Friday, March 25, 2011

Getting our house in order!

We did so well building our new home, we're now tackling getting another house in order....Lee!  We made it through yesterday's visit and procedure at the "Plumbers."  He found an OLD 100%, blocked artery that had managed to reroute itself. ( I've always said that Lee could fix anything.. goes to show ya!). A teenier accumulation of blockage (plaque??) was found in another but it didn't seem to concern the Plumber too much.
The anticipation and uncertainty of the whole procedure and it's outcome was far worse than the procedure itself (That, coming from me who was not poked, cut open, threaded and dyed)  We were very fortunate that they were able to use his radial artery (wrist) which made the recovery time much faster and less rigid.  We left St. Joe's a little after 3 and I immediately got us lost.  Neither of us even cared as we were "out of there" and the sun was shining.  We made it home in time for a cocktail before dinner w/ Jess, Bailee and Chip (family). It was a good day after all.. at least for us.
Now that our plumbing has been confirmed as working, next week we'll visit the Clerk of the Works and see what we can do about finding an electrician who can fix his wiring.  As the "Plumber" explained, it's (his heart) like a flickering light bulb. It dims and brightens but it's not going out (Thank God).  It may be able to be controlled with medication or possibly a pacemaker... maybe even a cardio conversion....Wouldn't be choosing those paddles if we could avoid it.  We'll see where that visit goes.
There is some good news in all this.  Today is ONE WEEK of no smoking.  That's Billy Fucillo HUGE.  The munching is still in full force but as Bailee says, "we'll deal about it!"
I was able to use my iPhone in the hospital and it was heartwarming and overwhelming for Lee (and me) to see all the messages and posts of good thoughts, warm wishes and prayers.  As I said on Face Book, it's pretty great to live in a small town surrounded by old friends!

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