iona Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 You know, they won't look for you in the maternity ward. They have fridges stocked with (fairly bad, but better than the actual meals) sandwiches for the poor, hungry preggie women. You wouldn't have left the hospital so Jean couldn't beat up on you... ;) Rosie good plan rosie! rough collie glad to hear you are doing well:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I stay off the general boards and I miss something really important.:tongue_smilie: You take care of yourself and behave even if you don't want to. We homeschool moms tend to have rebellious streaks. Stuff that for now and keep the humor. So glad to "see" you. Sending thoughts for a quick recovery and really cool shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 So glad you are feeling good enough to post! Take care. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 One more day isn't too bad. :rolleyes: You have good sons who made sure you had everything (except shoes!) A computer and Kindle, you should catch up on some reading. (Being stuck in the hospital would make me insane too, hang in there.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journeytolily Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Ok RC, listen up! You keep your butt in that hospital bed until the Dr's say you're ok to leave....or you'll have an angry "hive" on your hands.....and you know how bees get when they are angered!!! ;) Seriously, sending you lots of healthy heart vibes and prayers!!! :grouphug::grouphug: :iagree: Glad you are feeling better, Veronica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Collie Sit. Stay. Good Collie :001_smile: (we need you healthy!) :grouphug: ann ;) Ooooh, girl! Rough Collie has me cracking up. I bet if she did escape, the HOPS would be fast on her trail. Any chance her kids can smuggle in some food? Chocolate??? Oh dear. Best to behave, dear Collie. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Nothing is more important than being monitored right now, and Cardiac Rehab later. 12 weeks of it. At least. I'll spare you the stories. Good collie. Stay collie. Good collie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 (edited) COW stands for Curmudgeonly Older Woman I stand back from COWs. I had an 80 year old Italian-speaking-only one kick me in the shoulder from a completely prone position, knocking me to the floor. (This is not a hint.) Edited February 9, 2011 by kalanamak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPlaceLikeHome Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 You just stay right there, Missy! One more night won't kill you. Glad you sound so chipper. :grouphug: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I think your dh is a very smart man! He's on to you and your escape schemes. :D So glad you are on the mend. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I am so glad to hear that you are feeling better! And hey, at least you have your laptop to keep you company! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 :grouphug:Still praying for you!:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemywhirlygirls Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Ahhhhhhhhhhh, hearing your "voice" is music to my ears. I'm mostly a lurker, but have come to be really fond of so many of you. Rough Collie, you make that list. I'm torn between wanting to help orchestrate an escape--it sounds so fun to hatch a cunning plan and execute it, leaving the powers-that-be wondering--and making sure you "STAY"! I'm pretty sure the "STAY" and "HEAL" expressed by others are winning in my mind. PLEASE take care of yourself...for that hubby and those boys and that daughter and yes, for all of US. Just think of all of the stories you'll have to tell by staying another day or so!! We LOVE stories! Continuing to lift you all in prayer... Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Ask the boys to bring you some food. The first thing I did, when they started feeding me kaka food, was to have family sneak me in chicken sandwiches or a shake. Anything. If you are starving , you are on the mend. I am sooooo happy you are feeling good enough to complain. My dd always says mom, if I am complaining , I am not that sick. Its when I am nice, worry. Cant wait to hear you are home, now, not to be nosy, if the boys can hide your cigarettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Good to see you have maintained a sense of humour through this ordeal. Most importantly good to hear you are OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Your hubby sounds like my hubby. My hubby says he's a good man. I once checked out of a hospital AMA and I had to threaten to walk home in my hospital gown before my hubby would take me home. I had a three month old baby at home though. Your kids are big and obviously can handle themselves. Stay, relax, heal and get someone to sneak you some real food. I so glad to hear you are doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Enjoy the rest - but get someone to bring you better food, books ... and some shoes. Funny, but I nearly posted for your son to take shoes for you. When I was in hospital with ds we were in such a "let's not die now" rush that I ran out of the house without shoes on, and walked around the hospital barefoot for a day. Glad you are feeling better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Oh thank goodness you are hungry and shoeless! And posting! The alternative is, well, not at all cool. :crying::crying::crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Your kids are awesome! Praying for you. Praying for better food for you. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 All I can say is either they have you hopped up on some really good drugs or you are feeling better! Please listen to the doctors and nurses and do as you are told. Goodness, you don't want to go back there after you leave. