgeon was here he said and needs to get a standing x-ray of her back because she is having a sharp stabbing pain in one particular location. He said he put a HOOK in there, and it might have a) slipped or b)broken the bone it was hooked into. I about passed out. LOL. Talk about giving you the willies.
Anyway... John's here with me and he's been a tremendous help and support. I keep trying to kick him out and tell him to go home, but he says he's gonna stay till after dinner at least. Fortunately my step-dad will be here in the AM to relieve me and I can go home and rest/nap.
thanks for listening. I just needed to talk about all this to someone. She's getting better, the more they manage her anxiety, the more food I can get her to eat, and the more rest she gets the better it will be. At least they've finally realized that she's not likely to go home today (HAH!) or tomorrow. Unless a miracle happens the earliest she'll be going home is Monday. But I think it's more likely Tuesday.
My grandmother's still at the hospital, they are running all sorts of test on her to find out what's wrong... no word yet, but she's actually thankful she's there cause she's confident they will figure it out. So she's NOT stressed, which is great.
Other than that... cats are good. Life is fine. And this tiny chair I'm crammed into until they can find one of those big ones and drag it in here is killing my back. Wonder if mom will notice if I lie down on her bed. LOL.
Pandora. I'm so sorry to hear that you've had similar issues. It seems like such a terrible and difficult thing to go through. And I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I hope by the time you need to have a fusion, they've improved on the procedure and recovery even more than what has already been done.
I'm at the hospital now. They moved her to the orthopedic floor. It's better on the one hand because she will be getting physical therapy tomorrow and the staff here are trying to get her to move without injury. On the other hand the nurses suck in comparison. There are less of them per patient so... I'm really glad I'm here and that I'm spending the night. Her other room while also private was small... and this one amazingly enough is smaller. They haven't found a fold out chair/bed for me yet... so I'm not sure where or how I'm going to be spending the night. But I'm not leaving.
She wasn't eating hospital food so I made her some food, bought her some kabob and rice, and packed a small cooler full of other food for her and I have that with me. Last night when we were here she hadn't eaten all day, and John and I ran out for some Miso soup, and my aunt got that in her. But that's all she had eaten (would not eat her breakfast or lunch) until we got here with the ground chicken kabob. She had a good amount of rice and grilled tomato. She kept telling me not to give her meat, but I cut it up into tiny pieces and hid it under the forkfuls of rice. So unbeknownst to her, she had a fair amount of chicken too. I got her to walk up and down the hallway and to do her lung capacity excercise (which she had been refusing to do) and now she's resting.
She's been having MAJOR panic and anxiety attacks, which for the last four days I've been warning everyone were getting worse (nurses, doctors, aunts, step dad) until FINALLY this morning someone got a clue (I think it was the screaming fit of anxiety she had about her direct line IV hurting her that gave them the clue) and switched her from a pidly amount of ativan to major valium. And it seems to be helping her rest and heal. The surgeon says to me, "Her anxiety is really preventing her from healing." YA THINK! I told you people this on Tuesday, Wednesday AND Thursday.
When the surgeon was here he said and needs to get a standing x-ray of her back because she is having a sharp stabbing pain in one particular location. He said he put a HOOK in there, and it might have a) slipped or b)broken the bone it was hooked into. I about passed out. LOL. Talk about giving you the willies.
Anyway... John's here with me and he's been a tremendous help and support. I keep trying to kick him out and tell him to go home, but he says he's gonna stay till after dinner at least. Fortunately my step-dad will be here in the AM to relieve me and I can go home and rest/nap.
thanks for listening. I just needed to talk about all this to someone. She's getting better, the more they manage her anxiety, the more food I can get her to eat, and the more rest she gets the better it will be. At least they've finally realized that she's not likely to go home today (HAH!) or tomorrow. Unless a miracle happens the earliest she'll be going home is Monday. But I think it's more likely Tuesday.
My grandmother's still at the hospital, they are running all sorts of test on her to find out what's wrong... no word yet, but she's actually thankful she's there cause she's confident they will figure it out. So she's NOT stressed, which is great.
Other than that... cats are good. Life is fine. And this tiny chair I'm crammed into until they can find one of those big ones and drag it in here is killing my back. Wonder if mom will notice if I lie down on her bed. LOL.
Pandora. I'm so sorry to hear that you've had similar issues. It seems like such a terrible and difficult thing to go through. And I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I hope by the time you need to have a fusion, they've improved on the procedure and recovery even more than what has already been done.
