Hello All, I have been trying to catch up on things here. I see so many new people and I was a caregiver for my honey for many years. I know how hard it can be, we have to wear so many hats!! Never...
Congrats to Connie on your transplant!!!!!! I wish I was on tour with willie.... I still wouldnt be back if I was!!! I really need to catch up here.... all I can say is again WOW Purple Sue...
Hello all!!!!!! I have borrowed a puter to catch up on a few things and I am going to need days to catch up here.... alot has happened and it just blows me away. I see alot of veterans here and many...
Mick, I am what is called an adult survivor of alcoholic parents and my Doug was in recovery for many years. I do have a wealth of knowledge as a caregiver and all the issues that come up with ESLD....
Mick, I have been catching up on posts......your a funny man and not what I would call slow witted or boring! LOL I do have to say I hope Rick will stay in touch I will miss him as he has been around...
Connie I think I got nominated to babysit the guys.....lol this should get interesting Sue...
So Rick does this mean I am babysitting you David and Mick........ If so this may not be pretty...... I am not a good babysitter..... instigator maybe...lol...
Hello everyone, I have just spent the last few days reading post dating back to beginning of march.....wow I have laughed and cried during this catch up process. I see alot of veterans and alot of...
Rick, Albumin is only made by the liver, it is kind of like say a glue...... it holds on to all the fluids, meds, toxins etc to it then once it gets back through the system to the liver it allows the...
just an added note from Dougs records Albumin, produced only in the liver, is the major plasma protein that circulates in the bloodstream. Albumin is essential for maintaining the oncotic pressure in...
Rick you are to funny! Actually Albumin is also very important because it helps to keep the fluid in your veins to be filtered through out your kidneys, hence the ratio of Albumin to ascites being...
Hello all, I too have to say that if you have to divorce to keep someone alive you do it! Doug and I never married because we decided it would kill him, that is a sad thought but it was true! We...
Goddess, are they giving your husband albumin when they do the tap? I do know that everytime a TAP is done it can cause issues with the kidneys, even more so when they remove to much fluid at a time....
Connie, I had rotator repair and a nasty spur taken care of. I guess the spur did a fair amount of damage but I am recovering ahead of the curve. Went back to work with a 2lb limit, I just couldnt...
Hey...me too. I am moved..... shoulder surgery done back to work and on the road to recovery. Plus I finally have my puter back as it crashed...... good thing for extended warenties Sue...
David, that was funny, I noticed the corn too!! I know all the appropriate gestures and terminology for driving in Mass...... I also think it was on my driving test.... LOL Sue...
David I hear you on the New England thing, you would think I was born and raised here.....not!!! I even have the New England what they call "attitude", my little beetle even has the rub marks from...
Doug had a similar issue and the color was due to ESLD but the chronic diarreha we never figured out so I put him on acidolpholis and it worked after about 2-3 days. He stayed on it to maintaqqin the...
If hubby is talking like that........ please get your children out, the long term issues for your children living in this environment are so difficult for them, please help yourself and those...
I myself have never been a big drinker..... as a teen maybe tried a few things to excess. Doug never minded if I went out and had a few with friends or if we were attending a function. He said he...
I was catching up here as I sometimes forget about the caregivers thread! You know it is hard not to lose that sense of ones self, it is a juggling act with many to balls and you always drop the ball...
Granbabies are the best, I just wish I could cuddle mine and smell that babyfresh skin, play with his little toes,rub his forehead and watch those cute faces when they sleep. He wont let me..........
Wicked cool 64 bug...... first time I drove an older bug the shifter messed with my mind, that angle was hard to get used to...... it had that crank open sunroof that leaked like a seive....... but...
Rick....hhhmmmm I think I see the pun..... between 2 jackasses...... did you get that David. I have ALL of willies cd's so I have to say..... rick will be tuned in to none stop Willie while in his...
Excuse me Dr Frued Gimp, I think the rubber room is for you also...... I am not to far behind you both.... lolol Sue...
Thank you Emma...... Sue...
Rick you been talking to my co-workers.....when I get bored I shoot jelly beans or what ever I can find, at my co-workers, I only got in trouble once when all I could find was a screw driver......lol...
I agree.... he cant start a battle if there is no opponent. That was very difficult for Doug too, it took a bit for him to realise it was for his and others safety...... and I sold his car.......but...
Rick, Can I use a gun????? But first give it a name of someone who really annoys me......mmmmm yeah the list is going through my head now! /community/emoticons/devil.gif Oh I want chocolate covered...
Rick, you are just to funny..... I so love your wit and humor. I have always been a bit of a wise %^# but you take the cake ( notice inanimate object ). I will say my yankee accent and attitude has...
HHmmmm Like I said if you eat, inhale or rub it on your liver has to filter it...... what does that leave?...
Rick, I know you southerners like it as simple as possible and always seem to use terms involving animals.....lol lol and why is that....... like your room is so small you cant cuss out the cat with...
splanchnic bed... okay that is your organs in your abdominal cavity( not the heart) ie spleen is one affected alot by this pressure cause by portal hypertension hence some of the reason for it...
To All, ML is partly right about cells, in Liver patients one of the issues is albumin which keeps the fluids in the blood stream to be filtered through the liver and kidney. Portal hypertension...
Dont know when yet could be before, hence the girls coming up with a plan. Sue...
LOL now that is actually funny..... does that work with co-workers etc.......BWA HAHAHAHA Sue...
Kelli, I will have to say PG and Connie are right..... these are not minor issues they need to be addressed now. The liver is the only forgiving organ with proper care. So much can change...... with...
The transplant center helped me to understand that rule. I also learned to not over sanatize things also. The more germ free we make our environment the less resistant we become to germs. Food prep...
Went to Dr today.....surgery as soon as they can schedule it!! But he said 3 weeks out of work, not 8 and 3 months to get it working again. My right had 3 bad tears which is why it took 8 weeks to...
One good rule is..... if you breath it, eat it, inhale it or absorb it.... your liver has to filter it. Sue...
Yeah surprised would be get it done and back to work same week....lol last time was 8 weeks out....so I hope this new stuff is better...... cant afford 60% of pay and still same obligations. But I am...
Well I went to my ortho today, no more cortizone I have had the limit! He asked me how bad it was and I told him I was reconsidering narcotics( which make me ill so never use them) or borrowing his...
Rcmoon, My e-mail address is public if you ever feel the need to e-mail directly and anyone else also! I am always willing to help anyway I can. Just click on my name and you will see it Sue...
Rcmoon, As a caregiver of my Doug for many years I can tell you that what you are feeling is common. It is a hard balance to be nurse/wife/mother/taxi/dietician/pharmacist... see the list goes on...
To All, I have had the cortizone injections...... am only allowed one more in the joint. But I can still get injections for the Bursa issue so I may try that to calm the bursa down. The new Dr my...
Emma, Doug and I had many years of up and downs, but boy are there alot of funny stories and good times to go with all the crazy medical stuff. We lived everyday with as much positive as we could, we...
Connie, I see my ortho on tuesday, he has been golfing somewhere warm the last 2 weeks... lol! I am not sure what I am doing for this yet. I did want it amputated last week when I missed work and...
I love when we can find the time to enjoy our loved ones..... no matter what you do you have to find those moments as they will carry you a long way for the not so good moments. I remember when Doug...
Rick, I see you are at it again.... did you take your lactulose today? I am finding it difficult to laugh today but I did to the point of tears ( not sure if the tears were from pain or humor) You...
WOW another awesome post........yaaaah yaaaahh Sue...