Extremely Urgent Phred Needs Our Prayers

Yippiee!!! Wooo hooo!!! I'm so happy you're home!

Now we can comiserate on all this hospital stuff. So, what's with those gowns anyway? Like I mentioned in my thread, they can put a man on the moon but they can't come up with a hospital gown that stays closed in the rear? sheesh! :rolleyes:

And how 'bout the food? I always thought hospital food was tolerable, but the oatmeal they gave me.....was it really made out of soggy cardboard? Sure tasted that way. ;)

Terry was also shocked when I told him, and he wanted to be sure that I sent well wishes from him also, so, from both of us - and the kitties too - keep resting up, follow docs orders, throw them durn cigarettes away and keep getting better! :)

Oh my eyes are definitely stinging. A most hearty and joyful
WELCOME HOME to you Phred. The double T's and I are thanking God with all our hearts!!! :D :D

Oh Phred, I am sooo happy to see you home. Please do everything the doctors tell you, we don't want to go through anything like that again.

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Originally Posted by momoffuzzyfaces

Well, young man, you certainly made my day!!!

I can't stop grinning!!!!

Yep, you were on top of my prayer list too! I had aksed everyone in heaven to keep praying for you too. I have it on good authority that a certain black bunny told God you had better get well, or ELSE!!! Even He doesn't want to make Miz Sophie mad!!!! :D

WELCOME BACK!!!!! :D

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Welcome back (again!), Phred!!

Welcome home, Phred! I've been thinking of you!

Be a good patient and follow the doc's orders! Or I'll send Kayleigh down to keep you in line--she's very good at that!

Whew!!!!! How nice to know that you are home where you belong!!!!!!!!

Please take care of yourself!!!!! :)

Although I have been traveling I have been closely following your "event", Phred.

There's no place like home, there's no place like home...."

keep on keeping on....

Welcome home Phred!!!!!!!!! I have been keeping you in my thoughts and I am so glad that you are finally home!

Welcome back Phred!!! :D
What a nice surprise that you are back home and back to posting with your wonderful sense of humor still intact. ;)
I look forward to seeing photos of your new bear, I think I know lots of his friends and relatives. :)

phred,
glad to hear you are doing well...


Glad you liked the "fastback" model of hospital gowns....

The back is cut out to reduce wind resistance...Kinda like the downforce in NASCAR!! :eek: :confused:

and I hope you know that Firemen done fade away..
They smoulder for a long long time.

:D

Welcome home phred ! Glad you are doing well, what is it with you fire guys all the smoke on the line and you have to put a butt in your face too. This was a good warning , please heaed it for us and the furkids sakes. Also stay away from Micky D"s that stuff will kill ya. :D Glad your home and getting all the nursing you can from the Pro's there at the ranch.

WELCOME HOME PHRED!!!! So good to see you posting! Take cre of your self, and make sure those furkids of yours take care of you too!!!

Welcome home, Phred! I'm so glad you're ok!

I've been waaaay behind on checking PT happenings! So sorry to hear about your heart attack Phred, but glad to be reading the last page and hearing you're back home again. Good thing you got into the hospital quick, and are on the mend. Go slow, and don't let those dogs take you on any wild runs for a while! ;)

OMG! Phred, I'm so glad you're OK.
I wish you a speedy recovery. Please take care of yourself.
How are the furkidz behaving? I hope they're letting you rest.

woo glad your home get better soon you gave a us all a BIG scare!!!! lol the furkids probly wont leave him alone!!! :D

:eek: :D ;) :o :p Welcome Home Phred!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool: :D :) :p

A big welcome home!!!
Wishing you a speedy recovery.

I'm so glad you're home and healing. Prayers continue as you continue to get better.

WELCOME HOME!

It's so GOOD to read this thread and find out that you are home and recovering! You have been in my thoughts and prayers, and I'll remember to say a big "Thank You, God" for the progress you've made! :)

Deb

WELCOME HOME, now you take it easy and don't be scaring us like that again! ;)

Hugs,
Kim ;)

Now 3:00 AM, (checks DAY on watch) Thursday ...

Hmmm ...
They musta "tinkered" wiff Dad's internal klock, too!
We mostly LOST Wednesday ...

