What's everybody doing today?

[Weedygarden]

I'll try to keep posting.

At 2 am today I finally got up and took my BP. Wasn't feeling good.
It was very high, but more important was my pulse rate was 165....here we go again.
Got the wife up, we head off to ER at big town of Paducah.
I am now in ICU after spending 6 hours in ER , yep shocked again.
They also did a CT scan and found blood clots in both lungs, suspect from knee surgery.
They think this may be triggering these heart rhythm problems .
They are monitoring me closely and have meds flowing to control the heart and thinners for the clots.

So I'll report back when I can .

Not feeling the greatest.

Jim

I'm so sorry to hear this! Going to the ER was the thing to do, especially with blood clots. I hope you get to feeling better, real soon.

 

[Weedygarden]

Yard and garden! I have three garden beds that I am working on. They all desperately need peat moss added, and I will likely need to go get another large bag today.

I found an Artemesia plant and got that put in, in the same bed where my herbs were planted. I am still trying to figure out about getting more medicinal plants. Daughter sprained her ankle last week and is taking an Artemesian remedy for it. I have an Artemesian salve that I bought in Tucson many years ago.

 

[Mr.Meer]

I'll try to keep posting.

At 2 am today I finally got up and took my BP. Wasn't feeling good.
It was very high, but more important was my pulse rate was 165....here we go again.
Got the wife up, we head off to ER at big town of Paducah.
I am now in ICU after spending 6 hours in ER , yep shocked again.
They also did a CT scan and found blood clots in both lungs, suspect from knee surgery.
They think this may be triggering these hesrt rythm problems .
They are monitoring me closely and have meds flowing to control the heart and thinners for the clots.

So I'll report back when I can .

Not feeling the greatest.

Jim

Man; Just came inside from helping Meerkat do some plants. Really sorry you going through Jim, you are one tough Dude and I am pulling for you.

Prayers your way.

 

[Patchouli]

@phideaux you're in the right place. You're in my prayers. Have you had blood clots before? I had never, not until a couple weeks after surgery; they said they were very small and in my lungs, one or two tiny clots...I was put on blood thinners and thankfully didn't have to stay on that.
The Lord is ever mindful of you

 

[Amish Heart]

So sorry, Phideaux. Husband had a pulmonary embolism a few years ago and the blood thinner injections in the stomach were not fun. Glad you figured out something was wrong right away, before it got away from you. Prayers for you and your wife.
Frodo...already packed the brass tumbler. And the walnut shells. But I'll tell you what, that treadmill was the worst thing we've loaded so far.

 

[Amish Heart]

Got the new to us dryer in, cleaned out a big area in front of the garage doors. Some electric garage door fixit people will be coming by Thursday. Went to the post office, and then put out the baby chicks for sale sign. Husband going to get his test done in the drive thru, so I'll tackle the bedroom mess we made yesterday, today. Lots of dust under that treadmill and end tables.

 

[snappy1]

Glad you are being watched over and taken care of, Phideaux!

Walked and did short video this morning, put out 2 bales of hay (most over front garden) and finished with a little on back garden. Have completed 3 loads of laundry.

Supposed to make hummus and sugar free pudding. Not sure if I will do either one.

 

[Weedygarden]

Finished another garden bed and got raspberries planted. It is 90 degrees now, so I hope they can survive the heat.

Pear tree that I planted two weeks ago has little green buds. I was getting a little concerned that it might not have survived, but it did!

 

[Sentry18]

I'll try to keep posting.

At 2 am today I finally got up and took my BP. Wasn't feeling good.
It was very high, but more important was my pulse rate was 165....here we go again.
Got the wife up, we head off to ER at big town of Paducah.
I am now in ICU after spending 6 hours in ER , yep shocked again.
They also did a CT scan and found blood clots in both lungs, suspect from knee surgery.
They think this may be triggering these hesrt rythm problems .
They are monitoring me closely and have meds flowing to control the heart and thinners for the clots.

So I'll report back when I can .

Not feeling the greatest.

Jim

Okay, that's about enough of that. As a forum mod I demand you feel better or I will have to put you on double secret probation.

Heading over to the prayer thread.

 

[LadyLocust]

@Weedygarden that's fascinating. There are monthly assignments? I would love to find out more about that!!
I was horrified when I found out some things from the early 1800s about my ancestors.
Something that was fun for me...my mom researched and found wills from the mid 1800s in my dad's great grandparents' line. Things like, "to my daughter, (whatever her name was)...I leave the brown cow, Bessie, to be allowed to graze and feed and live on the acreage given to my son, (whichever son that was)..."
These days, we'd be like, "oh thanks for the COW, Dad." (Insert sarcasm). While brother gets 80 acres.
It definitely was not all things equal.
Apparently that great-great grandfather of mine had a bit of money, land, and farming. Who knew? Not me.

Actually Patch, that was probably very thoughtful of him. "Dairy" the selling of milk and butter was acceptable for a woman to do. By inserting that the cow could graze on the land, she would have no outlay of funds for the critter and would have a means by which to make some income. If a woman owned land - depending upon where & when, there were ways it could be taken from her, especially if she married.

@Frodo Is that the REAL Frodo???

