I’ll bet that all my Green Thumb Sunday members have been wondering why there was no GTS post last week or so far today? Well, I’ve had a bad week or rather both my husband and I had a bad week.
Chris ended up being admitted to the hospital last Friday because he had chest pains while at work (in same hospital he was admitted to – how convenient!).
If you read the post I linked to on my other blog you can learn more about his heart trouble. Basically they think he might have a rare heart arrhythmia that can cause sudden death, but haven’t been able to prove it just yet. We’ve been living with this since 2004. The doctor that admitted him to the hospital last Friday also noticed that on previous trips to the ER and or admissions his Cholesterol had always been quite high – both the good and bad cholesterol as well as having very low triglycerides, so he thought that it might be good to do an angiogram on Chris to take a look at his heart and make sure that he didn’t have any blocked coronary arteries.
As it turned out, we had to wait until Monday for the angiogram and the test was clear. His heart looks good from the inside. So he was discharged Monday evening with a prescription for Cholesterol lowering meds (Crestor) and instructed to set up some out-patient tests like a 48 hour Holter monitor and a stress test.
He’s been home all week recovering from the angiogram, but he’s feeling fine. He’s going to go back to work on Tuesday. He really only felt bad on Friday afternoon – so he wasn’t the best patient in the Acute coronary ward at the hospital because they had to keep telling him to stop wandering around the hospital. LOL he just didn’t want to be there since he felt ok.
Luckily the hospital is only a few blocks from home – a 10 to 15 minute walk. So I was able to just walk back and forth to visit. However, since I’m not all that healthy myself (Crohns, vitamin d deficiency and bad back pain over the last year) it took a toll on me and I’ve kind of been recovering over the last few days too. Believe me, it sucks to be sick, especially when your spouse ends up also being sick and admitted to the hospital!
As I said in my last GTS post my Amaryllis was in bloom so I took a whole series of pictures from buds to full bloom. I just haven’t had a chance to prepare the pics. They are still on the camera and I’m sure they need some cropping … so that will be next weeks Green Thumb Sunday post – hopefully!
I am sorry to hear about your hubby. That subject is close to my heart, no pun intended, well maybe a little.
I had a heart attack that on Feb. 13, 2004, a Friday the 13th. They couldn’t fix me and sent me home with plenty of meds and told me to walk and it would eventually grow new blood vessels.
It took me almost 5 years to get to the point where I was scared all the time and for my energy level to increase enough so my doctors would at least let me go fishing again. Fishing was my passion and the thing I missed the most.
It’s only 3 days to go and it will be exactly 5 years and I am still kicking and feeling so much better than even a year ago.
We are close to the hospital now as well. We bought this place about 3 years ago and it’s just a 10 minute walk to our city hospital, where they were all so good to me and in my thoughts.
I wish you and your husband all the best.
Hope you and your hubby feeling OK now. Yes it suck to be sick and really very irritating too.
Nice taht you are leaving near hospital because us here we have to travel 30 minutes or so just to be on the hospital.
Have a good health. And you both can do it as well as fight for God is always beside us
Ohmygoodness. And you’re Apologizing for not having a post up? Not to worry! Please keep us informed!
Sorry to hear about your troubles. My hsuband also has arythmia- for the last 3 years he’s had sporadic episodes sending us to the hospital. He get very frightened and I don’t blame him. What can be more scary than something going wroong with your heart. Even the bravest among us can’t help but feel anxious, as this reaction is hardwired into us, our doc says.
Stay strong and don’t apologize. There are many things more important than blogs (as I’m sure you know)