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Hi Gypsy,
I''ve been gone since Wednesday, but was thinking of you down there in SF as we were driving down 680 at the butt-crack of dawn yesterday. We attended the service for the two Contra Costa Firefighters killed in a house fire last Saturday and my FI was an usher, which left me alone with my thoughts for several hours and during most of the "Celebration of Life" as they called it, and it was a hard day...I was sad for them, sad for you, your mom and your grandma, and wow, am I glad to be back home tonight with my giant furball of a cat and nothing to do but catch up on the PS posts! Pretty sad, huh?
So, just wanted you to know I was thinking of you, and from your posts it sounds like you have just about had the week from hell. I''m hoping you''re getting a good night''s rest tonight and that things will look better tomorrow, and better the next day and even better the day after that. I''m sorry you''re having to go through all this right now...your mom is really lucky to have you around. Have a good night''s sleep and know we''re all keeping our fingers crossed for you and your loved ones.
I''ve been gone since Wednesday, but was thinking of you down there in SF as we were driving down 680 at the butt-crack of dawn yesterday. We attended the service for the two Contra Costa Firefighters killed in a house fire last Saturday and my FI was an usher, which left me alone with my thoughts for several hours and during most of the "Celebration of Life" as they called it, and it was a hard day...I was sad for them, sad for you, your mom and your grandma, and wow, am I glad to be back home tonight with my giant furball of a cat and nothing to do but catch up on the PS posts! Pretty sad, huh?
So, just wanted you to know I was thinking of you, and from your posts it sounds like you have just about had the week from hell. I''m hoping you''re getting a good night''s rest tonight and that things will look better tomorrow, and better the next day and even better the day after that. I''m sorry you''re having to go through all this right now...your mom is really lucky to have you around. Have a good night''s sleep and know we''re all keeping our fingers crossed for you and your loved ones.
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Sorry to hear about the extra problems. The valium is a great move. I got them to give it to me IV as it''s really ggod on muscle spasm whereas the morphine doesn''t seem to be. In australia they give it automatically with back surgery but not here in the UK.
If she''s on morphine you need to look out for the itching - I needed an antihistimine added in as it was driving me nuts!
The first weeks you get a lot of wierd jaggy pains, so it''s not necessarily something slipped or broken - but good to check!
I too am hoping things are better when I get mine fused - one of the reasons that I''m waiting!
If she''s on morphine you need to look out for the itching - I needed an antihistimine added in as it was driving me nuts!
The first weeks you get a lot of wierd jaggy pains, so it''s not necessarily something slipped or broken - but good to check!
I too am hoping things are better when I get mine fused - one of the reasons that I''m waiting!
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Harleigh honey, it''s always so hard to attend firemen and police officer''s funerals in the line of duty. They are in the prime of the lives, and their families, and children''s pain is just so difficult to bear witness to. John''s father was a Chief Firefighter, and though he passed away his family is very active in the fire department so we''ve attended a few funerals, and while there is so much saddness, there is also a sense of pride that sustains everyone. They are hero''s and their legacy will live on in the lives they''ve touched and the lives they''ve saved. ((HUGS)) And thank you for thinking of me and my family. I think Psing with a cat is the best place to be after something like that. Can''t think of better.
I''m glad he finally listened to me too, Miranda.
Pandora, you are right about the weird jaggy pains-- the X-rays showed no damage. Her surgeon came in this morning. And the man reminds me of no one more than a politician with that ''ting'' smile when he opens his mouth. He''s always complimenting himself and his work. He seriously irritates me. But I''ve heard the surgeon''s have interesting personality issues and god complex problems... so I guess that''s par for the course.
Thank you snlee! My grandmother was discharged late last night ... she had an infection that had gone unchecked for too long and they think caused all the problems and they are taking care of that. Her heart and everything checked out, so they will re-schedule her for surgery as soon as the infection clears. I was very relieved to hear the news. She''s resting at home and is comfortable with my uncle and his wife checking up on both her and my grandfather.
Last night was fine. The night nurse was a good one. So after I brought her up to speed and we worked out solutions to stuff the day nurse had been ignoring (a pain medication that ACTUALLY worked, a walker that was too short for my mom to use without pain. A raised toilet so she could use it without injury, and an IV since she wasn''t eating or drinking much) I actually got a couple hours of sleep and my mom was feeling better.
