Apr 14, 2022

Today

 started out dark, rainy, nasty.  Ended clear blue and sunny.  You never know what to expect, and for my area it rarely changes dramatically in one day.

So I saw my nurse practitioner and yes, I do have a blockage leading to the lower chamber.  She started explaining a heart cath and since I drank too much grapefruit juice yesterday resulting in the trots, told her to move it along.  I declined the cath since my symptoms are mild, and instead asked about HeartFlow.  She seemed surprised but I explained that I research everything to know my options.  It's a CT scan and CAD program (or something) that shows the heart vessels, blood flow and percentage/area of the block.   Only one close to me, but the doctor in charge of the testing/reading recently passed away suddenly.  She will check for another location and also fight with medicare, not covered.   Safer and cheaper than a cath, but you know  ...  government.  A stent is only used if blockage is seventy percentage or higher, so my situation would probably be an invasive test, more of an exploration, resulting without treatment.  The scan will give an indication of how close to that number I am and whether invading my arteries is warranted. 

Went to the Italian store this morning, got the ravioli.  Mark has a batch of sauce simmering with sweet sausage instead of the pork ribs he usually uses.   And I am relaxing, hoping my medical crap will have answers, and that a medication can help slow these palps.  She believes they are from the year of stress and just unable to leave.

So here's Jeny progress.  Stitching grass takes almost as long as growing it.

Mom and son have been nasty to each other for a while but today, they are both snoozing peacefully.

Met with the prosthetic pros and Carole will be getting one leg's device in a few weeks.

Hope your day ended brighter than it began!

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Apr 12, 2022

A warm sunny day

 Went for a brief ride, got the dollar snack size Jamoca shake at Arby's, did nothing else.  A little stitching got me to the grassy bottom of the left.  Warm again tomorrow, I hope to sit outside for a while. Thursday a trip to the Italian store for huge wonderful ravioli in case I don't feel like making a dinner from scratch this weekend.  I don't know the weekend schedule, always a problem and there are only four of us. Making calls also for costs of Carole's forty minute transport on Saturday, and if manageable that would be easier.  Chris and Matt can visit her on Easter Sunday and I will stay home.  We'll see, depends on the cost and if she will agree.


Doesn't this dmc 500 look perfect with these colors?  But still glad I lightened to 503 in the alphabet section.

Have a happy hump day.

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Waiting....

 Thank you for the emails asking how my appointment went.  It didn't.  They cancelled because of a problem in the office and scheduled me for another the end of May.  I was very nice to the staff when I asked them to have my NP call since a PA told me I should have a cath ASAP.  Was she aware of that?  No.  So the message on the phone when we returned from Carole's visit, was a new appt this Thursday because I need seen ASAP.  WTH?

Offices should realize that no bad news, predictions, or assumptions should ever be given to a patient by a non-provider.  Physician assistants are valuable, but have put me through hell with their diagnoses.  From hysterectomy because of cancer (oops), terminal lung condition for weeks (oops), covid pulse ox of 83 (oops), and now diagnosing a blockage or heart condition, telling me to get to the ER when palps are bad, and having to wait a full week for my provider to explain it.  Before any other visits, tests, calls, I will make it clear that no one other than my doctor or NP is to spew their crap to me.  Period.  With the stress of the past year added to my illness, I do not need this anxiety.  For echo results, mammogram, biopsies, CT scans, MRI, we must see the provider in person for results.  So why are PAs allowed before the doctor even reviews the findings?


I decided to finish the left side of Jeny before tackling the critters in the block.  Got the large top flowers stitched, stems and vase, a few buds to follow.

It's long past 1 a.m. but I keep taking naps (rare for me) and that screws up bedtime.  But my palps are strong and nasty as usual, I need to stay awake for a while longer.  And try not to be upset that I am left hanging about what one person said was critical, and another making me wait for an appointment to explain it.

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Apr 10, 2022

Light first?

 Hey buds.  Been through this before, can't remember, too lazy to look through old posts.  The large solid block of 500 with ecru sheep is next and if I do the light floss first, the dark thread will only be pulled through along the edge. 


 Stitching the dark first will require the ecru to be pulled through it along edges also, but the interior of the sheep will be stitched with that floss and the more it goes through the dark, the more it will pick up fuzzies from it.  Maybe not that noticeable, but once done....too late.

Maybe stitching the ecru sheep outline first, then using a clean piece to fill in would prevent that.  Yep, that should work.

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Apr 9, 2022

Label me

I wonder if there is still interest.  I found one of those sticks that hold info and there may be label files on it that I thought were gone.  Maybe!

We got hub's flip phone and stopped at a shop for a few Easter items for Carole's room.  Transport for a visit home is expensive so she wants me to feed family and then pack a dish for her, drive out to the facility, and spend the afternoon.

Enjoy the second half of the weekend.

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Apr 8, 2022

The chain reaction of changes

 Hi folks. Thanks for all the well wishes.  I am seeing the NP Monday afternoon for a consult.  It took so long for that grip in my chest to subside after the treadmill, that I realize there may be an issue.  But I have questions about such a quick diagnosis from a PA looking at an EKG (not nuclear test) after what happened previously.

I made a note on my working copy of any moves or errors on Jeny, first time ever.  This should have been a habit because I am always trying to center or align by a space or two.   Without that notation as a reminder, the entire section would become a problem.  Happened many times when I didn't think that note of just one space was necessary.  Aligning the next row with the one above was fine unless I moved one letter and forgot.  With my luck, that would be the letter I'm using as a guide.  So with the crown over by one and the tree two, notes are surely needed.  I wanted to start a few rows of the dark green block, started counting from the flower, and it wasn't until I referred to another of the four pages that I saw the note.  Whew.  I finished the alpha above, they are properly placed, but colors are not.

Hope your weekend starts off swell.  We have to go in search of another flip for husband after the new phone stopped working.  We need to send back before they will replace and that's too long a wait.  Good thing it was free.  Found another out of town for $20, $15+ in  gas!

Thanks again.

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