Close your eyes, and click your heels together..Now repeat after me..There's No place Like Home

Tony has been out of the Hospital a few weeks and was feeling much better, I got a call from him Thursday around 1pm he told me he had a headache and was feeling a little on the bad side but was finishing up some work at the house and was coming to the salon in a while. The salon got busy and when I looked at the clock when my sister handed me the phone and said "It's Tony on the phone and he sounds funny." I realized it was 3pm...
Tony said his headache was much worse, I told him to let me call the Doctor and see what he thought (since he had been sick a few weeks before)When I called Tony back his speech was slurred and he said his lips were numb, and that someone needed to come to the house...I called Mom (she was on her way home and closer than me to the house) when I got to the house I found my husband in the bed unable to sit up he was in a great deal of pain the Doctor call back and said to take him to the ER when we got him up he began to throw up..after getting him into the car I followed Mom to the hospital and there began the long hours of pain medication (4 shots of Demeral, 2 shots of Morphine, and 1 of Dilaudid) test, CT scans, and lots of waiting...They admitted him and continued with the pain medication, Morphine and Dilaudid to help control the pain... the following day the Doctor wanted to do a spinal tap concerned about the headache and stiffness in his neck...the spinal tap was unsuccessful after two trys he was transferred to Bowling green medical center for the spinal tap and to consult with a neurologist. There they determined it was not meningitis, but wanted to do a MRI and more blood test...his neurologist put him on Imitrex for cluster headaches and the other Doctor had no blood test back but felt like Tony could go home Saturday afternoon since we had the headaches under control, he said he would let us know about the blood work when it came back...

Now if you read ALL of that and felt a little like it all ran together, and lots of unanswered questions, don't feel like the only one...I'm right there with you...
Tony has been up and around today, feeling o.k. he took an Imitrex around noon and said it had helped kick the headache...I guess we will hear from the Doctors sometime this week on the test. I'll keep you updated. At this point in time I'm just glad to be back home again...There's no place like home!!!

I wasn't able to attend my nephew's Graduation due to being at the Hospital but Pictures are coming soon, I had Chad to take my camera so stay tuned for the Graduation extravaganza (Chad graduates from 8th grade tomorrow night) Blessings!M

Little something to make you laugh....

Trisha my cousin was telling me about this book The Noticer so tonight I thought I would look it up on the computer...from there I went to the authors web page(Andy Andrews) and found he had a few clips...thought I would share this one with you, it was pretty funny!!

Blessings,
M

Something To Think About...

Just this past week, I remember praying and saying to God "I want to be a reflection of you Lord, Change what needs to be changed."

I checked my blog last night and went to Misti's blog and she posted something that I had to watch more than once...it made me think about the prayer I had prayed just a few days ago...Change is painful, the familiar is much easier..we tuck things away or clutch things so tightly that we don't even realize they are present in our life...God wants to shape us..he wants to mold us..but we must be willing to let him work...

M

Good News

Just an update on Husbands test today...

They found no signs of Crohn's disease, the Doctor said that he did see what seemed to be a mild case of colitis...I was so thankful for that news. Husband made it through the procedure like a pro and had not a clue when they took me back to see him after they had finished...as a matter of fact he has just come to his senses about an hour ago...
We have another appointment with the Doctor Wed. morning to discuss ditching the gall bladder, and talking to him about treatment for the colitis...

I am so thankful for my Dad, he has went with us to appointments and has been my support while I wait for Tony in the waiting room..(Thanks Dad, I love you)

I am Thankful for my Mom who I know has stormed the gates of Heaven with her continuous prayers on Tony's behalf.

I am thankful for my Sister who has been there to help with the kids, answer the phone at the salon and be my pick me up.

I am thankful for my friends who have called to check on Tony my nurse friends who have taken my calls and answered questions, our family Doctor who has been there from the start of this whole thing, taken calls at home to answer questions, and took the time to pray for Tony..Thank you..your friendship means so much to us.So this is where we stand today. Please continue to pray that God will guide the surgeon as we meet with him again Wednesday..Blessings!