NUNBUDDIE did much "sleepin" Tues/Wed Nite ...
Dad kept not-sleepin and gettin up ... ALL nite!
Wrote Doc a diary-note about 6 AM ... hadda "Fax" it - Docs don't do E-mail! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/rolleyes.gif

Nebber got an "answer" - called Offiss agin @ 4:00 PM ...
"Oh, she saw it (diary-note) - didn't have any suggestions! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/eek.gif Come
in for a follow-up in 4-6 weeks ...
JAN 18 is da furst openin!"

Docs must use a different kallender!

Seemz like ebberthin dat izin't "werkin quite rite" is "Normal" ...
Quess we'll quit komplainin.

Kare-Bare mugg shots?
We'll try dat next day-time .... whenebber dat is!

"Early-to-bed" ... ??
Phone-yappin at 6 PM - fell asleep inna chair till 9:30 PM ....
Phone-yappin at 10 PM ... Letterman woked us up fur din-din at 12 AM ...
Dinner sleep-off till ... Now (3 AM)

Wonder if it's sleepin onna FLAT bed dat's da problemo ... ??
Feelin PAST-tiurd now ...
Let's try SLEEPIN!

{{{HUGGZ}}} an Many THANKS fur all da Kind Thoughts!!

Dad sez "Nitey-Nite (he hopes)!"

Oh, Yeah ...

God sez we "Owez Him wun!" http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/wink.gif

Oh Phred, what a night! :( You gotta get some sleep! Cuddle up with Boots, like Debbie did with CJ. PT and the rest will be here when you wake up. ;)

Are Cinder, Smoke and Bowser with you, or still with your friends? Are they letting you relax? I do hope so!

Take care and keep getting better! Sending more hugs and headbumpies. :)

Welcome home Phred, I hope you recover quickly! :)

Phred, glad to hear you are feeling fine, but you gotta get some sleep, too!

How about......no naps later in the PM, then a nice glass of warm milk before bed time along with a nice warm bath/shower and then some nice calm music on the clock radio in the nice cool temperatured bedroom? I think I am getting sleepy just typing this!

I bet everyone here has some fun thing to recommend to you!

So glad to hear you are doing fine.

SAS

Cinders and Smoke, maybe Dad should see if he can find a nice message board (like this one) for folks who have been through a similar type of experience to what he had, as it doesn't appear that the doc is going to be a whole lot of help. grrrr :mad: That just ain't right! Now that he's got pills to take, might want to do a bit of research on them too. Then there's got to be a real plan on how to eat right. Lots of stuff to think about right when you don't feel like doing much of anything. Take it slow, take it easy, bit by bit you will get through these days, and maybe be able to find a doc who can give a little care to a patient.

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Originally Posted by Rachel

... maybe Dad should see if he can find a nice message board (like this one) for folks who have been through a similar type of experience .....

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That sounds like a good idea Rachel. I have been searching a bit, and found this: http://www.healthboards.com/boards/f...=Jump+to+Board

.... and this: http://ehealthforum.com/health/heart..._symptoms.html

This link has Northside Medical Center, and if you click on November and scroll down, you may see one of the surgeons who did the job on Phred. Well Done!!

http://www.forumhealth.org/forumheal...mnews/news.php

Keep getting better, Phred!! :)

Great ideas, Rachel!

Phred, SAS is right about no nappies in the evening - messed with my sleep the first few days too. I made a point of not napping after 4:00 pm, and since I made that decision, I was able to sleep the whole night through with just one wake up to renew the tylenol intake.

I'm always amazed at doctors when dealing with heart attacks also. A few years ago my dad had one. He went in in the morning, that afternoon they put a stint in, later that afternoon they released him with a few prescriptions and said come back in 6 months! :eek: When I found that out, I'm like, excuse me? Shouldn't he be monitored more to make sure the medications are working as expected and to make sure the blockage doesn't return and well....just because he just about almost died?

However, I have learned that when it comes to heart problems, the docs really do know what they are talking about since they deal with them so often, so I would just follow whatever advice they gave you and be sure to call them if you notice you're not feeling right again. They should, however, at the very least, be available to you if you have any questions.

Keep taking it easy, but slowly increase your activity level, and reduce the nappies. If it weren't so durn cold around here lately, I'd suggest going out with the dawgs for a little walk when you let them out, but not so sure that's a good idea with the cold....and I think you guys got snow too, didn't you?

