Re: Move, new doctors, surgery

[Guest guest]

elaine it sounds very good and i will definatly pray for you on thursday. i

am glad things are going well with you move. my mil had that surgery and she

is much better now!!! kathy in il

[Guest guest]

Dear Elaine...you're in my heart & in my prayers.

Hugs of Hope...

Tess

[Guest guest]

Elaine,

Sounds like you are off to a good start! Good luck with your surgery and

welcome to the south!

Suzanne

> We completed our move from near Chicago, IL to

> near Mobile, AL about a week and a half ago. Well,

<snip>

[Guest guest]

Hi Elaine,

What a day you had. I am so glad you are pleased with your new doctors.

You will be in my prayers when you have your surgery. I will light a

candle for you. God bless,

Lynn

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> From: elaine <elainer@...>

> thrive <fibro-thrive >; RA

<RA-Support >

> Subject: [ ] Move, new doctors, surgery

> Date: Monday, March 11, 2002 9:45 PM

>

> Dear friends,

>

> I hope you are all doing as well as possible.

>

> We completed our move from near Chicago, IL to

> near Mobile, AL about a week and a half ago. Well,

> by completed, I mean that all the " stuff " from up there

> is now down here, much of it still in BOXES and more

> BOXES!!

>

> Last Monday, Mar. 4, my daughter, , and my

> husband, Ed, took me to 3 doctor's visits.. I LOVE

> all three doctors!! First, we saw the diabetic eye

> surgeon.. he is a PEACH! I am considered " legally

> blind " at this point, because the cataracts are so

> bad... I can't even see the BIG E with correction ;-(

> BUT, he scheduled the right eye for surgery on

> March 14 at the surgery center on the top floor

> of the EYE & ENT building, where he is located.

> I would appreciate your prayers and thoughts -

> not sure the time of the surgery, but I have to

> be there at 8:30 am. Actually, he usually does

> 7 surgeries on his surgical day, and he " added

> me " " making it 8 that day!..

>

> Then, we stopped at the library.. and I rested

> in the truck, while and Ed got books

> for the grandchildren.. and I noticed that my

> oxygen was not working properly...We ran

> late after the EYE appt and measurements

> of the eyes, etc. and had to skip lunch.

>

> Went to the office where the internal med doctor

> and the pulmonologist are located. Called the

> oxygen supplier. The person who had come to

> the house last Sunday when the concentrator that

> the IL branch of Apria had given to us failed (he

> just " happened " to have a " brand new concentrator "

> in his truck - and brought it over before church!!)

> was in the office, and explained that

> I was at Providence Hospital Medical building

> with 2 doctor visits yet to go and the extra tank

> had a bad seal and I was out of oxygen.. Larry

> brought us 2 new tanks.. THEN, we discovered

> that the regulator was also bad.. and I was still

> in trouble.. Larry came again, and brought

> a new portable unit! I did not realize how far

> he had to go until 2 days ago when we had to

> take my C-PAP machine to their office to get

> the pressure changed as the pulmonologist

> prescribed!!! The people down here are

> FRIENDLY, HELPFUL, and I love it..

>

> Anyway, to get back on track... I saw the

> Internal med doctor, who ordered an EKG,

> and lots of lab work. for clearance for the

> eye surgery, and filled out the papers, etc,

> and wrote 15 prescriptions.. She is a JEWEL..

> didn't really cover too much with her, as she

> wants me to keep my glucose as good as

> possible for the surgery, and then we will

> have another appointment to really get to

> know each other. She was my son-in-love's

> mother's doctor, so comes highly recommended.

>

> We then went upstairs and the pulmonologist

> (who is also the head of the sleep apnea lab)

> ordered a series of chest x-rays and a FULL

> spirometry test. He is also very thorough,

> yet LISTENS.. and when Ed explained that

> I still had periods of my throat closing at night,

> he looked at my throat and said the C-PAP

> had to be reset.. He exudes confidence...

> He is NOT going to change any of my meds,

> which was my biggest worry.. ALSO, he told

> me to FORGET the idea that I MIGHT get

> off PREDNISONE.. He said (in a nice, round

> about way) that the doctors in IL weren't very

> PRACTICAL.. is how he put it to even attempt

> to stop prednisone after being on it for 32 YEARS

> (Gee... 1970 to now IS a LONG time, heh??)

