Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more????? It would be so nice to.....
oh.
ahem.
didn't see you there.
teehee!!
So, I'm WAY behind. Part of this is because my dad had an appointment maybe two weeks ago? At this appointment it was discovered that his carotid artery had an 80% occlusion, and he needed pretty quick surgery to place one stint (or maybe two) This was extremely scary in light of his heart attack four years ago, in which several stints were placed in and around his heart. So....I didn't really feel like blogging, in fact, I spent most of my time online researching various ways to treat, various side effects, etc etc. Not really emotionally healthy, but it was what I needed. Plus the kids got a GREAT anatomy lesson watching mom stim on grandpa's health (a little autism joke thrown in for fun lol!)
Anyway, I'll try to catch up. My dad did pretty good, had to stay in the hospital a day and a night, had some bleeding issues, but no signs of stroke or clots. He does have to be pretty careful, the doctor did an excellent job (got to see before and after shots) and the internal carotid looks like brand new. The external looks like crap, and the stint actually is blocking it. However, this is okay because that mostly supplies the head outside of the skull, and the internal is the important part (ahem, brain and all) Most amusing was the doctors and nurses looking at my dad's skull. Let's just say he's had a rough life. His sister blew him up with a heater when he was about eight, but when he was four or so, he was run over by a car and nearly died. So he's had three holes in his head where they did craniotomies. He was very worried about how the blood supply would affect that as well, for all of happening fifty some-odd years ago. He's a cool guy though, and I was a wee bit scared/terrified myself.
I'm so blessed, that Zane was able to take off of work (we had already planned it even, as I was heading south for a conference) So, I was able to meet my dad and mom up at the hospital early, and stay until he had been moved into a room.
3 comments:
You are right, your Dad is a cool guy. Glad all is well.
Oh, and I love that song. I grew up listening to Carole King.
Your dad is tough! Of course being a Swede that's a given. I'll ask God to give him a speedy recovery. Peace and blessings!
Teehee, Dawn, you're right...Swedes aren't allowed to feel pain lol!
Thanks for the prayers.
Heather, glad we can date ourselves with our music choices ;-) Josh was totally rolling his eyes last night on the oldies station.
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