Off to the hospital we went at 9.30 this morning. Was all prepped and ready when an emergency took my spot and we were left to wait and wait and wait. Luckily I had Bob and our daughter to talk to.
While waiting they were rushed out while a procedure was performed in the next cubical.. I got to listen to it all. Evidently the patient's heart was in super fast mode and they hadn't been able to lower it ... the doctors decided to shock the heart and hope to restart it in a more acceptable rhythm. They actually stopped her heart!! and shocked it to restart!! More was done but thus was the main deal!
I was wheeled to the test room shortly afterward . They readied both sides of my groin . Left one was plan B just in case. But all went fine and pretty rapidly. No blockages so no stents.
Two hours of recuperation later I went home... a few sensible instructions about lifting etc. 6 month check-up scheduled with the cardiologist.
BIG RELIEF !
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
surprise!! snow!!
I woke up this morning to find we had received about an inch of snow. Surprise! Put on my boots and went out for the papers.
Yes we still actually get two newspapers... the Kansas City Star and the Independence Examiner. I like getting both since they cover different aspects of the KC/ Eastern Jackson County viewpoints. BTW the carriers throw the paper in plastic bag at the end of the driveway.... by car.
My computer sent me notifications this morning... reminders of things I need to do before I have a heart catheter procedure tomorrow. They are doing this because the nuclear stress test showed something the doctors weren't happy with....what happens after this? Maybe a stent/s... ? or nothing at all which is what happened 6 years ago when I had the test.
One good thing... Bob is taking me out to dinner tonight.
Yes we still actually get two newspapers... the Kansas City Star and the Independence Examiner. I like getting both since they cover different aspects of the KC/ Eastern Jackson County viewpoints. BTW the carriers throw the paper in plastic bag at the end of the driveway.... by car.
My computer sent me notifications this morning... reminders of things I need to do before I have a heart catheter procedure tomorrow. They are doing this because the nuclear stress test showed something the doctors weren't happy with....what happens after this? Maybe a stent/s... ? or nothing at all which is what happened 6 years ago when I had the test.
One good thing... Bob is taking me out to dinner tonight.
Monday, January 27, 2020
"girded my loins"
I " girded my loins" and took out my cell phone and called the US Senate. I finally got through the switchboard and told the person answering the phone that we were Missouri residents ( it was the office of my Senator) and that we wished all documents and witnesses to be heard in the impeachement trial. She said the info would be passed onto the Senator...
do I believe it will make any difference? No... but at least I tried.
what a mess....
do I believe it will make any difference? No... but at least I tried.
what a mess....
Sunday, January 26, 2020
no ice
I don't think it really got cold enough to turn the water under the snow to ice. The city snowplow finally came through our circle so Bob went out to shovel the pile at the end of the driveway. It was still slush so no big deal shovelling !
Bob bought s piece of Heath test equipment and needed to pick it up from the online auctioneer. Our trip there went fine but we decided to try another way home and got lost. Even our Garmin was confused. We ended up doing a turn around in a parking lot and worked our way back to where things became familiar. North Kansas City can be confusing!
The heart tests Friday went well ( at least I think they did) and am now waiting for the results. The tests took a little over three hours... luckily Bob took a book along and read while sitting in the waiting room!! Glad he came along as I would not have liked driving home . I felt a little wobbly!
A bear maker friend died unexpectedly earlier this month. We were both part of a Facebook group and the moderator put up a challenge in my friend's name. I finished the bear and her outfit last night and will post her on the group's page soon. I am hoping that others will also make bears.
Bob bought s piece of Heath test equipment and needed to pick it up from the online auctioneer. Our trip there went fine but we decided to try another way home and got lost. Even our Garmin was confused. We ended up doing a turn around in a parking lot and worked our way back to where things became familiar. North Kansas City can be confusing!
The heart tests Friday went well ( at least I think they did) and am now waiting for the results. The tests took a little over three hours... luckily Bob took a book along and read while sitting in the waiting room!! Glad he came along as I would not have liked driving home . I felt a little wobbly!
A bear maker friend died unexpectedly earlier this month. We were both part of a Facebook group and the moderator put up a challenge in my friend's name. I finished the bear and her outfit last night and will post her on the group's page soon. I am hoping that others will also make bears.
Friday, January 24, 2020
today's surprise
Well the weatherman didn't see it coming ( again) but we woke to find about 5 inches of snow. Temps were high enough to get things melting after the schools were all closed ! Earlier things were slick so the buses would have had problems off of the bigger roads - the ones where all the kids need to be picked up LOL.
