Happy New Year

 Happy New Year... here's hoping that 2023 will be a good year for all!!

Bob is working on getting better... another stent on the 10th!  He is tired ( cardiologist says this is normal)... sleeps in the recliner with a cat or two ! Adjusting to new medications... Eliquis replacing Xerelto.. Hope this one doesn't make him bleed!!

Keeping an eye on my lungs... hopefully no more liquid. My primary care doctor is on top of it all!!

 So... fingers crossed...

update???

 Looks like Bob was taking too any anticoagulants when he was released fro the hospital.... The cardiologists had him stop taking some of them and when Xarelto left his system the  bleeding stopped. He feels much better now??

Our weather has been really cold and Bob does not want me going out on errands. So... our daughter and grandson made a run. In exchange they took a shower... her shower pipes seem to be frozen.

Temps are due to go up by Wednesday...so normality will come!!

Merry Christmas to you all... ours will be different and quiet but not without love and good wishes!

Never ending

Last night was fine... Bob ate some dinner ... watched a little tv and slept in the recliner for awhile. This morning went well too.. ate some breakfast and things seemed to be going normally.

But about 2 pm he mentioned bleeding in his mouth. It ended up being his tongue. We went to the ER ( - 4 degrees!) and spent 4 hours while they tried to stop the bleeding.  They tried everything they could think of.  BTW... lots and lots of blood!!

Of course he is on lots of anti-coagulants because of the heart attack.

While we waited and waited we tried to figure out how he lacerated the top of his tongue.. no real conclusions.  But he is back home... nothing but cold soft foods for two days...

next...??

 I'm fine... everything worked out well!! Then late Saturday night Bob woke me and said we needed to go to the hospital - the one I had just came home from! So off to the ER ... Bob had had a heart attack!! 

After the tests etc. they put in a stent. So there he was in ICU. Wednesday they found a room for him... yes hospitals are BUSY... 3am they moved him bed and all.  More tests... new medicine regime etc.

Tonight they sent him home...

Thank goodness the weather is going to be awful starting early tomorrow. When I went to the pharmacy for his pills traffic as packed. The lines everywhere were long... but I GOT his pills and came home!

update ?

 The purging didn't do the trick. Off to the hospital for X-rays and lab work... then back for another the next day but the doctors decided to send me the ER for more stuff. The diagnosis was a pocket of fluid in my lower left lung and an episode of congestive heart failure..... then I was admitted .

 The next afternoon a sonogram was done to locate the fluid... and  a long needle was assembled and a radiologist applied lidocaine.Then he pumped out the fluid... more than a quart.

The next day I felt so much better and was sent home... follow up appointments scheduled. Antibiotic to be taken twice a day!!

Bob spent most of my hospital stay with me and my daughters were very scared and came to the hospital too.

Not sure this is all over with.... everyone is keeping an eye on me....

pills helping

 The furosemide is "purging" me of fluids...I won't know about the lung until they do another x-ray on Monday or Tuesday.

 I managed a trip to the grocery store thanks to a cart. Bob offered to go with me but I declined... he feels rotten. He offered to sit in the car and wait but I didn't like that idea either.

Tests and Tigger

 Tests all went ok except it seems I have fluid in one lung...the reason why I am so out of breath. An increase in my furosemide is hoped to take care of it. If not they will use a needle and drain it. Sounds lovely doesn't it??

Tigger has lost his rubber band toy... ie I took it!! He's left with the ball made from blue painter's tape and some purchased toys. He has a toy mouse which looks quite real and we never know when or where it will show up!! 

Looks like Bob has the flu .. I made him take a covid test just in case. It was negative.

Lights inside

 Today is gray, dark and wet so having greenery with lights on the stair railings is nice...just enough light to keep one safe on the stairs and no need to have regular lights on!!

Tigger has decided  that a blue rubber band is much more fun than the painter's tape ball...  Jack ( gray stipped older one) just thinks both are of no interest.

Bob and I wrapped and boxed etc. the things for our adopted seniors... one thing still to arrive!

 

All my symptoms...swollen feet, shortness of breath, cough etc. worried us enough to call my cardiologist this morning. When the nurse called back it was to direct me to the hospital for chest x-rays and lab tests ASAP and an appointment tomorrow for an echo cardiogram. 

It seems like the whole deal took forever...some glitch in my Humana Insurance caused a big delay. They had my birthdate wrong. But being at the end of the day also made things go slower!!

When I went on the computer a little while ago the test results were already available. Not that I know what they mean... not until I ask the doctor!!

 

warmer today... so lights up!!

It's warmer today so Bob unpacked the box of lights and started hanging them outside. I'm not sure just how many he's hung ( didn't look) . After Christmas we roll up each strand and put it in a plastic bag... so next year is easy peasy. No untangling!

 My job is to hang lights on the deck railings. Last Christmas the squirrels destroyed lots of the strands. I can't imagine that they tasted good. So I shall have to buy new ones!

Tigger, the orange cat, did not enjoy Bob going in and out while hanging lights... started howling to try and find Bob or sat outside the inner garage door.. That cat!! Bob made him a ball of blue painter tape and he has been chasing it now that Bob is done and back inside.

Bob's lighting job is done!!

Dominic's photos

Kay mentioned that I should put up Dominic's photos.... not that he took a lot!!  The coconut bread recipe is from the Polynesian Cultural Center... the last one is a selfie from being picked up at KCI airport bu his Dad!!
 

Back to normal??

Thanksgiving leftovers have been eaten. Our grandson is home from Hawaii- I swear he slept for over 24 hours when he crashed in his bed!  Christmas shopping for our senior adoptees is progressing. Older daughter delivering gifts for the family adoptees for her non-profit!! .....and on and on!

Our baby tree is up and waiting to be decorated.  The "greenery" is up on the stair railings. I'll be bringing down the storage tote of "Annalee's". The fireplace mantle looks empty without Santa, his wife and elf with the wicker sleigh ...AND all the reindeer including Rudolf and some babies!!

It has been too cold and unpleasant for Bob to put up the outside lights... when when the weather
does a Missouri flip and gets warmer... out he goes!

Shopping for our seniors did not go as planned... packaged muffin mixes using water only were not available. Ones using milk were.. so here's hoping these will work. Canned hams for Christmas dinner are not available nor will they be in the near future according to our grocery store's customer service! Spam or canned corned beef don't seem promising... will have to hunt.  Instant mashed potatoes, canned green beans and canned yams were found ...

Here are the Annalee's from several years ago...

Back Home

 

Here's a happy grandson being picked up at the KCI airport by his Dad... Dominic is too tall for airplane  seats. His head is above the backrest so he slept from Hawaii to Kansas City with his head on the fold down tray!!

But he did have  a great time! One parent posted a video of his group doing the conga dance on the cameraman... wish I saw it!!

When he got home his Mother said he was "loopy"... so off to bed he went and slept and slept and slept!