> Matter of fact.. he said it was ridiculous for me

> to be on 19 mg & take one 10 mg tablet, one

> 5 mg tablet and four 1 mg tablets.. He upped

> it to 20 mg per day! We talked for a while,

> he wrote out the respiratory prescriptions,

> and wants to see me back in 3 months OR

> WHENEVER I HAVE even a SLIGHT

> ELEVATION of temperature, or feel that I

> MIGHT have a respiratory infection.. He

> said to call his nurse, and he will see me

> THAT day.. HE does NOT want me in the

> HOSPITAL for any reason, at any time,

> with my " compromised immune system " ,

> which we both realize we may not be possible,

> but it is a good " goal " anyway.. We also set

> a goal of my having the eye surgeries, and then

> beginning to exercise a bit more and losing

> weight.. so all in all I trust and respect him

> as well.

>

> I have the print as big as it will go and can

> barely read this, so I will end now.. Ed reads

> some of my e-mail to me, but for the most

> part I've gone on NO MAIL for all except

> 4 lists...I've been trying to keep up with what

> is happening, and have been thinking about

> all of you...

>

> Please remember me on the 14th... Ed will

> try to post on the 15th after the bandages

> come off to let you know how it went..

> I MAY even be able to see out of ONE EYE!!

> If all goes well, and I keep my glucose in

> excellent control, Dr. Salisbury may do the

> other eye 2 weeks after the first one!!

>

> May God continue to provide each of us with a measure of

> STRENGTH, WISDOM and PEACE.

>

> elaine

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Elaine,

I have just started the boxes and the moving, I do and

don't look forward to it. Sure once I get started it

will be fine.

You know my love and prayers are with you and the

others here as well you are never alone.

Please try if possible to have Ed post something we

will want to know.

Always, Sheri

--- elaine <elainer@...> wrote:

> Dear friends,

>

> I hope you are all doing as well as possible.

>

> We completed our move from near Chicago, IL to

> near Mobile, AL about a week and a half ago. Well,

> by completed, I mean that all the " stuff " from up

> there

> is now down here, much of it still in BOXES and more

> BOXES!!

>

> Last Monday, Mar. 4, my daughter, , and my

> husband, Ed, took me to 3 doctor's visits.. I LOVE

> all three doctors!! First, we saw the diabetic eye

> surgeon.. he is a PEACH! I am considered " legally

> blind " at this point, because the cataracts are so

> bad... I can't even see the BIG E with correction

> ;-(

> BUT, he scheduled the right eye for surgery on

> March 14 at the surgery center on the top floor

> of the EYE & ENT building, where he is located.

> I would appreciate your prayers and thoughts -

> not sure the time of the surgery, but I have to

> be there at 8:30 am. Actually, he usually does

> 7 surgeries on his surgical day, and he " added

> me " " making it 8 that day!..

>

> Then, we stopped at the library.. and I rested

> in the truck, while and Ed got books

> for the grandchildren.. and I noticed that my

> oxygen was not working properly...We ran

> late after the EYE appt and measurements

> of the eyes, etc. and had to skip lunch.

>

> Went to the office where the internal med doctor

> and the pulmonologist are located. Called the

> oxygen supplier. The person who had come to

> the house last Sunday when the concentrator that

> the IL branch of Apria had given to us failed (he

> just " happened " to have a " brand new concentrator "

> in his truck - and brought it over before church!!)

> was in the office, and explained that

> I was at Providence Hospital Medical building

> with 2 doctor visits yet to go and the extra tank

> had a bad seal and I was out of oxygen.. Larry

> brought us 2 new tanks.. THEN, we discovered

> that the regulator was also bad.. and I was still

> in trouble.. Larry came again, and brought

> a new portable unit! I did not realize how far

> he had to go until 2 days ago when we had to

> take my C-PAP machine to their office to get

> the pressure changed as the pulmonologist

> prescribed!!! The people down here are

> FRIENDLY, HELPFUL, and I love it..

>

> Anyway, to get back on track... I saw the

> Internal med doctor, who ordered an EKG,

> and lots of lab work. for clearance for the

> eye surgery, and filled out the papers, etc,

> and wrote 15 prescriptions.. She is a JEWEL..

> didn't really cover too much with her, as she

> wants me to keep my glucose as good as

> possible for the surgery, and then we will

> have another appointment to really get to

> know each other. She was my son-in-love's

> mother's doctor, so comes highly recommended.