Bob went out and shoveled ... twice... so that I could get out and off to our local hospital for a nuclear stress test and a carotid artery sonogram. I had been instructed not to take my blood pressure pills or caffeine for 24 hours before the tests ... so after the tests I felt really whipped . Food, a pill and some hot cider really helped!
Now to wait for the results...
Everyone in the KC area is really excited that our football team ( the KC Chiefs) will be going to the superbowl in Miami next month. Since none of the schools were open today, the weatherman showed pictures of snowmen honoring our quarterback Patrick Mahomes . Kept the out of school kids busy!
Tonight the temperatures are going below freezing so all the melted snow water under what's left of the snow will freeze. Luckily it's Saturday so no school. Things will be icey early!!
Bob went out and shoveled ... twice... so that I could get out and off to our local hospital for a nuclear stress test and a carotid artery sonogram. I had been instructed not to take my blood pressure pills or caffeine for 24 hours before the tests ... so after the tests I felt really whipped . Food, a pill and some hot cider really helped!
Now to wait for the results...
Everyone in the KC area is really excited that our football team ( the KC Chiefs) will be going to the superbowl in Miami next month. Since none of the schools were open today, the weatherman showed pictures of snowmen honoring our quarterback Patrick Mahomes . Kept the out of school kids busy!
Tonight the temperatures are going below freezing so all the melted snow water under what's left of the snow will freeze. Luckily it's Saturday so no school. Things will be icey early!!
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
WWI
I was thinking about my grandfather's WWI experiences today. He was a British subject working in Krefeld,Germany when the war started. He was interned as a POW near Berlin for the entirety of the war. There were British sailors also interned and they taught him how to knit. When he was released he came home with three sweaters for my Grandmother.
My Grandmother and my Mother spent the war in Krefeld where her German parents/family owned a silk tie factory. My Grandmother was allowed to take the train from Krefeld to the POW facility and visit with my Grandfather once a month.
My Grandmother's younger brother enlisted in the German army. He was MIA in Russia and never returned. My Great-grandmother waited for him for the rest of her life.
When my Grandfather was released he returned to Krefeld where my Mother ( then aged 9) greeted him with "Deutchland uber alles" and no longer speaking any English. He packed the two of them up and returned to England...
My Grandmother and my Mother spent the war in Krefeld where her German parents/family owned a silk tie factory. My Grandmother was allowed to take the train from Krefeld to the POW facility and visit with my Grandfather once a month.
My Grandmother's younger brother enlisted in the German army. He was MIA in Russia and never returned. My Great-grandmother waited for him for the rest of her life.
When my Grandfather was released he returned to Krefeld where my Mother ( then aged 9) greeted him with "Deutchland uber alles" and no longer speaking any English. He packed the two of them up and returned to England...
Monday, January 20, 2020
LuLu's noodle shop
I did get out today even though it is 14 degrees outside! It snowed this morning... about 1/2 inch!! But our trip to Costco to check out how well my new hearing aids are working was fine.
This afternoon Lili and her Mother picked me up for a trip to the Crossroads part of Kansas City to pick up art supplies for Lili's college art class. My son ( her uncle) left money to help out with her college expenses. We bought all sorts of things from a table top easel, tool case, loads of paper, charcoals and so on. Luckily Lili could pull up a list of what she needed on her phone !
Then it was off to LuLu's Noodle Shop for a late lunch/snack... we had ginger beer (non-alcoholic) and a sampler plate of crab rangoons, spring rolls and a steamed thingies filled with pork or veggies. All with various dipping sauces.All very tasty. Lili had a dessert that was like crab rangoons but filled with banana and honey which she dipped nto a peanut sauce.
Lili is taking art classes, psychology, poly science and something else. She is still feeling her way around but is enthusiastic.
Don't think I am going to be very hungry at dinner time....lol
This afternoon Lili and her Mother picked me up for a trip to the Crossroads part of Kansas City to pick up art supplies for Lili's college art class. My son ( her uncle) left money to help out with her college expenses. We bought all sorts of things from a table top easel, tool case, loads of paper, charcoals and so on. Luckily Lili could pull up a list of what she needed on her phone !
Then it was off to LuLu's Noodle Shop for a late lunch/snack... we had ginger beer (non-alcoholic) and a sampler plate of crab rangoons, spring rolls and a steamed thingies filled with pork or veggies. All with various dipping sauces.All very tasty. Lili had a dessert that was like crab rangoons but filled with banana and honey which she dipped nto a peanut sauce.
Lili is taking art classes, psychology, poly science and something else. She is still feeling her way around but is enthusiastic.
Don't think I am going to be very hungry at dinner time....lol
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