 

[Terri9630]

Alright phideaux! I can only deal with one heart patient at a time so you better get it under control. . My arms won't stretch to Kentucky so I can't catch you if you fall, so you better not fall.

Hope the docs get it under control soon.

 

[LadyLocust]

@phideaux Jim! A giant prayer heading up just for you.

 

[Bacpacker]

Prayers going up for you Jim. Hope the Doc's gets the clots under control right away.

 

[phideaux]

Well, been in ICU since about 10 am, have been poked ,pulled , proded and required to throw all diginity out the window.

I'm really tired and they just keep coming with needles and picture making equipment.
They don't even have diet Pepsi...geeze.

I guess tomorrow they will have all the test data and decide what to do about the whole situation.
I told them I will not go thru another lightning strike to my body.
This one was worse than the one 2 months ago.

How's it feel? Like someone exploded a few sticks of dynamite on your chest .....really.

Thank you to all my friends here for your thoughts and prayers. This one is a tough one.

Now I gotta deal with those clots , which they are kinda thinking is what's causing my heart to go bananas.

Hope to know more tomorrow.

Y'all have a good evening.

Jim

 

[Bacpacker]

Stay strong Jim. You have a lot of folks praying for you.

 

[Meerkat]

Stay strong Jim. You have a lot of folks praying for you.

I agree,we keep out buddy in our thoughts and prayers till he is safe at home.

 

[Mr.Meer]

Said a prayer for you Jim , hang in there.

 

[squirrelhunter]

A niegbor gave us the electrix onembo way would we buy one,too expensive.We threw it away. Went back to manual roller far less dangerous. We didn't smoke but 1/2pack a day till this isolation came but still not much more than 1/2 pk.
'This' cigs are from Korea I think it is and almost 1/3 price of other tailor mades .

My roller went bad,the injector got bent but the Mrs let me have hers since she went back to buying them. If the price hasn't went up it'll only be about $11 to fix mine I think.
I've heard getting Foreign made ones were cheaper since they're not taxed like USA made ones. I use pipe tobacco in mine and it's not taxed anything like the cigarette tobacco for them.

 

[Meerkat]

My roller went bad,the injector got bent but the Mrs let me have hers since she went back to buying them. If the price hasn't went up it'll only be about $11 to fix mine I think.
I've heard getting Foreign made ones were cheaper since they're not taxed like USA made ones. I use pipe tobacco in mine and it's not taxed anything like the cigarette tobacco for them.

That sounds like a good idea Squrrel Hunter. But that electric roller we had couldn't be fixed.

 

[squirrelhunter]

I'll try to keep posting.

At 2 am today I finally got up and took my BP. Wasn't feeling good.
It was very high, but more important was my pulse rate was 165....here we go again.
Got the wife up, we head off to ER at big town of Paducah.
I am now in ICU after spending 6 hours in ER , yep shocked again.
They also did a CT scan and found blood clots in both lungs, suspect from knee surgery.
They think this may be triggering these hesrt rythm problems .
They are monitoring me closely and have meds flowing to control the heart and thinners for the clots.

So I'll report back when I can .

Not feeling the greatest.

Jim

Hey bud you're not suppose to do things like that,stay healthy and feisty. Hang in there and take care of yourself and get plenty of rest. No flirting with the nurses either......well forget I said that . Prayers are coming.

 

[squirrelhunter]

That sounds like a good idea Squrrel Hunter. But that electric roller we had couldn't be fixed.

I understand,some things can't be.

 

[Meerkat]

I understand,some things can't be.

When cig.s went up more and more we started buying Bugler for 17cent a pk. Then Tops for 27 cents a pk. Then they raised the price on that so we got it from store in bulk and used filtered tubes.

 

[kd4ulw]

Hang in there @phideaux, prayers for healing and wise docs. If you need a Diet Pepsi I’m only a couple of hours away!

 

[Patchouli]

@Amish Heart Is that the technical term? Pulmonary embolism? That's the big ones, blockages, right?
I had to do the needle to the stomach myself, and my thigh, ugh, that was awful.
We'll keep praying for you, Mr. @phideaux

 

[Meerkat]

Good Night All Hope tomorow is a better day for those who are not doing so well.

 

[Double R]

@phideaux This is unacceptable behavior from you my friend! big trouble Mr!!!
Sending so many warm hugs to you and the Mrs right now! Many prayers for quick answers and health restored!
Hang in there and keep us posted. We’re worried about you

 

[Peanut]

@phideaux Take care of yourself friend... Just rest and have someone bring you a glass of ice tea... better than pepsi anyway.

Thoughts...

 

[Frodo]

Prayers from my house to yours Phideaux

 

[Frodo]

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cabinets , doors, drawers, back slash will get a white gloss paint job this week

 

[Amish Heart]

Hey Patch...yep, that's the big word. Husband usually takes Xarelto, a blood thinner tablet each day, because he doesn't get around much and has had clots in his legs a lot. But we had to do injections with a really thick needle when he had a pulmonary embolism. He normal does injections a number of times of day in his stomach with insulin, but that is only a tiny needle. The big needle used to make him yell a lot.
Not sure what's on the agenda today. There's lots to do, just don't know yet what I'm in the mood for.