>

> We then went upstairs and the pulmonologist

> (who is also the head of the sleep apnea lab)

> ordered a series of chest x-rays and a FULL

> spirometry test. He is also very thorough,

> yet LISTENS.. and when Ed explained that

> I still had periods of my throat closing at night,

> he looked at my throat and said the C-PAP

> had to be reset.. He exudes confidence...

> He is NOT going to change any of my meds,

> which was my biggest worry.. ALSO, he told

> me to FORGET the idea that I MIGHT get

> off PREDNISONE.. He said (in a nice, round

> about way) that the doctors in IL weren't very

> PRACTICAL.. is how he put it to even attempt

> to stop prednisone after being on it for 32 YEARS

> (Gee... 1970 to now IS a LONG time, heh??)

> Matter of fact.. he said it was ridiculous for me

> to be on 19 mg & take one 10 mg tablet, one

> 5 mg tablet and four 1 mg tablets.. He upped

> it to 20 mg per day! We talked for a while,

> he wrote out the respiratory prescriptions,

> and wants to see me back in 3 months OR

> WHENEVER I HAVE even a SLIGHT

> ELEVATION of temperature, or feel that I

> MIGHT have a respiratory infection.. He

> said to call his nurse, and he will see me

> THAT day.. HE does NOT want me in the

> HOSPITAL for any reason, at any time,

> with my " compromised immune system " ,

> which we both realize we may not be possible,

> but it is a good " goal " anyway.. We also set

> a goal of my having the eye surgeries, and then

> beginning to exercise a bit more and losing

> weight.. so all in all I trust and respect him

> as well.

>

> I have the print as big as it will go and can

> barely read this, so I will end now.. Ed reads

> some of my e-mail to me, but for the most

> part I've gone on NO MAIL for all except

> 4 lists...I've been trying to keep up with what

> is happening, and have been thinking about

> all of you...

>

> Please remember me on the 14th... Ed will

> try to post on the 15th after the bandages

> come off to let you know how it went..

> I MAY even be able to see out of ONE EYE!!

> If all goes well, and I keep my glucose in

> excellent control, Dr. Salisbury may do the

> other eye 2 weeks after the first one!!

>

> May God continue to provide each of us with a

> measure of

> STRENGTH, WISDOM and PEACE.

>

> elaine

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

My thoughts and prayers are with you Elaine.

Colleen

>From: " elaine " <elainer@...>

>Reply-

> " thrive " <fibro-thrive >, " RA "

><RA-Support >

>Subject: [ ] Move, new doctors, surgery

>Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 20:45:52 -0600

>

>Dear friends,

>

>I hope you are all doing as well as possible.

>

>We completed our move from near Chicago, IL to

>near Mobile, AL about a week and a half ago. Well,

>by completed, I mean that all the " stuff " from up there

>is now down here, much of it still in BOXES and more

>BOXES!!

>

>Last Monday, Mar. 4, my daughter, , and my

>husband, Ed, took me to 3 doctor's visits.. I LOVE

>all three doctors!! First, we saw the diabetic eye

>surgeon.. he is a PEACH! I am considered " legally

>blind " at this point, because the cataracts are so

>bad... I can't even see the BIG E with correction ;-(

>BUT, he scheduled the right eye for surgery on

>March 14 at the surgery center on the top floor

>of the EYE & ENT building, where he is located.

>I would appreciate your prayers and thoughts -

>not sure the time of the surgery, but I have to

>be there at 8:30 am. Actually, he usually does

>7 surgeries on his surgical day, and he " added

>me " " making it 8 that day!..

>

>Then, we stopped at the library.. and I rested

>in the truck, while and Ed got books

>for the grandchildren.. and I noticed that my

>oxygen was not working properly...We ran

>late after the EYE appt and measurements

>of the eyes, etc. and had to skip lunch.

>

>Went to the office where the internal med doctor

>and the pulmonologist are located. Called the

>oxygen supplier. The person who had come to

>the house last Sunday when the concentrator that

>the IL branch of Apria had given to us failed (he

>just " happened " to have a " brand new concentrator "

>in his truck - and brought it over before church!!)

>was in the office, and explained that

>I was at Providence Hospital Medical building

>with 2 doctor visits yet to go and the extra tank

>had a bad seal and I was out of oxygen.. Larry

>brought us 2 new tanks.. THEN, we discovered

>that the regulator was also bad.. and I was still

>in trouble.. Larry came again, and brought

>a new portable unit! I did not realize how far

>he had to go until 2 days ago when we had to

>take my C-PAP machine to their office to get

>the pressure changed as the pulmonologist

>prescribed!!! The people down here are

>FRIENDLY, HELPFUL, and I love it..

