My leukemia's back.

[oldrooster]

My mother was dying of cancer (it spread) and refused to take her morphine pills because she didn't want to become an addict. That was my mother the worrier ,in a nutshell.
Thankfully I didn't inherit a full dose of worrier-itis from her. Mainly I worry about other people and wish I could heal them someway. Too much empathy can be painful to the person with it. Ask me.

It sounds almost as silly as my mom's mom worrying about her cholesterol the doctor got her worked up about it, at her age and health and her physical shape we the family knew it was almost a joke, if she did die of a heart attach, we figured it MIGHT shorten her life by 2 or 3 weeks tops. Not enough to worry about and not enjoy life. quality of life means something also, if your not enjoying it and worrying you might as well die today after arraigning the funeral....

 

[bruceha2000]

Don't even limp any more. And the hip is very stable... It's amazing.

It is amazing. Up walking, going home 24 hours later.

The new one will have more than twice the patient rooms in it

Are they making more beds like airlines make more seats?

since they made it a TALL fence it's lacking towers and razor wire but looks like a true prison now!

Except they are trying to keep the dangerous people out rather than in.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

So glad it went well, Phil! Home already? Sheesh, when I had mine done I was in the hospital for 8 days! I was still up there, in my 50s, while folks in their 70s and 80s were going home 4 days after theirs, and I thought that was fast!!

Heck home and Beck to doing some of my chores... My friend drive me to Menards Thursday to get ceiling paint so I can finish painting the ceiling on my new theater room....(converting Kacy's old bedroom).....
I drive teared to the grocery store and picked a few things up... Not over doing on much..... But glad it feels so so so so much better.
Heck the ball of my hip had collapsed.... And all I had was jagged bone against jagged bone.... The Cartalidge was all cut off.... Sorry if I'm repeating myself.... Love you all.
I hope Rachel can see us..... Miss her.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Seeing the view from your hospital room, I commented to myself that most hospital views are almost the same. The view from the hospital room(s) here are quite similar, minus the snow. The view from my mother's hospital room was quite similar in KY, as was my dad's. It's almost like they clone hospitals.

Actually if it wasn't snowing you would see a nice view of Lake Superior.....

 

[LittleLakePhil]

They do have designs for hospitals.

I listened to a segment on NPR about an old hospital that was not designed correctly. I will be torn down and a new one with a modern design built. The new one will have more than twice the patient rooms in it

There is a brand new hospital on the other side of town... This one was supposed to be closed already..... But it's like all construction.... Over cost /behind schedule

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Funny you should phrase your comment this way a school in our local system looks like a prison! small lower section and it has a larger upper section on top, looks like a mushroom, or prison, a few years back they installed fences around all the schools and since they made it a TALL fence it's lacking towers and razor wire but looks like a true prison now!

My high school looked like a prison.... Complete with towers and all.... It was uncanny.....

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Good morning my friends, I was just talking to my sister and her husband has to have surgery next week to remove a bone spur that is pressing on his spinal cord up in his 2nd/3rd vertebrae. He is in severe pain, his legs are going numb and he is terrified of having this surgery. I told her that I would ask for prayers for him.

Prayers friend.... I'm sure he'll be fine.
I was worried too.... And I've been knocked out several times.
But they assured me the annistisia is super safe.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

My B-I-L is a huge worrier - i have never met anyone who can find so many things to worry about. He won't take any Opiods for the pain, because he is afraid they will make him a meth addict...
According to sis, this will probably just be the first operation - he has lost most of the cartilage between the 2/3 and 3/4 vertebrae, so he will probably need to have a surgery to fix that.
His Insurance denied the surgery about 3 months ago, and required Physical Therapy first. He is in so much pain from the PT and trying to work his job at the same time. He works home construction. the Therapist yelled at him and told him that he should not be working while doing PT, he asked if PT would pay his mortgage, No, then I need to work.

Not sure how taking opioids will make you a meth addict... They aren't even close to the same type of drug.... I've been in pain killers for 15 years... And yes I'm dependent on them..... But there's a difference between that and being an addict..... Not everyone who drinks is an alcoholic..... I drank like a fish and never became an alcoholic.
My wife drank way less than I did... And it ruined her life.
Besides that they will taper him down and he won't be able to become addicted..... Unless he does it on his own.
He should get the surgery and follow the doctors instructions and he will he find.
....I hope in not sticking my head into someone business I shouldn't but his worry is not rational..... It's would be like saying I don't want to take a drink of beer because I might become addicted to cigarettes.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Not sure how taking opioids will make you a meth addict... They aren't even close to the same type of drug.... I've been in pain killers for 15 years... And yes I'm dependent on them..... But there's a difference between that and being an addict..... Not everyone who drinks is an alcoholic..... I drank like a fish and never became an alcoholic.
My wife drank way less than I did... And it ruined her life.
Besides that they will taper him down and he won't be able to become addicted..... Unless he does it on his own.
He should get the surgery and follow the doctors instructions and he will he find.
....I hope in not sticking my head into someone business I shouldn't but his worry is not rational..... It's would be like saying I don't want to take a drink of beer because I might become addicted to cigarettes.

But I will pray he gets the surgery and it helps him in his pain

 

[LittleLakePhil]

My B-I-L is a huge worrier - i have never met anyone who can find so many things to worry about. He won't take any Opiods for the pain, because he is afraid they will make him a meth addict...
According to sis, this will probably just be the first operation - he has lost most of the cartilage between the 2/3 and 3/4 vertebrae, so he will probably need to have a surgery to fix that.
His Insurance denied the surgery about 3 months ago, and required Physical Therapy first. He is in so much pain from the PT and trying to work his job at the same time. He works home construction. the Therapist yelled at him and told him that he should not be working while doing PT, he asked if PT would pay his mortgage, No, then I need to work.

I got the same treatment from physical therapy a few years ago.... They actually yelled at me and told me not to come back unless I quit working...... Yeah Those PT people can be almost like Drill Sargents....