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July 22nd, 2015, 5:56 PM
#21
where are you at, room # etc?
Larry K. Cole
U.S. Army Retired
Real Estate Appraiser
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD. Psalm 33:12
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July 22nd, 2015, 6:08 PM
#22
Home!
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July 22nd, 2015, 6:38 PM
#23
Originally Posted by
Rick
The first time in 2004, I didn't know what was going on. It felt weird, I tried to take my pulse, but there was no way it was as high as I thought it was. So I activated the heart rate monitor on my exercise bike and was shocked that it said 187. I drove to the hospital and they rushed me to a bed and did the chemical stress test to try to settle it down, but it didn't work. So they admitted me to the CCU and they were able to slow the rate, but it still took almost a full day to return to normal rhythm.
The second time, in 2007, it hit in the evening, so my wife drove me. That too, took a day to return to normal.
Same thing this time. But they were messing with the dose of the meds to slow it down. They wanted to take me off the IV that was working and put me on a pill, that wasn't working, so it probably lasted longer than it needed to.
Mestral, Austin Heart has a doctor who works in Seton, so supposedly, I will go there. They have already paved the way and the meds I am on are what the cardiologist told them to put me on.
Xarelto is unlike warfarin/coumodin in that if I get a severe cut, it will be very hard to stop the bleeding. But I don't have to go for a weekly blood test. I don't want to be on any of it for something that only comes around every few years, but the DR thinks I have had small episodes of A-Fib, so they want to prevent clotting, which can cause a stroke.
Tomorrow, I start to deal with the problems that were found during the endoscopy that I had last week. Esophagus is a mess. Hiatal hernia, esophagitis, gastritis, and a stricture, all classified as severe. We'll see.
that seton heart doc is dr. mccullough. when I had my ha several months ago he took care of me from when i arrived till when i was discharged...and i was in a real mess cause i was also in the middle of a respiratory arrest. But, he took dammed good care of me and here i am back home again....will never be what i once was but that's to be expected.....i'm very happy with seton AND my docs and nurses......mac (a dr. gallup took care of the respiration business and as far as i'm concerned he's great too!)
((if i had to complain about anything it would be about the discharge planning, i'm used to VA discharge planning and it's head and shoulders above seton's......))
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July 22nd, 2015, 6:48 PM
#24
Getting out of Seton is a whole lot harder than getting in that's for sure. For my obstructed bowel, it took 5 days to finally get released, and the bowel straightened itself out by day 2. The rest of the time was for "observation".
On discharge day, I just about had to tell them I was going to pull the plugs and walk out by noon if they didn't get me discharged by then. It was like pulling teeth, and I am positive they held me there until after noon just to charge me for another day.
They are good, but very slow.
If you do not read the news you are uninformed. If you do you are misinformed. Mark Twain
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July 22nd, 2015, 6:53 PM
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Originally Posted by
sojourner truth
Getting out of Seton is a whole lot harder than getting in that's for sure. For my obstructed bowel, it took 5 days to finally get released, and the bowel straightened itself out by day 2. The rest of the time was for "observation".
On discharge day, I just about had to tell them I was going to pull the plugs and walk out by noon if they didn't get me discharged by then. It was like pulling teeth, and I am positive they held me there until after noon just to charge me for another day.
They are good, but very slow.
i didn't know that you were an inpatient in there too, Sojourner. bet we could have an interesting conversation about their chow!.....but don't want to spoil it for others on here....mac
Last edited by mac; July 22nd, 2015 at 6:54 PM.
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July 22nd, 2015, 8:01 PM
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Originally Posted by
Rick
Home!
What room number? Dang can't you read.
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July 22nd, 2015, 8:49 PM
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Originally Posted by
mac
i didn't know that you were an inpatient in there too, Sojourner. bet we could have an interesting conversation about their chow!.....but don't want to spoil it for others on here....mac
Wouldn't be a very long conversation, as I didn't eat anything for 4 of the 5 days I was there. All my nutrition came through my vein.
When they did feed me on the last day, it was bland oatmeal, apple juice, weak broth, and water.
If you do not read the news you are uninformed. If you do you are misinformed. Mark Twain
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July 22nd, 2015, 8:54 PM
#28
seton chow here was better than brekinridge in Austin but st davids in Georgetown has real good food
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July 22nd, 2015, 9:02 PM
#29
Originally Posted by
pioneer
seton chow here was better than brekinridge in Austin but st davids in Georgetown has real good food
You mean you got more then jello.
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July 22nd, 2015, 10:38 PM
#30
Rick, you will need an overhaul! Glad to hear you are home. Now try to stay away from stressful situations ... at least for a while.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Albert Einstein
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