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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThank all of you for your well wishes.
Mr. Dixie spent most of Dec. in & out of hospital for a recurring problem. His 3rd trip in was Christmas Day. He is still in hospital. That stay included double pneumonia on top of a collapsed lung.
Then I got pneumonia. So for 3 days we were one room apart in the same ICU.
ON day 4 he was transferred to a larger hospital in Pensacola, had a Cat Scan where a tumor was identified.
Unnamed tumor was "too close to his heart" to open chest to fix lung. So they used a laperscope ( I don't know correct name for it)..tube and cameras...to fix the " holes" in his lung. Had no idea there were holes, plural.
I came home 2 days ago.
He is still in hospital, very weak and tired, but breathing is easier he said.
He also said "they" had managed to break "some ribs".
We are a 2 hour drive from Pensacola. Communicating via his smart phone and my tablete mail.
I blame it all on Trump.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)malaise
(268,956 posts)DarthDem
(5,255 posts)Jarqui
(10,123 posts)Thanks for the updates
All the best!
Diamond_Dog
(31,987 posts)Hoping youre both better very soon.
Walleye
(31,016 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,733 posts)CountAllVotes
(20,868 posts)Dear dixiegrrrrl:
I'm shocked and saddened to read about your husband.
Here is wishing, hoping and praying that he heals quickly and fully!
Take care of yourself so you can take care of him!
All the best to you and the Mister!
sheshe2
(83,747 posts)cornball 24
(1,475 posts)Stuart G
(38,420 posts)brer cat
(24,560 posts)for you and Mr. Dixie.
Cha
(297,171 posts)you and your husband, dixiegrrrl.. Continued Healing Vibes.
70sEraVet
(3,495 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Glad you're home, though I've been there and know how quickly debilitating what you've been through can be. Mr. Dixie spending a few more days in hospital while you gather your strength sounds like it has its plus side, but looking forward to hearing when he gets to be home with you again too.
mountain grammy
(26,619 posts)hoping your husband gets well and home soon.
I too blame everything on trump.
BigmanPigman
(51,585 posts)I never hear a hospital referred to as "hospital" instead of "the hospital" in the US. Just curious.
I am very glad you got over pneumonia and are "home".
vanlassie
(5,670 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)I know I have been living below the Mason-Dixon line when auto correct objects to my southern spelling of words.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)Be kind to yourself, the stress must be awful.
Deuxcents
(16,193 posts)hlthe2b
(102,234 posts)husband in their thoughts, wishes, and prayers the past weeks and are just hoping for a return to health for you both.
Joinfortmill
(14,417 posts)onecaliberal
(32,837 posts)So glad youre home. Heres to hoping your husband will be home soon too. 🤗
MLAA
(17,285 posts)and fixing a bleeding ulcer. He was 85 at the time and nearly lost him. Now he has fully recovered. I became his drill Sargent staying on top of his diet, his meds, checking blood pressure. He had lost so much weight he looked like a ghost and had little to no appetitive. I counted his calories, added a liquid high calorie additive to his foods etc etc. After about 3 months he was back to his usual weight and moving around well. Didnt mean to go on so long, I meant to say how wonderful your hubby is recovering well now and send you a huge hug because I can understand how you feel, though I wasnt in the hospital trying to recover from pneumonia myself.
💗💗💗💗💗
a kennedy
(29,655 posts)Sending the most good vibes the universe can send you and your husbands way. ♥️
barbtries
(28,789 posts)I hope you are both back together and well very soon.
crickets
(25,964 posts)I'm so sorry, dixiegrrrrl, but it is wonderful to hear things are improving. All the best for a complete recovery for both of you very soon!
Hekate
(90,660 posts)blm
(113,047 posts)calimary
(81,220 posts)May recovery go smooth n easy!
halobeam
(4,873 posts)and looks like the mister will kick its ass as well!
Best wishes... I'll be thinking of you both.
Get well xo
niyad
(113,277 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,152 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,628 posts)I can relate and am glad to hear you're both making headway. It's a slow process (mine included induced comas) but hang in there. It feels pretty dismal right now, but the ICU staff are always a devoted bunch from my experience. My cancer tumor clogged my lung and collapsed it as well. It was a tough one, and I feel for you.
The recovery may take a while before you can walk far, but try to schedule rehab. It moves things along more quickly.
malaise
(268,956 posts)This is a very helpful post.
JohnnyRingo
(18,628 posts)...while I was busy dying of pneumonia and end stage kidney failure the lung cancer bailed ship and has been gone since. I guess it figured there wasn't much left to do anymore. hahaha
Get better, but never stop working to recovery. It's been almost 3 years and I'm still gaining strength and stamina. Last year I couldn't walk to the mailbox and back, even with oxygen (I have COPD). Now I can do even more. My muscles still get sore, but not nearly as bad.
I hope you two have insurance that covers therapy because I credit six months of that to my healing. You can go together if you wait until he's on his feet. Good Luck!
malaise
(268,956 posts)Think the last part of this was for dixiegrrrrl and Mr.Dixie.
Still I love both your attitude and fighting spirit.
Fight on!
JohnnyRingo
(18,628 posts)I have a feeling they'll be alright. During these times things look pretty bleak, but the human spirit is harder to extinguish than the mere bits and pieces. as long as they resign themselves to baby steps, they'll be fine.
malaise
(268,956 posts)Permanut
(5,602 posts)We need you here.
electric_blue68
(14,888 posts)ratchiweenie
(7,754 posts)My husband had a quadruple bypass and open heart sugery last spring and I was a total wreck for weeks so I can't imagine what it must be like not being able to be together. Hope you get better soon. You are going to need your strength. Take very, very good care of yourself.
murielm99
(30,736 posts)and wishes for a speedy recovery.
OldBaldy1701E
(5,126 posts)FakeNoose
(32,634 posts)Some day you'll look back on this Christmas and laugh.
Well ... maybe not. But at least you'll look back from a healthier future, and that's the main thing.