This mornings nurse ticked me off within a half hour of arriving. Lazy and just would not listen to anything-- walked in with her mind made up about everything-- DENIED my mom the extra pain medication the night nurse had procured for her from the doctor... and she had a *itchy attitude to top it all off. So I went to the nurses station and had her kicked off. Fortunately the night nurse was still there, so when I talked to the charge nurse between them the assigned a very nice nurse to take the other one''s place, I talked to her about my mom''s pain, anxiety, and her desire to SHOWER. And, miraculously she listened. She also noticed that the call light had broken at some point, so she went off to do something about that, giving us her cell line direct in the meantime. Much better-- so we''ve requested that she be the day nurse going forward. Mom walked a good long distance that morning, ate the cottage cheese and jam I got for her from the cafeteria (wouldn''t touch what they brought up), had some fresh pineapple and some apple juice-- plus a bit of bread. So I was very happy about that.
John and my step dad arrived at noon, and so he took over. He had brought the salad mom had wanted and some soup. So we left her in his care and grabbed some food. I passed out in the car I was so wiped, and then came home and JUST NOW woke up. My aunt called she''s at the hospital with my mother, the day nurse had her room changed to a larger one with a working call button (gasp!) and they had showered her were managing her pain and she was resting comfortably. The physical therapist had been by. It looks possible that she could go home tomorrow.
My aunt also had brought more ground chicken kabob and the celery stew I had suggested... so she is hoping to get my mom to eat tonight with one of those things.
I have to say, you just cannot leave your loved ones in the hospital alone after something like this. Also with my mom and her food issues, John and I had brought up a small soft sided cooler with ice packs in it so we were able to leave it in her room and keep things cold for her... since her eating times weren''t the same as the standard eating times. I highly recommend this move to anyone with similar challenges.
So I''m rested, PSing... and I''ve got a cat who is CONSIDERING joining me. He''s not at all sure about it though. lol.
Thank you all so much for your support and empathy. Can''t wait to sleep tonight. Bedtime is at 9 pm. YAY!
I''m glad he finally listened to me too, Miranda.
Pandora, you are right about the weird jaggy pains-- the X-rays showed no damage. Her surgeon came in this morning. And the man reminds me of no one more than a politician with that ''ting'' smile when he opens his mouth. He''s always complimenting himself and his work. He seriously irritates me. But I''ve heard the surgeon''s have interesting personality issues and god complex problems... so I guess that''s par for the course.
Thank you snlee! My grandmother was discharged late last night ... she had an infection that had gone unchecked for too long and they think caused all the problems and they are taking care of that. Her heart and everything checked out, so they will re-schedule her for surgery as soon as the infection clears. I was very relieved to hear the news. She''s resting at home and is comfortable with my uncle and his wife checking up on both her and my grandfather.
Last night was fine. The night nurse was a good one. So after I brought her up to speed and we worked out solutions to stuff the day nurse had been ignoring (a pain medication that ACTUALLY worked, a walker that was too short for my mom to use without pain. A raised toilet so she could use it without injury, and an IV since she wasn''t eating or drinking much) I actually got a couple hours of sleep and my mom was feeling better.
This mornings nurse ticked me off within a half hour of arriving. Lazy and just would not listen to anything-- walked in with her mind made up about everything-- DENIED my mom the extra pain medication the night nurse had procured for her from the doctor... and she had a *itchy attitude to top it all off. So I went to the nurses station and had her kicked off. Fortunately the night nurse was still there, so when I talked to the charge nurse between them the assigned a very nice nurse to take the other one''s place, I talked to her about my mom''s pain, anxiety, and her desire to SHOWER. And, miraculously she listened. She also noticed that the call light had broken at some point, so she went off to do something about that, giving us her cell line direct in the meantime. Much better-- so we''ve requested that she be the day nurse going forward. Mom walked a good long distance that morning, ate the cottage cheese and jam I got for her from the cafeteria (wouldn''t touch what they brought up), had some fresh pineapple and some apple juice-- plus a bit of bread. So I was very happy about that.
John and my step dad arrived at noon, and so he took over. He had brought the salad mom had wanted and some soup. So we left her in his care and grabbed some food. I passed out in the car I was so wiped, and then came home and JUST NOW woke up. My aunt called she''s at the hospital with my mother, the day nurse had her room changed to a larger one with a working call button (gasp!) and they had showered her were managing her pain and she was resting comfortably. The physical therapist had been by. It looks possible that she could go home tomorrow.
