Got my transplant surgery date today

[kellyt]

Hurry home Gail.  We miss you.  But more than anything we want you well!   

[okarol]

 
Hahah Lee is funny! 


Saturday, April 25, 2009 6:21 PM, EDT

I just got back from seeing Gail and she continues to improve. The plan is to put a IV connector in by her elbow and then thread a line through her vein ,up her arm and then down into her heart. They will do all this on Mon and then discharge her. This apperatus will allow Gail to give herself 10 days of IV antibiotics while being at home. I asked Gail if a homecare nurse would come over to assist. Gail said one could but why be a burden on the system. Next thing Gail will probably be operating on herself. She figures she will be able to go for walks and eat in restaurants. Gail said it will be like the bionic woman. I was going to respond with "or the bride of Frankenstein"but decided not to push my luck. At any rate things seem good.     Lee

  Best wishes to the bionic woman!

[paris]

What a good post to read!   I love Lee's sense of humor.  And of course, Gail will do her own antibiotics!   We'll all be glad when she is home and on the mend.   

[okarol]

 

 Sunday, April 26, 2009 5:27 PM, EDT

Just a brief update. Gail is doing great and the plan is to release her tomorrow as expected. The nurses are calling her Sue 2 because the main nurse is also from Jamaica and apparently doesnt tolerate any nonsense. Gail has always agreed with Nietzsche ie "the purpose of life is to create order out of chaos and impose your will" Her lifes work has been to try this on me. Nice to see the 6th floor of the hospital benefitting also, hopefully with better results.     Lee

[paris]

Very good news.   

[paddbear0000]

  yay! Gail is coming home!!

I was going to mail her card today, but my husband pointed out a little snafu. Does anyone know what kind of postage you need to mail a card to Canada from the U.S.? I put a 42 cent stamp on it, but now he's got me wondering if I need more or even something else entirely.   

[okarol]

One more day and then she'll be home! 

Monday, April 27, 2009 5:37 PM, EDT

Hi guys. There been a small change of plans. The powers that be decided that Gails IV should be done by Home Care. I think that"scrupulously clean and Lee" did not seem like a good match to them. Therefore Gail has to spend one more night in the hospital so the supplies can be delivered and Home Care set up. I am supposed to pick her up tomorrow at 10.30am. Really it is just as well since I have to get rid of the dancing girls and naturally they dont want to leave. It is tough being me.      Lee

[paris]

Lee is very funny!  Sorry for the days delay, but I'm glad she will finally be coming home.   

Paddbear, international postage is different for each country.  Check with the post office.  I know a letter to  France is about 72 cents.  Maybe there is some place online to check rates. Let us know.

[David13]

Glad to hear the good news!   

[Tinah1968]

That is WONDERFUL NEWS 

[rocker]

Gail said it will be like the bionic woman. I was going to respond with "or the bride of Frankenstein"but decided not to push my luck. At any rate things seem good.     Lee

From the time of the first PD cath ages ago, my geek husband has referred to all such devices as "Borg implants".

[paddbear0000]

Gail said it will be like the bionic woman. I was going to respond with "or the bride of Frankenstein"but decided not to push my luck. At any rate things seem good.     Lee

From the time of the first PD cath ages ago, my geek husband has referred to all such devices as "Borg implants".

  I'm so glad my husband doesn't read this anymore! Otherwise I'd be hearing that as well. Between the chest cath I had, my insulin pump infusion set and my continuous glucose monitor transmitter, I'd never hear rhe end of it.

Paddbear, international postage is different for each country.  Check with the post office.  I know a letter to  France is about 72 cents.  Maybe there is some place online to check rates. Let us know.

I tried using the post office's "calculate postage" feature on their website for international mail. It lets you select a letter, but the prices that come up start at $15. I know that's not right! I was trying to avoid a trip to the post office because it is in the total opposite direction of dialysis or any of my other errands.

[Wenchie58]

First class from USA to Canada is .63 cents for the first ounce ( a typical card/letter)

Hope this helps before you run to the Post Office.

[monrein]

Hi everybody, Bride of Frankenstein here.  It's fantastic to be home again, I was wearing out the linoleum in the corridors of the hospital's surgical floor.  I did 40 laps yesterday and would have done even more but they kept tying me down for infusions of antibiotics.  I feel very well and am just waiting for the home care nurse to come in and set up my IV pump system.  I am a hundred percent certain that I could have done it like at the hospital, with a drip and a saline rinse to cap off but they were concerned that I'd be one handed.  LOL.  I figure that if I could  cannulate 2 dialysis needles, tape myself and pull those same needles with one hand then hooking up an IV drip would be a piece of cake.  I think they just want to see where I live...just kidding.
Anyhow, I made a new friend in the hospital...she's Susan, a nurse supervisor there and she's from Jamaica also, really into gardening and we have a ton in common.  She's invited me out to her place in the summer to talk gardening, to see her peony and hosta collection and maybe do a Jamaican meal together.  Cool.  There were so many Jamaican nurses and cleaners on my ward that I barely spoke with my "regular" accent at all while I was there.  We laughed quite a lot and we all know how healing that can be.  I love some of the Jamaican names...like Velora, Delma, Euphenie etc.  and we all reminisced about Jamaica and our favourite foods while lamenting the violence and the changes to the way of life that we grew up with.  I also had the nurse (Jamaican of course) who cared for my donor, Kathy at transplant time and she also met and remembered my brother and Syd.  She commented that she asked Syd how come she kept disappearing up to the 7th floor where I was instead of staying with her Mom and Syd told her that I needed her more right then (that darned catheter requiring constant draining) and that she'd be seeing a lot of Kathy back home but would'nt be seeing me again until June.  Have I ever told you how terrific Syd is??? HaHa. 

I've much catching up to do here and look forward to seeing what I've missed but hope there's no bad news.  Thank you all for your caring comments, both here and on CaringBridge...you know I care about all of you too.

[willieandwinnie]

  back Gail. Hope this antibiotic does the trick. Please take it easy for a few days and catch up IHD threads. We were all worried and Lee was a sweetheart to keep you caringbridge site updated. 

[paul.karen]

:-)
Glad your back here and back at home

Hopefully this IV treatment will work and you can get back to life 100%+.

[rookiegirl]

Gail welcome home.  We missed you.

[paris]

It feels like the world is getting back on track----Gail is home!       You have been missed!

[Chris]

Glad your home Gail.

I hear yah about doing the IV set at home. Spend enough time in the hospital and you learn how to work the machine or do things to get around.

Hopefully you'll be staying out of the hospital for a long time.

[MandaMe1986]

Happy to have you back! 

[okarol]

  Oh boy - she's back!!

Gail - tell Lee he cracks me up - and thank him for the updates!

So happy you are better! 

[lola]

Glad to have u "home" xoxoxox

[rose1999]

  Gail is well again 

[pelagia]

   

[kimcanada]

 
  SO glad you are back Gail!

  Lee is a hoot, I enjoyed his writing greatly!

  Missed You!!