May 30, 2005

Posted after a stay in the hospital
JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR KIND THOUGHTS AND CARDS. I CAME HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL LAST THURS. BUT JUST BEEN TAKING IT EASY. NEED TO GET SOME STRENGTH, BUT FEELING GOOD. MY FIRST TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL WAS AN ORDEAL, LOTS OF TEST, EX-RAYS AND THE WORSE ONE WAS THE BIOPSY OF THE BONE MARROW, WOW DID THAT HURT. ANYWAY I FOUND A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE NOT WRONG WITH ME. I WENT TO MY OWN DR, WHEN I WENT HOME DURING THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THEN TO THE CANCER DR, WHO DID THE BIOPSY. HE WAS UPSET CAUSE I WENT HOME BEFORE THEY DID THE CAT SCAN OF THE ABDOMEN. THIS WAS WED. THEY MADE APPT. FOR ME THAT FRI. AT 10:30. HIS OFFICE CALLED ME AT 1:45 AND TOLD ME TO GET BACK IN THE HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY, FOUND A BLOOD CLOT IN THE LEFT LUNG. AFTER I WAS ADMITTED THEY DID ANOTHER CAT SCAN OF THE CHEST. FOUND ANOTHER CLOT IN THE RT LUNG, AND ALSO A ULTRA SOUND OF MY LEGS SHOWED A CLOT IN EACH LEG. WOW, COULD HAVE BEEN A GONNER. ANYWAY, HAD MORE BLOOD, WHITE COUNT WAS STILL LOW. PUT ON HEPARIN DRIP ALONG WITH OTHER MEDS. LOTS OF BLOOD WORK DONE. BP WAS FLUCTUATING BUT OK NOW. WENT TO THE OR. AND THE SURGEON PUT A FILTER IN MY NECK TO CATCH ANY CLOTS THAT MIGHT HEAD FOR MY HEART OR HEAD TO PREVENT A STROKE. NOW ON COUMADIN AND DOING WELL. HAVE DR. APPT.TOMORROW FOR MORE BLOOD WORK. MY GIRLS HAVEN'T LET ME ALONE SINCE I CAME HOME. ONLY FOR AN HOUR OR SO, AND TODAY I WAS PLANNING ON GOING TO THE PARADE BUT JUST DIDN'T FEEL UP TO IT. BEEN SITTING OUT IN THE SUN, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO VEL AND I GETTING OVER ON THE BEACH FOR SOME SUNSHINE. THE TRAFFIC IS SO HEAVY AND DIDN'T WANT THE GIRLS TO HAVE TO BRING ME HOME. DOTTIE WILL BE OVER TONIGHT. ACTUALLY ENJOYING BEING ALONE. LINDA STAYED LAST NIGHT. SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS GOING GOOD. GREAT NOT TO HAVE ANY PAIN AT THIS TIME. NOW I KNOW WHY MY LEGS AND BACK HURT SO BAD. SOMEONE WAS WATCHING OVER ME FOR SURE. THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR KIND WORDS. HAVE A LOT OF READING TO DO IN ORDER TO SEE WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN UP TOO. DID SEE THAT LEE AND HILDA HAD SOME HEALTH PROBLEMS, HOPE YOU ARE BOTH DOING BETTER. KATH, IS JOAN COMING HOME TOMORROW, SURE HOPE SO. TTYL. LOTS OF HUGS TO ALL. VI