My aunt also had brought more ground chicken kabob and the celery stew I had suggested... so she is hoping to get my mom to eat tonight with one of those things.
I have to say, you just cannot leave your loved ones in the hospital alone after something like this. Also with my mom and her food issues, John and I had brought up a small soft sided cooler with ice packs in it so we were able to leave it in her room and keep things cold for her... since her eating times weren''t the same as the standard eating times. I highly recommend this move to anyone with similar challenges.
So I''m rested, PSing... and I''ve got a cat who is CONSIDERING joining me. He''s not at all sure about it though. lol.
Thank you all so much for your support and empathy. Can''t wait to sleep tonight. Bedtime is at 9 pm. YAY!
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So glad to hear things are going so much more smoothly for you. You've given all of us some good pointers for if and when any of our loved ones are in need.
Please let us know if there's anything we can do to help you...I'm hoping John's appt. goes well later this week. Keep us posted! You are definitely in my thoughts and prayers...
ETA: As for the memorial, there is definitely such a strong sense of pride and love that goes along with anyone in service, whether it be fire, police, military, etc... and I'm proud of those in my family and soon-to-be in-laws for all the time they serve and have served, as well. I just find it enormously sad that some have to perish to be appreciated... I'm sorry John's father is gone now, but it's nice to know that his family is still involved with the Fire Dept. It's just in the blood, I think! Thanks for sharing!
Please let us know if there's anything we can do to help you...I'm hoping John's appt. goes well later this week. Keep us posted! You are definitely in my thoughts and prayers...
ETA: As for the memorial, there is definitely such a strong sense of pride and love that goes along with anyone in service, whether it be fire, police, military, etc... and I'm proud of those in my family and soon-to-be in-laws for all the time they serve and have served, as well. I just find it enormously sad that some have to perish to be appreciated... I'm sorry John's father is gone now, but it's nice to know that his family is still involved with the Fire Dept. It's just in the blood, I think! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you Harleigh, very much. I appreciate the offer of help. So wonderfully kind of you.
I stress bought these yesterday at the hospital, so lets hope they are REAL, and as lovely as they look in the pics.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170134789380&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=007
I stress bought these yesterday at the hospital, so lets hope they are REAL, and as lovely as they look in the pics.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170134789380&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=007
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Oohh...those are gorgeous! You definitely deserve them, and I hope they are everything you hope for! How would you have them set? Post, leverback, or dangle earrings, or in a big fat ring on the sides of a center stone??? Can''t wait to see what you do with them!
BTW, if it makes you feel any better, I just bought a brand new wedding dress on ebay for 99 cents...shipping was $39.99, but who on earth can say their wedding dress (if it works out, of course) cost only $.99???
Pandora II
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Good to hear nothing was broken or otherwise.
It''s great that you are going in and keeping an eye on everything. It is so important with backs that you have adequate pain relief as it can cause so many more problems and end in a nasty vicious cycle of muscle spasm if you don''t. They also should dope you back up before you get breakthrough pain.
My last lot of surgery I was so lucky that the unit had a no-pain policy and doled it out like smarties.
Other hospitals there were nurses who seemed to think you needed to be in pain or that drugs are bad for you!
(I always take two lots of my own with me now - one to hand in, and one to hide in my bag in case they don''t give them out properly!)
It''s great that you are going in and keeping an eye on everything. It is so important with backs that you have adequate pain relief as it can cause so many more problems and end in a nasty vicious cycle of muscle spasm if you don''t. They also should dope you back up before you get breakthrough pain.
My last lot of surgery I was so lucky that the unit had a no-pain policy and doled it out like smarties.
Other hospitals there were nurses who seemed to think you needed to be in pain or that drugs are bad for you!
Gypsy
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So tired.
Promise to respond to you both this week. Or next week... I''m off next week thank god.
But Mom was released today. She''s a little better. Will give details later... just wanted to update.
Got a ton to do before bed is even an option... so got to go.
Thanks all for your support and caring. Really means a ton to me.
Promise to respond to you both this week. Or next week... I''m off next week thank god.
But Mom was released today. She''s a little better. Will give details later... just wanted to update.
Got a ton to do before bed is even an option... so got to go.
Thanks all for your support and caring. Really means a ton to me.
Harleigh
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