{"id":564,"date":"2010-08-01T14:25:17","date_gmt":"2010-08-01T21:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/hultquist\/?p=564"},"modified":"2010-08-01T14:25:17","modified_gmt":"2010-08-01T21:25:17","slug":"sunday-the-good-news-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=564","title":{"rendered":"SUNDAY — the good news is"},"content":{"rendered":"

The week is over!\u00a0 Wow.\u00a0 This was one of my worst weeks in many.\u00a0 Monday morning this past week started with a bang.\u00a0 Well, there wasn\u2019t much noise but blueberries cascaded about the kitchen like a 4th<\/sup> of July fire cracker.\u00a0 I stepped into the kitchen to get some blueberries out of the fridge, to clean some and sugar them for our morning cereal.\u00a0 John was outside explaining a subtle point of etiquette to a horse.\u00a0 I had 2 pounds of blueberries in my right hand and was moving \u2026 when I tripped over my imagination or the rug, do not know, and slammed into the edge of the counter-top Formica around the sink.\u00a0 It was full speed ahead.\u00a0 The bag of blueberries got two holes in it and berries exited from both, but my left arm hit the sharp counter edge, halfway between my elbow and shoulder.\u00a0 Immediately, I was in pain, and had a huge lump forming.\u00a0 This is not good to have internal bleeding in a patient on the blood thinner Coumadin.\u00a0 I first tried to pick the blueberries off the counter, still in the bag with — I thought — one hole, to put in another bag with no holes, but suddenly they started falling again out the back side hole.\u00a0 So, I sat down for a few minutes to rest.\u00a0 It was still swelling so I went and called to John to please come help.\u00a0 [Someone had to save the blueberries! JFH<\/em>]<\/p>\n

He had enough sense to tell me to call my family physician\u2019s nurse, who said get ice on it to reduce the swelling, do that every 20 minutes on and off, she would contact the doctor, and I was to report back in an hour.\u00a0 Meanwhile, she called back to say to hold pressure on the ice.\u00a0 So I did.\u00a0 I started with a flaxseed bag that doesn\u2019t get all that cold, but it worked.\u00a0 She suggested a package of frozen green peas, which later when we had to go to town, John got for me to use for the afternoon ice sessions.<\/p>\n

The swelling went down (probably started at the size of a golf ball) after a couple of applications of the ice pack, and so then they sent me to the hospital for a blood draw to check my INR for the blood clotting factor\u2026 before the doctor wanted to decide on the change to my Coumadin dosage for the night and succeeding days.<\/p>\n

I missed my exercise class because of all the excitement and being at the hospital for a blood draw.\u00a0 But, the swelling went down (although I still applied frozen green peas, once home from town).<\/p>\n

Tuesday was spent totally on my back trying to rest and recover.\u00a0 That\u2019s not good for keeping the muscles working.\u00a0 I did walk up the driveway and back that evening with a little bit of exertion and trouble.\u00a0 It started my atrial fibrillation which really hasn\u2019t been bothering me in weeks.<\/p>\n

Next day, was exercise class again and I forced myself to go.\u00a0 It was a most unpleasant experience.\u00a0\u00a0 I sat out a lot of class without energy or stamina to join in.\u00a0 All my cohorts and my teacher are very concerned and responsive to me.\u00a0 It\u2019s nice being with such a great group of supportive people.<\/p>\n

Thursday, was not much better.\u00a0 I geared up to go to my music venue with the Fiddlers and Friends, at 2:00 to 3:00 at a local nursing home.\u00a0 I played the fiddle but did not sing along because it was just too taxing.\u00a0 I was not feeling well, and had no stamina.<\/p>\n

During this week, however, I contacted both my doctors:\u00a0 the cardiologist in Yakima and the family physician.\u00a0 They are both concerned and we have upcoming appointments (this week and next).\u00a0 The cardiologist will have me for a week on a heart event monitor which will show them what my heart is doing all the time.\u00a0 I can also press a button to request a read-out report be stored on things when I feel stress.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not looking forward totally to this coming week, the first in August, because it is my week in the Washington Old Time Fiddlers\u2019 workshop classes.\u00a0 I am concerned at my low level of stamina how I will make it through the classes M-F from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.\u00a0 There are afternoon and evening events as well \u2013 some educational, some just fun — which I know I will miss this year.<\/p>\n

The nice thing, however, is that the people in charge know my condition, and plan to provide a room in the air-conditioned facility where we have classes, which will have a recliner and provide a place to escape to rest if (WHEN) I need.<\/p>\n

Okay.\u00a0 That\u2019s a long negative report, but I will try to do better, eat better, and all the other things.<\/p>\n

Part of this is my mental attitude and depression about being worse off 2 months after the defibrillator implant than I was going in for it on June 1st<\/sup>.\u00a0 John thinks, perhaps, the many medications need tweaking.<\/p>\n

Puppies \u2013 three still here \u2013 are still growing but remain cute, funny, and playful and we are looking for homes.<\/p>\n

August is set to be a busy month.\u00a0 We wish for all of you the best, and will report back next week with better news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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