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 It's good to hear from you! Not that I'm condoning anything, but I once left a hospital wearing socks without shoes. So it can be done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 :thumbup: to your dh for knowing you well enough to forget the shoes. ;) It is good to see that you are doing so well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susancollins Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 YOu are hilarious! Your boys are wonderful and I know you must be so proud! You did an awesome job with them!!! I am praying for you! I hope you can get home soon and get some good food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullia Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 It's great to see your update. Your sons are wonderful young men. Forget the shoes and get some rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 It's so good to see you posting an update. It was such a shock to see that first post by your son - what a relief to know you are doing so well. I enjoyed your sons' posts - you can be proud that you succeeded in teaching them how to communicate.:) Please be a good patient and listen to your doctors and nurses - they are on your team!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglei Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Glad to see YOU posting, RC! Still praying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Glad to hear you're feeling better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Good to see you well enough to be funny! :001_smile: I think you had better stay there until they tell you to go home. Pretend you are at a resort and get some rest (can someone bring you some decent food??). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 RC, you are hysterical (in the funny sense, not because you are being held hostage)! So glad to hear you are feeling better! Listen to the doctors so we don't have to get a message from your son again, okay? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Very Big Smile! so good to hear from Herself!!!! Collie Sit. Stay. Good Collie :001_smile: (we need you healthy!) :grouphug: ann :lol: I'll ditto that! :D I have a feeling that shoes will magically appear when the doc is ready to sign the discharge papers. ;) You have a wise husband who must know you well. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaMcC Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 :) Glad you are feeling better... Now behave yourself so the doctors will let you go. :) Or you can do what I did when I was 7 and had hernia surgery. Throw the food tray at the nurses and doctor. :D Hey, it worked for me... the doctor figured I was better off going home so I went home instead of staying two more days like I was supposed to. :lol: Luckily he was my primary doctor and he knew that I did not like doctors/nurses/hospitals and would put up a huge fuss (even giving him bruises several times). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeTea Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 It's good to see you, RC. May you soon be sprung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticamethyst Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 So glad you are feeling better and sounding like yourself again. Now, for food, look up online who is close to hospital then pick one that delivers, surely one of them delivers. :001_smile::001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Guess what! I am home! Thank you all again for your prayers and warm wishes. When I was in the E.R. waiting for the heart cath, I was worried out of my mind. It was a weird experience. My heart rate was quite low (57) and my blood pressure was low (the bottom number was 34 -- whatever that means). I figure this was why I was in my own world. It was like I was inside myself. I was worried that I would die and leave my children. It was like I was in a black space. A white door appeared and I moved toward it, knowing that if I went through it, peace was on the other side. Then I jerked myself away from it because of the kids and DH. That's when, in the midst of praying I wouldn't die for their sakes, I realized that I had to get my sons to post here for prayers. I truly felt that the prayers of you all was the only thing that would save me. I may have alarmed my DS1 when I insisted mightily that he post here. No, I did not see a white light, or lighted path, or deceased relatives and friends. It was a plain white door -- no jamb, I noticed. Kind of like an index card, only door-sized. So thanks to all of your prayers and warm wishes, I am still here. *** I woke up every hour last night, waiting for 8 a.m. to come so I could start my campaign early. By 11:30, no doc had showed up -- right before he was coming to see me, he got called down to the cardiac cath lab. I proceeded to remove my monitor and all those wires, and to dress in street clothes. I left the IV needles/straws, whatever they are when they don't have tubing attached, in place. No need to freak everyone out. The nurse removed them before I left. I had big plans for my future, up until the doc talked to me at 2 p.m. The list of don't do this and that is best described as I may breathe, and that's it, for the next 2 weeks. I agreed to it all, to get out of 2 more days in the hospital, as a mature adult would do. I was full of energy, but I ran out between my former hospital room and the front door of the joint. Can you believe that!! Then when I got home, I decided to lie on the couch for a minute or two, and slept for 2 hours. I was a bit tired out because we went to the grocery store on the way home, and I couldn't wait in the car. DH bought tons of frozen meals. He must be in Hog Heaven, and so must the kids. Plus my sister bought them a ton of food on Amazon, which will be delivered tomorrow. The good news is I only need one more stent, and that can wait for a few