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I got this note in my email this morning from cin about her dh...
"He has a catherization on the arteries in his stomach this morning looking at a possible blocked Superior artery ........they will use angioplasty and stent placement if necessary. This is such an unusual diagnosis...it is hard to believe we would have BOTH had this! He did tolerate 3 meals yesterday . He is not in pain currently.
Please continue to pray for him that if this is the source of his problem it can be correctly simply and without any complications."
Please continue to pray for them both.
Lynnie - just wanted you to know that I did watch Dr. Phil yesterday! So sorry about your friend Sam! That was brave of her family to talk about and get the word out.
Craftymom - WELCOME! I think you posted a message a couple of weeks ago. I wondered where you went. Jump in and join our fun!
I need some exercise but don't think I'll get it in again today! *sigh* busy at lunch and busy after work finishing up our taxes.
Catheterization is a test for the heart, for blockages, not the stomach, there are no arterties there. Angioplasty is a simple procedure as is stent placement that will hold open any blocked arteries in the heart.
If you aren't familiar with the procedure, it can be difficult to understand. (Cin must be besdie herself) There are Anterior and and Descending arteries (no superiors) left and right caths/procedures...Left anterior descending artery is the most common blockage. I would guess that it is just single vessel disease, although I don't know his H&P stats.(history and physical)
If the blockage cannot be corrected with angioplasty (PTCA), then the patient is tranferred to cardiac surgery (angioplasty is not surgery, its referred to as a procedure) for a bypass surgery.
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Good day ladies
Not much going on here today. I need to get my stuff together to do our taxes . Not looking forward to that!
Lynnie: I saw Dr. Phil's show last night. Your friend was such a beautiful girl. I was glad to see that her parents have started a foundation in her memory. Hopefully their effort together with Dr. Phil, will save a lot of young lives.
Leenie: Good morning to you too
Marble: How are you doing today?
Cathy: Enjoy your busy day
Liz: Have a nice rest!
Cathy, or anyone who hears from CIN: Please let her know she and her DH are in my prayers
My water was back on yesterday after only about an hour. Thank God! I'm just glad for the timing. The dishes can wait-but I gotta have my coffee
I hope everyone is having a good day. I am still doing well on WW, despite daily stress. Last night I couldn't sleep very well. We just bought a new sofa and loveseat, after waiting a looong time to be able to afford it. BUT even though I was very careful and looked and looked, I don't think I like them now that they are in our house . It is really stressing me out. Supposedly we cannot return them, and my husband and daughter both like them. But they also want me to be happy. I just don't feel comfortable with them, and I have tried getting used to them for a few days. We still have our old sectional out in the garage, and I want it BACK. Even though it is worn out. Maybe we can talk to the store about taking them back, or try to sell them??? I am so disappointed, and I don't want to disappoint my daughter, especially. Any ideas? Have a good day.
I hope everyone is having a good day. I am still doing well on WW, despite daily stress. Last night I couldn't sleep very well. We just bought a new sofa and loveseat, after waiting a looong time to be able to afford it. BUT even though I was very careful and looked and looked, I don't think I like them now that they are in our house . It is really stressing me out. Supposedly we cannot return them, and my husband and daughter both like them. But they also want me to be happy. I just don't feel comfortable with them, and I have tried getting used to them for a few days. We still have our old sectional out in the garage, and I want it BACK. Even though it is worn out. Maybe we can talk to the store about taking them back, or try to sell them??? I am so disappointed, and I don't want to disappoint my daughter, especially. Any ideas? Have a good day.
Sometimes you have to change things on your wall and etc.... to have what furniture you got to look the way you first liked it.Throws and pillows and change in lamps can always help.You must have liked it for a reason; work with it hun.It may turn out better then you think and sometimes change can be a hard thing.
We have been having some flurries.I could crawl up and go to sleep now that I have everything done.i have dinner in the crockpot and I have exercised.I still have to vaccum.But tht will only take me a couple of minutes.I have a doctors appointment and my doctor is going to yell at me.She hasn't seen me since last september so ......
Thanks ladies for watching Dr Phil! Sam has touched alot of people just from being a memeber on a message board.
Hi ladies - this is my first post in this forum. I am a SAHM of 4 month old twin girls who drain me of energy! I find myself just wanting to lay in bed all day (but can't, of course)...... I am eating b/c I'm "depressed" (not officially, but still feel depressed -- tired and overwhelmed, I guess!), and then get depressed because I'm fat. It's a vicious cycle, and I hate it!!!!
It's so hard to get out & go anywhere with the twins. I feel so homebound.... the weather has been nice yesterday & today. I need to get out & walk with them, but it's so much work loading them up! Then, on top of it all, I feel guilty all the time that I'm not doing more housework and such.... (I'm sorry I'm whining so much, but need to explain where I'm at, right?)
On the upside, I did call re: a jazzercise class today that I think I'm going to start trying to go to. I'm depressed I have nothing to wear to it (nothing fits post-partum.... although post partum is no excuse!)
