Home again, home again, jiggetty jog!!!!!

Ahhhhh, home again and winging it on my own! Smokey Joe and I are doing just fine so far! In reality, it has only been the last three or four days that I have felt like I was ready to be at home and alone! We are settled in. Tired but I guess that is to be expected.

I have got to give it time, I guess. I get frustrated at not being able to do what I used to do or want to do. All in due time!!!!!

This week, Melanie will take me to an appt. with the electrophysioligist who will do the ablation. Don't know the date of that - will find out Tuesday, I guess. Then on Thursday, Merri will take me to visit the surgeon for a follow-up visit. Sure do hope all is going well.

The four trips to the ER since surgery were harrowing - but hopefuly, after the ablation, those won't happen again! Right now, I am taking two Rx to help keep my heart from racing. So far, so good.

I was surprised to find my flower beds all weeded and with some new plants in them when I got home yesterday. I have a really neat home teacher, Val Wilson, that is just the greatest guy ever! He stopped in Tuesday when I was home for awhile and visited with me. He acts like his good deeds are "just taking care of business" !!!! What a neat man!

Spring has sprung - at least today. Yesteday, we drove thru a blizzard and then 20 minutes later were driving in the sunshine. Today, we travelled with the car windows down for most of the afternoon. It is wonderful to see the crocus and other Spring flowers making their presence known. Before we know it - Easter will be here!

Again, I thank everyone for their calls, letters, cards, sweet messages, thoughts and prayers. They have been/are very much appreciated!

Home is good!
Carol

Home again, home again, jiggedy jog!

Lookin Good!

Seth and I went to visit Grandma today! She looked great! One of the aids came while we were there to check her stats and said that everything is looking good. woo hoo! Go Grandma! I guess tomorrow her oxygen will be optional during the day, so that's great. Seth was VERY interested in her oxygen and tubes. We finally got some Yo Gabba Gabba going and he calmed down for a minute or two. That boy wears me out. I was about to use grandma's oxygen!

Aunt Ev is getting ready to go on Thursday so Grandma will be spending the next two weeks at my mom's house. Lance better not knock her over!

Love you Mom-Mom The Great! You are SO strong! We had a very fun time visiting with you!

xoxo Seth and Sar

March 2, 2010 5 PM

Hi, the procedure went well and reduced her heart rate to 95ish, better than 130ish. They knocked her out to shock her heart and I figured she'd sleep the afternoon away, not so. She is one tough cookie. I'm so glad all went well and appreciate Merri coming to go with us. She is to make a Dr. appointment for two weeks. She'll go to her Primary care Dr. on the 8th, another appointment with the cardiologist in two weeks, and a follow up with the surgeon on the 25th. Thursday Carol will go and spend some time at Mel's house since I'm heading back to Indy. Carol enjoys hearing from you all and has enjoyed the cards as well. I'm sure she'll be out running around before we know it.

March 2, 2010

Good Morning one and All. Carol has been doing really well re-cooping, but her pulse has been running kinda high since last Thursday. The Dr. gave her some new meds to bring the pulse rate down, but it hasn't worked. We had our scheduled appointment with the Dr. yesterday. He has scheduled a procedure this morning where they will knock her out and shock her heart, hoping that will make it get back on the normal rythum. Other than that little set back all has been well. The Dr. also took her off the oxygen except at night and when she feels out of breath. That's a wonderful thing, we could tell you all kinds of stories about that oxygen tubing! I head home on Thursday after a wonderful three weeks with Carol. Her girls are coming up with a plan to take over the watch.

March 1 - Heart is beating too fast, again...

I thought I would fill every one in on an additional procedure that mom will have tomorrow. Many of you know that mom has had periodic bouts with a condition that sends her heart racing. This has happened several times over the years. The recent surgery was not intended to cure this condition. However, the surgery has seemed to aggravate it. She was sent to the hospital to have her heart stopped and re-started a week or so ago (see Aunt Evs post). Since last Thursday it has been racing (beating twice as fast as it should). Today she saw Dr. Anding and he has ordered that tomorrow she go to the hospital to be anesthetized and her heart shocked back into normal rhythm. I am going to accompany mom and Aunt Ev and will let everyone know how it goes.

Merri