I’ll find out on thursday between 1 and 3 what time my surgery will be on friday. I’m pretty excited to get this done and in my past.
The pain has been coming and going, it wasn’t too bad for about 2 days but now it’s been rough in the mornings again.
Not much else has been going on…no news is good news though!
If you see my parents you can wish them each a happy birthday, they both had theirs in the last week and a half. My dad is a year older and my mom is a year younger!
onward!
SDS
Well, I Eric Jerke and I were able to see Steve for his birthday last weekend and he seemed pretty decent. Un and Bree also showed up to wish Steve a happy 22nd. Members of Steve and Libby’s families were there also. The cake and pop were enjoyed by all.
Steve felt pretty good, he is back to where he was before he left the hospital. Feeling pretty good, eating well, etc. The most annoying thing to him is the cast he is in. It is really uncomfortable. It’s kind of bent and form-fitted so that he can sit up easier during the day, but that means he can’t really lay down flat on his back. He has to sleep sitting up.
When Steve was out of the hospital for those few days, his family was able to get a hosptial style bed for the hotel room. Well, apparently that bed sucked. It was an old 50’s style hospital bed that had a very uncomfotrable mattress. And since he has to sleep sitting up, he was kind of screwed. Everything was manual, no remote-control or anything. I guess the one in the hospital is better.
Anyway, he said he would rather be back in traction than be in that cast an longer. Unfortunately there’s not much he can do about it.
But, he still has high spirits. Eric and I got him the computer game “Battlefield Vietnam” and he seemed to enjoy it. That computer he has is awesome, and it can play any game out there. Hopefully when Steve gets back out of the hospital, he can get some high speed internet to make it more usefull.
Well, as always, call/visit/send stuff to Steve, he’s doing great and we just need to be there for him.
Steve was readmitted to the hospital early Friday afternoon. He had a fever of 100.7, which is higher than the borderline of 100.5, at which the doctors said Steve would have to readmit himself for fear of infection. He had been going steadily down hill the few days before: getting a sore throat and coughing a lot and not eating since Wednesday.
He was hooked up to iv again and given fluids for dehydration and anti-nausea meds. His throat began to hurt very badly, on a scale of one to ten it was a 7. He slept as best he could with nurses and blood-draw people coming in at all hours of the night.
On Monday (4th of July) he is feeling a little better with a hefty dose of morphine. Still not eating or drinking, it was even hard to keep water or Tylenol down. For now, we’ll be in the hospital for at least a few more days.
Steve’s birthday is Saturday, July 9th. He will be 22. Happy Birthday, Steve!
Saturday, June 11th & Sunday, June 12th:
Steve’s doing well. The chemo medicine he’s on right now isn’t making him sick. He’s his usual chipper self.
His birthday is coming up in less than a month (July 9th). It would be great if people could send a bunch of birthday card, E-cards, gifts, phone calls, visits, etc… It would be a huge boost for him if everyone remembered him on his birthday.
Happy 22nd Birthday to Steve. He had a good day (under the circumstances). Libby and Mom decorated the room and Steve was even able to eat some KFC chicken (his favorite) and some birthday cake. He enjoyed all the visitors as well as the birthday greetings, cards, and gifts.
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