10/28/12: A quiet Sunday afternoon, all tucked in and ready for the approaching Frankenstorm, thanks to some great help from Susanne, John, and Joseph this morning, clearing the driveway and deck and putting away deck furniture. Help from both of our families has made all of this so much easier….
“They say it’s your birthday We’re gonna have a good time I’m glad it’s your birthday Happy birthday to you. “Yes we’re going to a party party Yes we’re going to a party party Yes we’re going to a party party. “I would like you to dance–Birthday Take a cha-cha-cha-chance-Birthday…
Well, I caused another big ruckus at Hopkins yesterday. Recall two weeks ago, I was the rare patient with the post op bleed and rarer yet second bleed. The incident this time, fortunately, was not life threatening or even traumatic for me but I’ve got a lot of people very…
“Been sent up, and I’ve been shot down You’re the best thing that Ive ever found Handle me with care Reputation’s changeable Situation’s tolerable Baby, you’re adorable Handle me with care…” Michael, my caregiver, my love, my life – THANK YOU. I couldn’t have done it without you. 10/25/12: Two…
“… … Medical update, Dr. McCoy…” Hello everyone, Karen went into pre-op at 10:00 and then into the OR at 13:24. During the pre-op discussion with her surgeon we were told that the surgery would be at least 4 hours. Additionally, the Dr. relayed that the biopsies from the last…
The focus of the moment is quickly shifting to the second surgery but before that wave hits us – I want to outline our concoctions. After the TORS we were a little surprised that Karen’s staple diet through the BMT transplant, milkshakes, did not work because of cold / nerve…
10/23/12: As ready as I’ll ever be, I suppose. My neck dissection was originally scheduled for 7:30 tomorrow morning but got pushed until noon. That means we can arrive at the hospital at the more reasonable hour of 9:30 a.m. instead of 5:30 a.m.! Presumably, my hospital stay will be…
10/22/12: Good morning! I finally noticed some improvement yesterday, mainly that I was able to wait an extra hour in between pain meds plus I was able to consume a larger quantity of my liquid diet. Michael put the finishing touches on my Halloween Mausoleum setup, and it looks great!…
“Excuse me while I kiss the sky…” 10/19/12: Ok, an exaggeration, I’m not that high but I am rather hazy today. The pain worsened quite a bit in the middle of the night, and I reached a point where I couldn’t even drink water. I have a high tolerance for…
“That’s what they tell me, that’s what they say.” 10/18/12: It’s still extremely painful for about 15 minutes after every time I try to eat and drink but I’m managing to stay hydrated. Clear liquids are about all I can deal with. I spoke with the triage nurse at Hopkins…