Saturday, April 26, 2008
TWO FORWARD, ONE BACK
Somewhat better than one forward and two back, none the less it is somewhat frustrating to get a set back at this point when we were feeling so good, exercising and in general getting back to normal. But now I am in the hospital trying to recover from a bad fall that I experienced two weeks ago this coming Sunday. At first we thought the fall was not too bad but the bruises began to appear and the soreness was progressively worse. So I went to my GP a week ago yesterday and it was his judgement that I had bruised ribs so prescribed some pain medicine and sent me home. Our fear, of course, was that I had some internal injuries. I have been on a heavy dose of blood thinners, so internal bleeding could be very critical. However, the x-ray and the doctor’s examination seemed to indicate that I had not suffered any internal damage. The soreness continued to get worse so in the middle of the night this past Thursday the pain became intolerable and I was convinced that I had something much more serious than bruised ribs so we went to the ER. I had every kind of test you can imagine, a chest scan, a tummy scan, a brain scan and blood tests. The upshot is that I have a severely bruised liver that has bled some. We think the active bleeding has stopped, but my blood count is quite low. At the moment we are observing. Surgery is still a possibility but we are hoping that won’t be necessary.The blood count will be the determining factor. I am having blood transfusions so if we can get the blood count under control we can avoid surgery. So quite the adventure. It’s 2 p.m. on Saturday as I write this so I should have some news in the morning
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Hi Daddy,
I think you did a great job of reporting - especially considering how your hands feel.
The other morning I woke with my left arm over my head and my hand was asleep. The alarm was going off so I reached over to turn it off. I was shocked to realize I could not even feel the switch with my asleep fingers. It was very weird. I suppose that is what your hands must feel like.
Anyway, I'm glad they are taking care of you and I hope your blood builds back up quickly.
Love, Jeanine
Hi John!
So why were you trying to do the high hurdles in the first place? Seriously, I'm so sorry to hear about your latest setback. I'll be sending positive thoughts your way every day as usual. Between you and Bob Hack, I'm not getting much free thinking time.
My latest bout with Afib went well. Within one week of going on Coumadin, my blood was theuraputic and they were able to do the TE Electrocardiogram, zap me, and start me on a new medication named Tikosyn. I'm feeling better on this medicine than any of the ones that I was on before. I know you don't like Coumadin (Warfarin), but it sure does work well and quickly for me, , and then I get off of it after I stay in sinus rythum for 30 days. Keep up the fight my friend!
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