Granny's gone and done it again

[twisted-acres-farm]

Well tis time to stoke the inner furnace.

I wish you all a good night, sweet dreams, warm fuzzies, prayers and healing thoughts.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Good night Twist. You needed a good guy for a change!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Lol. Typos say, Bedtime! Good night!

 

[Cynthia12]

So, @Cynthia12, to answer your question. I was in Lincoln, NB at a 3-day church seminar with my pastor's wife and another lady, learning how to make our children's Sabbath School classes better when this happened, a distance of 540 miles from home. At lunch on the second day I had a horrible pain in my upper abdomen that doubled me over and I knew I was in trouble. I'd experienced this pain before, 14 years earlier, in 1999, and it had resulted in me having my gall bladder removed. But without a gall bladder I didn't know what could be causing the pain. I just knew I needed help, and NOW. Long story short, I got taken to a hospital and had a procedure to remove a blockage in my common bile duct. I have no idea how it was done and I was in such pain I didn't care, I didn't even think to ask questions. That's not like me! My pastor's wife took the other lady home and came back for me the next day. Or two days later maybe. I don't know. I was in no condition to ask questions. I just remember the doctor had nixed the idea of me going home to be treated. I wouldn't survive the trip, he said. But that's not the worst of it. Five or six weeks later I got really sick. Actually I didn't know I was sick. I was just so COLD and couldn't get warm. The weather was cold so I thought it was that. But hot showers, warm clothes, even an electric blanket didn't help. I couldn't stop shivering. I had a Bible study to give the next morning so I went to that, and while there, still shivering, I threw up in this lady's bathroom. I called my husband and my pastor, who was nearby. He took one look at me and called an ambulance. The regional hospital checked me out and sent me to a bigger one, in St. Louis. I was septic. I later learned the dye that had been used in the original procedure had not properly drained from my body and had gotten infected. I had to have another procedure to save my life. I didn't feel sick. Just very, very tired. There was another woman from our church in this same hospital at the same time, who'd had a heart attack. We nearly lost her, too. A friend of hers named David from another Adventist church came to anoint her. James 5:14. It was suggested that he anoint and pray over me as well. He did and I began to recover. The other lady recovered as well. She's about to celebrate her 97th birthday! My DH drove 3 hours every night after work to be with me, and 3 hours back home. I think I was in the hospital about a week. I didn't care about anything. I've just been so weak ever since. My immune system has been very poor. I've felt like 90-year old woman. I've had no energy and I have to rest a lot. But like I said, I'm finally starting to get stronger. Finally! Praise God!

Oh my goodness. Not your time. This is interesting as I just reached out to invite a non active member to come to church on Easter Sunday. Come to find out, she had been in the hospital with sepsis. She has had a serious problem with her kidneys for years. This started out with a bad case of a UTI. A week! She says she has problems now since she got home, getting in and out of the shower without her BP raising. And now her UTI is back. Did you say something about immunity? Oh dear. I'm glad you're getting back some strength. Quite the ordeal!

 

[Cynthia12]

Surgery tomorrow. Have to get my nighttime meds before 11:59. lol.. That's the time they gave me to not eat or drink past. Say prayers this will work. Not sure I'll be on for a while. Love you guys. Take care. Get some sleep. All of you!

 

[pertnear09]

Surgery tomorrow. Have to get my nighttime meds before 11:59. lol.. That's the time they gave me to not eat or drink past. Say prayers this will work. Not sure I'll be on for a while. Love you guys. Take care. Get some sleep. All of you!

Best wishes, Cynthia

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You know you will be in my prayers, my dear sister. All will be well. And I will pray for the surgeon and the entire surgical team as well. So you will be in good hands. We will miss you and try not to worry if we don't hear from you for a while. Love you, dear!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Good night, you guys!

 

[CapricornFarm]

I have been working hard in the garden and the area I have been planting for the goats. Repaired on of the raised beds today. Also started putting cardboard in the pathways of the garden. Pulled more weeds, removed dead leaves and cut lots of blackberry canes.
Cleared an area in the goat area of debris and planted more forage.
I need to try and get some sleep.

 

[Nomadicus]

Good morning Granny Land. I'm off to play in the dirt the rest of the day as long as I have the strength to move. See youins tonight.