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Good afternoon y'all..........
| Tue, 09-23-2008 - 5:37pm |
Eldersis had her left hip replacement surgery this morning and was back in her room by 10 am! We didn't see her before she went into surgery, as our niece Judy who lives across the street, took her to the hospital for us. She had to arrive at 6:30, and she said they didn't waste any time in getting started. We stayed with her from 10 to 12, and left because she was beginning to look tired, and the spinal anesthesia that they gave her was beginning to wear off. She's in room 109, but won't be there very long. It seems that the hospital stay is very short, 4 or 5 days!
We will try to go to see her tomorrow afternoon; we'll have to work around grocery shopping, Dr. appointment, and the gasoline shortage. Luckily, we don't have to go many places, except for the Dr. visits which keep coming up. We had a Dermatologist's appointment yesterday. DH has a basal cell carcinoma on the top of his right ear, which will be removed next Tuesday with Mohs surgery. The Dr. had done a 'punch biopsy' on my lesion, and said that the complete results were not back yet. I'm afraid all of those ultra-violet light treatments that I received for my allergies when I was a little child are coming back to bite me. The places on my arms look like actinic keratosis, which I've had before, but now there are so many of them. The Dr. is Chinese, and even though he tried to keep a straight face, I could tell that he seemed very concerned for some reason. Oh well, time will tell.
I hope everyone will join me at the sink this afternoon. I'm not proud, I'll tell you right now, I need some HUGS!
lottie77~~~

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Amazing how quickly they do those surgeries. Now you all need to be vigilant about keeping germs away from her. I saw a piece on TV that suggested instead of flowers, you take a box of hand sanitizer wipes for VISITORS, as they bring in all kinds of germs, touch the bed rails, doors, glasses. Just imagine what kind of germs you pick up on the elevator up to her room! When DH had emergency stents put in, I stopped at the store on the way to the hospital and picked up some.
I also worry about what childhood treatments will come back to bite us oldsters. Seems like every time I turn around there's another warning about something I've either been doing for years or did a long time. Now I follow my DSs mantra - everything in moderation.
Jacquie
lottie77~~~
Unfortunately, you are correct about marginal sanitation in some hospitals.
lottie77~~~
Thanks for the hugs; you know I needed them.
lottie77~~~
Ya' know, that machine wasn't an X-Ray...it was worse!
lottie77~~~
Prayers and thoughts for an excellent recovery for Eldersis and for you to get a good report. Will
Lottie, I'm glad that Eldersis had the surgery and sure hope the recuperation goes along well for her--and without any complications.
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