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[chickadoodles]

How are you doing today?

I’m doing better this morning. I had a bad night. It’s hard to lay down to sleep. Even after I raised the head of the bed so much I kept sliding down. I had to take half of a bp. pill At midnight. And that was my 3rd one of the day. I’m going to call the heart dr and tell them how it went. Since they told me to go ahead and go to treatment.

 

[ronott1]

I’m doing better this morning. I had a bad night. It’s hard to lay down to sleep. Even after I raised the head of the bed so much I kept sliding down. I had to take half of a bp. pill At midnight. And that was my 3rd one of the day. I’m going to call the heart dr and tell them how it went. Since they told me to go ahead and go to treatment.

I am sorry about the bad night!

Do you have congestive heart failure? laying down to sleep is hard with that

 

[chickadoodles]

I am sorry about the bad night!

Do you have congestive heart failure? laying down to sleep is hard with that

Thanks Ron.
My aorta valve has not been working well for the past couple of years. It's gotten worse. I got an email from my Dr. I have an appt for an echo on June 17th. He told me if I need the aorta valve replaced and a possible blockage he will send me to UAB to have a mini procedure to put the valve in and fix the blockage at the same time. So it can be done with lasers. And a faster recovery time. I was told last year that it was close to time for me to have the valve replaced and I think it might be time. The Dr thinks I may have another blockage as well.

 

[ronott1]

Thanks Ron.
My aorta valve has not been working well for the past couple of years. It's gotten worse. I got an email from my Dr. I have an appt for an echo on June 17th. He told me if I need the aorta valve replaced and a possible blockage he will send me to UAB to have a mini procedure to put the valve in and fix the blockage at the same time. So it can be done with lasers. And a faster recovery time. I was told last year that it was close to time for me to have the valve replaced and I think it might be time. The Dr thinks I may have another blockage as well.

I am happy that this stuff can be fixed easier now.

I hope it is not too terrible until you can get the plumbing working again.

 

[microchick]

@chickadoodles, do you have a recliner that you could try to sleep in? Many people with cardiac problems find it easier to sleep in a recliner than in a bed.

Trust me, I know how worrisome and exhausting dealing with a bad valve can be. I used to have to stop and rest while walking up a hill with a long grade and I was only 30 at the time. All of my friends looked at me like they couldn't understand what my problem was. No way you can explain it either.

Hang in there. Things will be better.

 

[microchick]

The rescued duckling is growing fast. Along with his food, water, and stuffed animal, I put a smaller square pyrex baking dish. I filled it about 3/4 of the way with water. When it was smaller, it worked fine. Now that the duckling is bigger, within 10 minutes, of cleaning out the brooder, and replacing the dish, it splashes water everywhere, making a total mess, and soaking everything.

Night before last, I put tepid water in the kitchen sink. It was deep enough, if it pulled it's legs up, it could swim, but shallow enough it could still touch bottom. The duckling had a ball. In about 5 minutes, the water had cooled, and the ducking seemed a bit tired. I dried it off, put it in it's brooder. He preened, and warmed up under the heat lamp.

Last night, I partially filled our bathtub with lukewarm water. The duckling had a blast. He was more waterproof than the night before (maybe all that preening?). Our bathtub is gently angled, so one end is more shallow than the other end. That makes it so the duckling can swim to the shallow end, and stand up if it gets tired, but go to the deeper end to swim, and dive. It went about 10 minutes, then seemed ready to get out.

It's a good thing I have a huge bathroom. The entire family, except Dh who was at work, had to watch the duckling's first swim. Everyone cheered it on. We took turns petting it, while it was swimming, and having it follow our hands around the bathtub. Of course the grandbaby wanted to get in, and take a bath with it. To heck with a rubber ducky, right?

I dried it off, and put it back in it's brooder. Again, it warmed itself up under the lamp while preening, then went to snuggle with it's stuffed animal.

I took the pyrex dish out of the brooder. Now, it's still getting exercise, play, and cleaning itself, but there's not nearly the mess in the brooder.

I hope you got a movie of that! It would be worth the price of admission as the saying goes.

 

[getaclue]

I'm a grandma. Of course I have video, and pics.

 

[getaclue]

Oh, that's NOT pooh in the water. It's food.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Thanks Ron.
My aorta valve has not been working well for the past couple of years. It's gotten worse. I got an email from my Dr. I have an appt for an echo on June 17th. He told me if I need the aorta valve replaced and a possible blockage he will send me to UAB to have a mini procedure to put the valve in and fix the blockage at the same time. So it can be done with lasers. And a faster recovery time. I was told last year that it was close to time for me to have the valve replaced and I think it might be time. The Dr thinks I may have another blockage as well.

Did he bother to think maybe you need to get in there NOW

 

[ronott1]

Did he bother to think maybe you need to get in there NOW

I was wondering about this too!