Try Not To Get Sick During What is Effectively a Holiday Weekend - Page 3

Elspode · 07-09-2006, 10:39 PM

I think that, if one is to be taken by a Hello Kitty moment, unawares is probably easiest on the constitution.

seakdivers · 07-09-2006, 11:00 PM

Hey - I want one of those!! I want one with purple clothes though.

Wolf - I'm crossing my fingers for a great outcome for your Mom's procedure tomorrow (If it's still on), and I am sending both of you good vibes like you wouldn't believe!!
I will be thinking of you!!

Griff · 07-10-2006, 05:53 AM

Good luck to Mom. My prayers are with you today.

limey · 07-10-2006, 12:08 PM

How're things looking Wolf?

richlevy · 07-10-2006, 09:58 PM

How are things going?

wolf · 07-11-2006, 02:59 PM

So far so good ... if "so good" means that momWolf still hasn't had surgery. She's not cardiac stable yet. When I showed up to visit today she had three additional IV pumps (for a total of five), and has bags hung for hydration, nutrition, two different antibiotics, heparin, and nitroglycerin, not to mention shots as needed for pain, short-acting insulin, and a couple of oral meds for good measure.

She might actually be doing better than I at this point. Her blood pressure is lower and she's sleeping better.

We still don't have a date for surgery, but the nice Surgical resident in today seemed quite encouraged over the softness and lack of tenderness in her abdomen. Mom has been having some episodes of angina at night, but I can't get anyone to tell me if there are any EKG changes.

Thanks to everyone for the prayers. I had a devout friend tell me today that since God is all knowing and exists outside of time, He'll make sure that the prayers are applied at the proper moment.

wolf · 07-11-2006, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seakdivers

Hey - I want one of those!! I want one with purple clothes though.

You should be able to hook up on plenty of purple, although the proprietary Hello Kitty stuff tends to be pinker than pink. If they had matched better, I would have gotten a pair of camo shorts to go with the pink Hello Kitty Sparkle Shirt.

BigV · 07-11-2006, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

Thanks to everyone for the prayers. I had a devout friend tell me today that since God is all knowing and exists outside of time, He'll make sure that the prayers are applied at the proper moment.

fargon could probably testify to this.

I am encouraged by your good news. I'm keeping the faith, so to speak, for all of you.

wolf · 07-12-2006, 12:38 PM

Surgery is now scheduled for Friday, 7/14/06.

jinx · 07-12-2006, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

Hello Kitty likes to spend time with her friend.

Is that Muffy Vanderbear?

wolf · 07-12-2006, 09:43 PM

No, it is not. That would have been too much proprietary cuteness for one day.

But I do know who Muffy Vanderbear is, as a friend's child insisted on having one, and much of her wardrobe.

The little witch bear was sold in the Build-A-Bear store. They also had assorted naked small bears, cats, a bear dressed up for the RenFaire (the tag actually said Prince Charming), and a husky.

wolf · 07-13-2006, 12:17 PM

Just when I think I know what's going on ... they change the game plan.

My mother is not having her surgery tomorrow. Rather she will be transported to another hospital for angioplasty to try to stabilize her cardiac status, and then back to where she's been to have the abdominal surgery. Eventually.

LabRat · 07-13-2006, 12:32 PM

I know this must be really really frustrating, but hang in there. Your mom is a lucky woman to have such great support. Good luck, I hope this all gets worked out soon.

Trilby · 07-13-2006, 01:04 PM

yeah, very frustrating, but she needed the angioplasty anyway and now her heart will be getting some oxygen and other fun things.

Hang in there, wolf.

capnhowdy · 07-13-2006, 01:36 PM

Times like these always make me feel so helpless. We are pulling for momWolf way down here in Ga.
If I were in your mom's shoes I would be proud to have you standing in my corner, Wolf.

Hang in there and good luck.

07-09-2006, 10:39 PM	#31
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I think that, if one is to be taken by a Hello Kitty moment, unawares is probably easiest on the constitution. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

07-10-2006, 05:53 AM	#33
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Good luck to Mom. My prayers are with you today. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-10-2006, 12:08 PM	#34
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	How're things looking Wolf? __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-10-2006, 09:58 PM	#35
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	How are things going? __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

07-11-2006, 02:59 PM	#36
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	So far so good ... if "so good" means that momWolf still hasn't had surgery. She's not cardiac stable yet. When I showed up to visit today she had three additional IV pumps (for a total of five), and has bags hung for hydration, nutrition, two different antibiotics, heparin, and nitroglycerin, not to mention shots as needed for pain, short-acting insulin, and a couple of oral meds for good measure. She might actually be doing better than I at this point. Her blood pressure is lower and she's sleeping better. We still don't have a date for surgery, but the nice Surgical resident in today seemed quite encouraged over the softness and lack of tenderness in her abdomen. Mom has been having some episodes of angina at night, but I can't get anyone to tell me if there are any EKG changes. Thanks to everyone for the prayers. I had a devout friend tell me today that since God is all knowing and exists outside of time, He'll make sure that the prayers are applied at the proper moment. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis Last edited by wolf; 07-11-2006 at 03:02 PM.

07-09-2006, 11:00 PM	#32
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Hey - I want one of those!! I want one with purple clothes though. Wolf - I'm crossing my fingers for a great outcome for your Mom's procedure tomorrow (If it's still on), and I am sending both of you good vibes like you wouldn't believe!! I will be thinking of you!!

07-12-2006, 12:38 PM	#39
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Surgery is now scheduled for Friday, 7/14/06. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-12-2006, 09:43 PM	#41
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	No, it is not. That would have been too much proprietary cuteness for one day. But I do know who Muffy Vanderbear is, as a friend's child insisted on having one, and much of her wardrobe. The little witch bear was sold in the Build-A-Bear store. They also had assorted naked small bears, cats, a bear dressed up for the RenFaire (the tag actually said Prince Charming), and a husky. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-13-2006, 12:17 PM	#42
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Just when I think I know what's going on ... they change the game plan. My mother is not having her surgery tomorrow. Rather she will be transported to another hospital for angioplasty to try to stabilize her cardiac status, and then back to where she's been to have the abdominal surgery. Eventually. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-13-2006, 12:32 PM	#43
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	I know this must be really really frustrating, but hang in there. Your mom is a lucky woman to have such great support. Good luck, I hope this all gets worked out soon. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

07-13-2006, 01:04 PM	#44
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	yeah, very frustrating, but she needed the angioplasty anyway and now her heart will be getting some oxygen and other fun things. Hang in there, wolf. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-13-2006, 01:36 PM	#45
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Times like these always make me feel so helpless. We are pulling for momWolf way down here in Ga. If I were in your mom's shoes I would be proud to have you standing in my corner, Wolf. Hang in there and good luck. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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