months. It turns out the pain in my hip when I walk is caused by an artery in my leg which is partially blocked. How that works, I don't know. DH got mixed up (understandably) when the cardiologist went over each of my cardiac arteries -- the two that are blocked are still successfully bypassed, and the older stent is working fine, too. I have discovered a couple of things about myself. First, there is no way I can ever live alone in a cabin in the woods tending to nature and baking bread and all that. I would go crazy without people to talk to and Something To Do. Second, apparently I am the only person (so far) who thinks of me as being relaxed, easy going, and laid back. Now I have to figure out what to do for the next 2 or 3 weeks. Having tons of free time to read is not all it is cracked up to be. It greatly enhances my reading experience to do that instead of Chores. You all better hope I don't become philosophic because of this enforced inactivity, because I will bore you all to death. I did start reading Dubliners by James Joyce today. Just in case the doc came in my room and asked what I was reading, I wanted to appear to be intelligent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I am so glad your blood pressure didn't bottom out any more!!! And we are all most appreciative of your ability to "appear intelligent". lol I'm looking forward to your thoughts the next few days and so glad you are home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Oh my word, you CRACK me UP! :lol: I truly wish I had your sense of humor. Now, do as the doctor says and relax! Please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I did start reading Dubliners by James Joyce today. Just in case the doc came in my room and asked what I was reading, I wanted to appear to be intelligent. :lol::lol::lol::lol: You are too funny. I'm so glad that you are home. Please, please, please rest and take good care of yourself so you can get well. Your story about the white door was scary to read. I think you had a really close call. Your family needs you and we do too! I think reading is a great way to pass the time of enforced inactivity. It will engage your mind at any rate. I also like to watch DIY videos on youtube a lot. It's amazing the stuff you can learn on there. Pretty much any topic you could be interested in there is a how-to video on youtube. Maybe if there is something you've always wanted to learn but never had the time (or a teacher) it might be a good way for you to pass the time? I'll bet they have something on youtube teaching you how. :) Take care hon. Thanks so much for the update. I'm so glad you're home safe. :grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 What is it with you people making me get all teary today?! RC, glad you are home and that you're back to cracking me up! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) Your story about the white door was scary to read. I think you had a really close call. You know what was the strangest thing about that? I wasn't scared of dying. The pull of that door seemed so natural. I remember thinking, hold on a minute! I'm not done reading Surprised By Hope, by N. T. Wright. I'm not going through any white door until I finish that book, just in case there is something I need to know in that book. I am all about Informed Consent, it seems. :D I love watching You Tube videos. My favorites are the ones on how to make Krispy Kreme doughnuts at home. That and knife work (kitchen-related). Edited February 11, 2011 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I think you don't know how much you love a person until you read something like this. Somehow I missed the heart attack announcement, so I went there to read that, & in my shock & worry, I found myself reading & re-reading your sig line. Ok, she's got triplets. And the oldest one is 16. How. old. are. the. rest???? :lol: Please, please get well. Now that I know I LOVE you (I knew I liked you pretty well), I have a vested interest in keeping you around, philosophical or not. And I think Joyce was a very intelligent choice. Imagine if you'd decided that since you're sick, you don't have to think, read mind-candy, like say romance, & got your heart all worked up again? THAT would have been bad & hard to explain. Whew. Glad I read about this after you're funny instead of absent. (Are your boys ok?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Ok, she's got triplets. And the oldest one is 16. How. old. are. the. rest???? :lol: And I think Joyce was a very intelligent choice. Aubrey, I think you should sit down before you read this. All of my triplets are 16. They came out that way! I knew you'd like Joyce. I read the list of Free classics on my Kindle and decided to read Joyce instead of Crime and Punishment. Why? I figured it would be full of symbolism (which hopefully would go right over my head), and that you, Aubrey, would approve! I haven't read much of it yet. After the first several pages, I watched Rachel Ray on t.v. I've never seen her show before. This week is waffle week, if you are interested. Not your ordinary waffles either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Merciful heavens. I'd smack you if I wasn't so worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Aubrey, I think you should sit down before you read this. All of my triplets are 16. They came out that way! I knew you'd like Joyce. I read the list of Free classics on my Kindle and decided to read Joyce instead of Crime and Punishment. Why? I figured it would be full of symbolism (which hopefully would go right over my head), and that you, Aubrey, would approve! I haven't read much of it yet. After the first several pages, I watched Rachel Ray on t.v. I've never seen her show before. This week is waffle week, if you are interested. Not your ordinary waffles either! I did figure out that they were all 16 before I posted, but I had no idea they came out that way. Mercy! Now