I'm tired of eating "junk", but in my head, it makes me feel better (although it really doesn't). I honestly don't even know if I'm making any sense. It's so just hard to make an effort to eat healthy / exercise when I already don't feel much like doing anything..... KWIM?
Anyhoo, thanks for letting me be part of the group -- hope I didn't bring the mood down!
Shyla I for one totally understand! Welcome..................keep posting! I am going away for a couple of weeks but there are others here to visit with.
Congrats on the safe arrival of your twins........when you are ready you will get yourself in shape.........right now enjoy your babies and your accomplishments! This time passes too quickly for you not to enjoy every minute of it.............
The housework will always be there..........
What I used to do was invite people over for cofffee.......then I was forced to get things done........I also would tell myself all I have to do is clean the bathrooms today and take something out for supper and then give yourself permission to go to a new mom playgroup or push your stroller around the block or in the local mall.
As hard as this time may seem I assure there is no better time in your life in terms of your kids.......as they get older and bigger so do their problems.......enjoy.........I too had a bit of the blues after my babes but I just accepted it for what it was and took the good with the bad.........of course I was always on the look out and spent lots of times chatting with friends and family.
Lynnie how did you know Sam.
Kathy what do you not like about your couches and whyever can you not return them.........everything should be returnable........I am the returning queen.
HI Ko!
Homebound how are you doing without any water.......the things we take for granted eh!
Cathy thanks for keeping us posted on Cin's hubby........how frightened she must feel. I hope you were able to get everything done today.
Hi leens! Hang in there
Hi to the rest of the gang! Three more sleeps until I go ......hope I can get it all done~
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Hi Again
Kierie: Please check in and let us know how your first day of work was
Kathy: I have trouble visualizing how furniture or a different color paint will look in my home. Lynnie's advice was good-get some nice accessories and pull the whole thing together. I bet you'll love it
Liz: I DID get my water back yesterday . The things we take for granted! You must be getting excited about your trip. I hope you get some nice WARM weather
Shyla: Welcome to our thread! Twins! Twice the love-but twice the work too. I remember when my friend's twins were babies. One was an early bird, the other was a night owl. She averaged about 3-4 hrs of sleep a night for the first year! Going to jazzercise sounds like a wonderful idea . Enjoy your babies-but make sure to take some time for YOU!
Please keep coming back and sharing with us
I knew her from a message board and she was going to do a drawing for me.I knew her for over 2 years and the people at the message board are very friendly and some are very close to others.She was one.
Hey I hope you don't mind my jumping in, but this seems to be a good group of ladies that I can learn from and share with....as not too many people understand this disease we have.
I have been battling my weight all my life and have finally decided that it is time to get everything under control before I get any worse than I am now.
I am thinking about joining LAWL (LA Weight Loss) as I feel I will do better with support in a face to face setting as well as online.
I am a bit crazed lately and have been out of work for over a month because of my depression and I have no idea when I will feel well enough to go back.
I have just started weekly counseling sessions with a certified social worker (no psychiatrist or psychologist....yet) and am looking forward to continuing on that path...although I do tend to think that drugs are in my near future (the prescribed kind, not illegal).
In all honesty, I am looking forward to this journey and the support I know everyone will lend.
Hi everyone... just wanted to let you all know that I'm still around. I got really busy with School. I'm hoping to get all caught up by end of week.
I'm doing okie with eating, and as far as exercising, now that I'm feeling better I'll be getting right back to playing catch up with Cathy on my miles heheheh... I've had a few cravings this week however, thanks to Uncle TOM and Aunt Flo. All this rain out here in cali is really depressing too... but I've been to busy to get down in the pits hehehe... I hope to get back on track asap.
Exercise may just be a wash-out this week, too many million distractions and irritations at work.....(I'm not depressed about it, I'm entertaining evil thoughts of revenge ).
The good news is that I'm taking the concept of replacing those bad "white" foods with something "green".....if you think about it, green is always a healthier lower fat calories food than something white (except for pistaschio cake and pudding i think)
the other good news is that I'm rolling with the problems, not obsessing about them....this too shall pass......new philosophy seems to be a better approach.
Welcome to the other newcomers....this is a great bunch of ladies. As for treatment, it usually is what your insurance covers that dictates your therapy... Only licensed physicians can prescribe meds, but if your qualified therapist will discuss your case with your primary, they can both follow your treatment.
BBL...too much work and I'm giving national exams are on friday
Tuesday, February 22nd
Good day ladies
. Not looking forward to that!
. It is really stressing me out. Supposedly we cannot return them, and my husband and daughter both like them. But they also want me to be happy. I just don't feel comfortable with them, and I have tried getting used to them for a few days. We still have our old sectional out in the garage, and I want it BACK. Even though it is worn out. Maybe we can talk to the store about taking them back, or try to sell them??? I am so disappointed, and I don't want to disappoint my daughter, especially. Any ideas? Have a good day.
Three more sleeps until I go ......hope I can get it all done~
Hi Again
You must be getting excited about your trip. I hope you get some nice WARM weather 
Going to jazzercise sounds like a wonderful idea 
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