Hope you continue to feel better! :)

Gosh Phred, you have a whole bunch of cyber nurses that are giving you excellent advice.

The suggestions about no naps after 4 pm sound about right. It makes the night pretty long - if you can't sleep.

Sounds to me that if the Doc doesn't want to see you until January 18th that he feels confident about you. But, I still would call in if you have any worries at all.

Just because you are home - doesn't mean that we have stopped praying for you. Giant hugs (but gentle) being sent your way.

Phred, I'm so sorry that you are not sleeping. I've been there, done that. I have also found that eating a big meal late at night is not a good thing either. It just sits there in my tummy and rumbles away all night, keeping me awake. You may want to try eating a small meal at 6pm and then a snack later if you are hungry. Just some thoughts.

Still more prayers on the way from KANADA! :)

hmm I can relate to the not sleeping - up late then sleeping most of the day.
I think some chamomille tea or warm milk and a hot shower or bath is the perfect suggestion for you!
Try that tonite!

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Originally Posted by gini

Just because you are home - doesn't mean that we have stopped praying for you. Giant hugs (but gentle) being sent your way.

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Yes, indeed. {{more hugs}}

Weeeeellllll ...

Da "NO Nappiez" iz a great idea ... jest tell HIM dat!
Laz nite he wuz *jabberin* onna Tele-dinger ...
hung'd up an started watchin da Idiot Box ...

*droop* & *BOINK* an it wuz Litez Out inna Kliner chair wiffa eyeshadez down!

We all gotz grub affore da 11 a-klok newz ... but nunbuddie rememberz mucha da newz.

Den aftur da 3 a-klok wake-up, Dad figgered he wuz sleepin purdy gud inna Kliner ...
so he an SmokeMutt *curled up* inna chair fur a kupple more hourz.

Dad figgerz da Kliner chair iz jest a more narrow version uvva Hoppsbittle bed!
Who knowez - we mite all make it to da BigBed tanite!
:rolleyes:

Cinder and Smoke:

Just keep giving phred that therapy that he needs. There was am article recently about pets being the best therapy for post op patients. I'm esure you guys are doing your best to help him recover. Keep up the good work.

Yep, nothin like a little fuzzy luvin for what ails ya!!!

Keep it up gang!!! :D

Just checking in on our favorite fireman - glad to hear it's a good (if not sleepy) report. I second Staci's suggestion of chammomile tea and a warm bath/shower. Lavender, although "girl-y" ;), is very calming. (Softsoap makes a nice lavender 'n milk shower gel that isn't too perfume-y.) You could try a sachet of "the real stuff" tucked in your pillow case. Eucalyptus is also very calming.

Ok, since I'm in class, I suppose I should take notes, not write them. ;)

Check in again when you can! Hope you sleep/feel better!

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Originally Posted by zippy-kat

I second Staci's suggestion of chamomile tea and a warm bath/shower.

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http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/rolleyes.gif
Mr. Google sez I shouldn't plan on finding the Chamomile Tea Leaves on the local
Big Burd (Giant Eagle Store) shelves.

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Originally Posted by zippy-kat

Lavender, although "girl-y" http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/wink.gif, is very calming.

(Softsoap makes a nice lavender 'n milk shower gel that isn't too perfume-y.)

You could try a sachet of "the real stuff" tucked in your pillow case.

Eucalyptus is also very calming...

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http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/eek.gif
"Lavender... Softsoap... sachet... Eucalyptus..."

You guys have GOT to be kidding!!!
I'd never live it down iffin wunna the Fiur Guyz came in and "found" that stuff!

I think the ole Three BEERS before bed otta do the trick! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/wink.gif
Wonder if they should be Bud LITES instead of Hi Test??

http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/biggrin.gif

I'm just reading this now, and gosh, I'm glad you are on the mend, Phred! :) A few beers are usually good for closing the eyelids, so what the heck . . . it IS Thursday, so if Richard's cyberbar is still open (or am I shamefully behind in the threads . . . I know I am . . . sorry) why not partake?!!! ;) Open or not, I will toast to your good health!:D

OK, Mr. Fireman...here's a "burning" (pardon the pun) question that's been on my mind for awhile. Since your name is John, where did Phred come from? :confused:

Oh Slick I 'm so glad you asked I have been wondering for a couple years after I found out his name. Enquring minds want to know. (plus just nosy people too ) ;)