I'm not worried about your heart--it's a miracle you lived through THAT BIRTH. Now, about Joyce. I've never read him. Or Crime & Punishment. I did buy a copy of Ulysses because I liked the cover. I read the intro a few weeks ago, & it's back on the shelf now. I also own Portrait of the Artist. Crime & Punishment, in my defense, I was trying to read the day after #1 was born. I found that I could not handle post-birth hormones & Dostoevsky on the same day. I almost took a semester off of school because of the resulting tears, lol. We don't have tv, & I hate cooking, & cooking shows are even worse, so I'll leave RR to you. We're having silent film week here at Lively Academy, though. (I wouldn't want to do that while sick, so I don't recommend joining us.) However, now that you're home & don't have to keep up appearances, do you want some better books to read? (Not as in higher literary merit, but higher enjoyment factor.) How about movies? If you love RR, I probably can't help you, & if you're not allowed to laugh...actually, I might could help you with that. My mom likes some of the most boring movies ever made. Why? Because there's a pretty sailboat on the cover. Etc. Otoh, they're so bad, they may wrap around to making you laugh, & I don't know how heart stuff works, but if I'm responsible for blowing a stint, I'd never forgive myself. (Clearly you're allowed to both laugh & fight about shopping carts, though, or you wouldn't be here. Right?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) I did figure out that they were all 16 before I posted, but I had no idea they came out that way. Mercy! Now I'm not worried about your heart--it's a miracle you lived through THAT BIRTH. LOL for a full 2 minutes! Sure I'd like book and movie recommendations. I didn't like that Benjamin Button movie -- too dark (I like well lit movies). I will confess, but only to you, that 2 of my favorite movies are My Blue Heaven and Pretty Woman. How favorite? Well, DH knows the entire scripts of both by heart. I have Fried Green Tomatoes sitting right here, and I recently watched The First Wives Club (the author of the book died while having plastic surgery!). I like movies set in the South (chick flicks) and WW2 movies. I plan to see The Secret Life of Bees. Hmmm.... I am beginning to see how borrowing DS2's laptop might come in handy. I won't have to use that stupid touch pad more than a couple of times. My family thinks I have terrible taste in movies. I think it's a male thing. I did not like watching Rachel Ray. I spent too many years watching Julia Child and other dead or now Very Old chefs -- and RR doesn't hold a candle to her. I like this one young guy who is famous -- looks kind of geeky -- saw him on YouTube, but can't remember his name. Edited February 11, 2011 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Merciful heavens. I'd smack you if I wasn't so worried. Sorry, you can't. I wear glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 You know what was the strangest thing about that? I wasn't scared of dying. The pull of that door seemed so natural. I believe it, but your poor husband and kids. They would have been heart broken and we too! :grouphug: I remember thinking, hold on a minute! I'm not done reading Surprised By Hope, by N. T. Wright. I'm not going through any white door until I finish that book, just in case there is something I need to know in that book. I am all about Informed Consent, it seems. :D :lol::lol: I love watching You Tube videos. My favorites are the ones on how to make Krispy Kreme doughnuts at home. That and knife work (kitchen-related). Cool! I'm sure you'll find plenty to keep you occupied while you recuperate. You know, I've always wanted to learn to crochet. I can knit, but I never really learned how to crochet. I asked my grandmother to teach me a bunch of times, but I'm convinced that she taught me wrong because I still can't crochet anything but chains. I wonder if youtube has lessons.... :) I knew you'd like Joyce. I read the list of Free classics on my Kindle and decided to read Joyce instead of Crime and Punishment. Why? I figured it would be full of symbolism (which hopefully would go right over my head), and that you, Aubrey, would approve! :lol::lol: You're too funny. :) LOL for a full 2 minutes! Sure I'd like book and movie recommendations. I didn't like that Benjamin Button movie -- too dark (I like well lit movies). I will confess, but only to you, that 2 of my favorite movies are My Blue Heaven and Pretty Woman. How favorite? Well, DH knows the entire scripts of both by heart. I have Fried Green Tomatoes sitting right here, and I recently watched The First Wives Club (the author of the book died while having plastic surgery!). I like movies set in the South (chick flicks) and WW2 movies. I plan to see The Secret Life of Bees. Hmmm.... I am beginning to see how borrowing DS2's laptop might come in handy. I won't have to use that stupid touch pad more than a couple of times. My family thinks I have terrible taste in movies. I think it's a male thing. I did not like watching Rachel Ray. I spent too many years watching Julia Child and other dead or now Very Old chefs -- and RR doesn't hold a candle to her. I like this one young guy who is famous -- looks kind of geeky -- saw him on YouTube, but can't remember his name. Maybe Groundhog Day? I love that movie. Or When Harry Met Sally or Sleepless in Seattle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I'm glad you are home. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_melody_ Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 So glad you got to come home, and are in such great spirits!! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaMcC Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 So glad that you are home!!!!! I love your sense of humor :tongue_smilie:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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