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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 20, 2018 13:42:14 GMT -5
Jim,
We are in Evansville St Vincent..
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Post by jjas on Jul 20, 2018 13:45:23 GMT -5
Doc just came in and said they will do two stints in what he called the culprits. Medicines to take care of the others for now. Bypass down the road when she is more capable. He said stint placement around 3 or 4 but you know how that is. Doctors have their own time. He says she could eat something light. Keeping a good thought for all of you. Woody...remember to eat something yourself.
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Post by bartiks on Jul 20, 2018 15:23:27 GMT -5
My dad had 2 pulmonary emboli around 7 years ago, had both arteries from the lungs to the heart 80% or better blocked. The doctor said someone had a hand it in that he wasn't dead before he hit the floor. He has been on thinners ever since and so far it hasn't slowed him down. He had to change his diet a little bit but nothing substantial. I'm sure everything will work out.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 20, 2018 17:38:34 GMT -5
Update..
It’s a roller coaster..
They went in to insert a stint in the artery that was mostly blocked. When they got in there and Darlene’s arteries are small to begin with and found 90 % blockage of calcium. He could not insert the stint so he used a balloon to enlarge it. He felt he did her some good.
Now we have to try and get her over her gut operation and stronger do she can have the bypass surgery in a month or two.
Not sure when she leaves here or if she goes back to Woodlands for rehab..
Thanks..
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Post by duff on Jul 20, 2018 19:03:14 GMT -5
Dang Woody. You and Darlene are in our thoughts and prayers!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2018 20:19:50 GMT -5
Thanks for the update. Prayers and blessings of healing.
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Post by dbd870 on Jul 20, 2018 20:38:19 GMT -5
Man she's really going through it!
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Post by jimstc on Jul 21, 2018 10:01:12 GMT -5
More and more prayers coming.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 21, 2018 12:16:32 GMT -5
Update...
Darlene is doing better. She can have regular food and has ordered chicken broccoli stir fry and peaches for lunch. She will be going to a regular room some time today. It will still be in a cardiac wing.
Talking about going back to Woodlands for rehab maybe Monday. Rehab there will probably be cut back from the rehab they did before. She was going for two hours - one in the morning and in in the afternoon. That is strenuous..
When she gets home she will do the out patient cardiac rehab here at St Vincent's.
Thanks for your prayers.
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Post by bill9068 on Jul 21, 2018 12:52:59 GMT -5
Prayers for your wife Woody. My daughter was a nurse in the cardio wing there before she moved to Jasper. She says hey have good doctors there.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 21, 2018 13:05:36 GMT -5
Prayers for your wife Woody. My daughter was a nurse in the cardio wing there before she moved to Jasper. She says hey have good doctors there. We are impressed with them. Especially the one that balked at doing the bypass now. My daughter, who has been in the medical field for years, said some doctors would have went ahead with it, for the money.
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Post by medic22 on Jul 21, 2018 13:39:10 GMT -5
I dealt with much the same circumstance with my Mother. It always bothers me to hear someone say " none of my family members will ever go to a nursing home or rehab center!" Well that's all fine and dandy until you are forced with tough decisions. Woody, I can relate to this all too well, I will be praying for you and your family. Rehab centers and nursing homes are 180 degrees apart. Some of the rehab centers down here are like resorts.. Having been to every nursing and rehab center in Vanderburgh and Warrick county I can tell you they all do rehab and they all do nursing. Some do better at rehab than others. When it comes to the nursing part, they are all rather sketchy.
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Post by esshup on Jul 22, 2018 10:28:21 GMT -5
Do whatever rehab schedule the doc recommends. Don't think it's too strenuous because the patient thinks so, no pain no gain. Dad thought what the doc's recommended was too strenuous and he's no longer with us because he didn't follow doctors orders.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 31, 2018 5:36:27 GMT -5
Today marks three weeks that my wife has been in a medical care facility.
First the successful operation for an obstructed bowel,. Then she had the minor heart attack. Now she has had a rare reaction to the blood thinner that she was given and now has a bleeding problem in her bladder.
She is in St. Vincent's for the third time in three weeks. They are trying to get her bleeding stopped. Normally they could do a platelet transfusion that would help stop the bleeding, but the cardiologist is concerned that the platelets could further block her arteries causing a more severe heat attack. The medicine has a residual effect of a week to ten days, so we are close to that.
Hopefully her present platelets will get back to work then. We all appreciate and thank you for your prayers.
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Post by featherduster on Jul 31, 2018 6:19:12 GMT -5
Thinking of you both.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 6:27:00 GMT -5
Prayers. Hopefully, once the bleeding is contained there is better heeling. God Bless
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Jul 31, 2018 6:31:17 GMT -5
It sounds like you've both had a tough time of it lately. I know you've got a few dozen kids and grandkids, but let us know if you need anything.
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Post by jimstc on Jul 31, 2018 7:12:08 GMT -5
You both are front and center in my prayers
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 31, 2018 17:15:48 GMT -5
Another day..
It has been hectic
They did another cat scan with dye to see where the blood might be coming from in the bladder. When they did that they found a couple Small clots in both legs. They are putting in a filter that will keep them from going to her lungs..
Doctor and my medical smart daughter said it’s a simple procedure and good insurance.
clots are probably from laying around so much the last 3 weeks.
The hospital doctor now believes it could be an Ecoli infection in her bladder causing the bleeding. They took some urine sample for a culture. Started a different and more powerful antibiotic.
Fingers crossed that is what it is..
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Post by bill9068 on Jul 31, 2018 19:06:26 GMT -5
Prayers for your wife and you.
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