>

>Anyway, to get back on track... I saw the

>Internal med doctor, who ordered an EKG,

>and lots of lab work. for clearance for the

>eye surgery, and filled out the papers, etc,

>and wrote 15 prescriptions.. She is a JEWEL..

>didn't really cover too much with her, as she

>wants me to keep my glucose as good as

>possible for the surgery, and then we will

>have another appointment to really get to

>know each other. She was my son-in-love's

>mother's doctor, so comes highly recommended.

>

>We then went upstairs and the pulmonologist

>(who is also the head of the sleep apnea lab)

>ordered a series of chest x-rays and a FULL

>spirometry test. He is also very thorough,

>yet LISTENS.. and when Ed explained that

>I still had periods of my throat closing at night,

>he looked at my throat and said the C-PAP

>had to be reset.. He exudes confidence...

>He is NOT going to change any of my meds,

>which was my biggest worry.. ALSO, he told

>me to FORGET the idea that I MIGHT get

>off PREDNISONE.. He said (in a nice, round

>about way) that the doctors in IL weren't very

>PRACTICAL.. is how he put it to even attempt

>to stop prednisone after being on it for 32 YEARS

>(Gee... 1970 to now IS a LONG time, heh??)

>Matter of fact.. he said it was ridiculous for me

>to be on 19 mg & take one 10 mg tablet, one

>5 mg tablet and four 1 mg tablets.. He upped

>it to 20 mg per day! We talked for a while,

>he wrote out the respiratory prescriptions,

>and wants to see me back in 3 months OR

>WHENEVER I HAVE even a SLIGHT

>ELEVATION of temperature, or feel that I

>MIGHT have a respiratory infection.. He

>said to call his nurse, and he will see me

>THAT day.. HE does NOT want me in the

>HOSPITAL for any reason, at any time,

>with my " compromised immune system " ,

>which we both realize we may not be possible,

>but it is a good " goal " anyway.. We also set

>a goal of my having the eye surgeries, and then

>beginning to exercise a bit more and losing

>weight.. so all in all I trust and respect him

>as well.

>

>I have the print as big as it will go and can

>barely read this, so I will end now.. Ed reads

>some of my e-mail to me, but for the most

>part I've gone on NO MAIL for all except

>4 lists...I've been trying to keep up with what

>is happening, and have been thinking about

>all of you...

>

>Please remember me on the 14th... Ed will

>try to post on the 15th after the bandages

>come off to let you know how it went..

>I MAY even be able to see out of ONE EYE!!

>If all goes well, and I keep my glucose in

>excellent control, Dr. Salisbury may do the

>other eye 2 weeks after the first one!!

>

>May God continue to provide each of us with a measure of

>STRENGTH, WISDOM and PEACE.

>

>elaine

>

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[Guest guest]

Elaine,

So glad the move went well and you like all of your doctors so much. I sure

hope the surgery helps your eyesight. I take my vision for granted.

It's nice to hear how helpful people are there.

You will be in my prayers on the 14th.

a

[Guest guest]

That's a wonderful report, Elaine and Ed. I'm so happy that the move

down seems to be just what you both needed. What a relief that the

physicians are so good. Of course, you'll be in my prayers on the 14th.

Best of luck with your surgery!

[ ] Move, new doctors, surgery

> Dear friends,

>

> I hope you are all doing as well as possible.

>

> We completed our move from near Chicago, IL to

> near Mobile, AL about a week and a half ago. Well,

> by completed, I mean that all the " stuff " from up there

> is now down here, much of it still in BOXES and more

> BOXES!!

[Guest guest]

Elaine,

now that we are in the same town, if you need anything that i can help with

please let me know. good luck on the 14th. we will be praying and thinking of

you.

and

[Guest guest]

Hello Elaine,

I hope all is going well for you!

My candles burn brightly with love!

~Rainy

[ ] Move, new doctors, surgery

> Dear friends,

>

> Please remember me on the 14th... Ed will

> try to post on the 15th after the bandages

> come off to let you know how it went..

> I MAY even be able to see out of ONE EYE!!

> If all goes well, and I keep my glucose in

> excellent control, Dr. Salisbury may do the

> other eye 2 weeks after the first one!!

>

> May God continue to provide each of us with a measure of

> STRENGTH, WISDOM and PEACE.

>

> elaine