M

A Must Try French Toast Recipe

I am a huge fan of Diners Drive-In's And Dives a show on the Food Network Channel...I could (and have) waste many hours watching this, I love to cook and I love watching this show that takes you to different states and shows you how and what they cook in they're restaurants..(I get many ideas from this show for new things to cook at home)
I recently watched and episode which featured a restaurant called the Blue Moon Cafe and they were severing French Toast...What was so special about this french toast you ask?? Well good ol' Cap'n Crunch was in the recipe...my kids love this kind of cereal and I couldn't wait to try it! So we had some last night it was GREAT!! I would post pictures but it went so fast there was none left to photograph....Trust me this is a MUST TRY RECIPE! Here it is:

Ingredients
6 large eggs
5 tablespoons sugar
2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup butter
1 (16 ounce) box Cap'n Crunch cereal (don't use the cheaper brands)
1 loaf Texas toast thick bread

Directions
1.Pour Cap'n Crunch into a gallon-size ziplock bag and crush to a course meal -- make sure there are a few good size pieces in the mix. Pour into a 9x13 pan in order to dredge properly.

2.Combine eggs, sugar, cream, vanilla, and spices in a large bowl. It will have the consistency of custard.

3.Soak each slice of Texas Toast in wet ingredients, 30 seconds each side. Be sure the edges are moist, too.

4.Dredge in Cap'n Crunch, lightly press onto each side, and around the crust. Place on parchment paper until all slices are coated.

5.Heat 2 tbs. butter in large skillet, then gently place slices in pan; two at a time.

6.Cook three minutes per side.Cook this on fairly low heat or it will burn. Place on parchment covered baking pan in a warm oven.

Hope your family loves this as much as mine!!
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***Just incase your checking in to see how Tony's doing...Well...Let's just say he's done his duty...like Nana always says...This to shall pass:)***

M

HOME SWEET HOME..

Tony was released from our local Hospital this morning, and off we went to see a surgeon, in hopes that he would remove Tony's gall bladder...we arrived at the Doctors office at 9:30 and yet again filled out a very long registration/medical history/do you have any money insurance form. The doctor reviewed all the test, lab work, x-rays, CT scans and talked with us about what he thought we should do next (which didn't include ditching the gall bladder just yet) He scheduled Tony for a colonoscopy and endoscopy, for Monday morning. The Doctor wants to find out if Tony has Crohn's disease, if he does the pain in his right side could be from his colon...he is not ruling out taking out the gall bladder he just feels like the Crohn's needs to be addressed first, and to top it off some of Tony's blood work came back positive for food poisoning..(wonderful) our family Doctor said that was the second case he had seen in the past week...(I won't be eating out any time soon now)
So he has lots of medicine to take for now.. Prednisone for the inflammation, Cipro for food poisoning, something for pain, and the "prep" pills that he has to take to get him ready for the test Monday...they use to make you drink something to clean you out...but we found out today they give pills for this now...don't worry he only has to take 32..yep thats what I said 32 pills, 4 at a time 15 min. apart until they're all gone (and drink plenty of water of coarse) he starts this wonderful pill pop'n party Sunday afternoon..(don't worry he only pop's pills on special occasions..like for colonoscopy's)AHEM..
So this is where we stand for now. I am getting a crash coarse in Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health Insurance (which I am very thankful for) you know the standard
-Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion
-Limitations and Exclusion's
-Precertification
-Post service claims
-Pre-Service claims
Does anyone know what ANY of this Really means? Honestly, I had to go and lay down for a while after reviewing the insurance plan packet today...I have not one clue..seriously..not one..it makes my head spin, I am so thankful there is this little women in the office where husband works that will answer all my questions, she has been a life saver through all of this!
So I must return to the never ending pile of laundry (I swear I think clean cloths jump out of the closet while we are gone and roll in the dirt and scatter themselves through out the house)
Thank you for praying, thank you for calling and checking on Tony, we love each one of you for taking the time! Blessings!
M

P.S. Did I mention how very happy I am that Husband is home? Just wanted you to know in case I didn't mention it:)

Another long day...

Today was very long, My Dad and I (thanks by the way dad) picked Tony up at the hospital and took him to Bowling Green for more test, the test reviled that is gall bladder is working correctly but he has two stones and they seem to roll and stop something up (can't remember what, just remember it's not suppose to be stopped up) and that is where the pain is coming from in his side. So we have an appointment in the morning with a Doctor in Glasgow in the morning to further discuss our options, they did request he not eat after midnight, so that could indicate possible surgery tomorrow...he is still in the hospital at Burkesville tonight.

I think the whole trip to Bowling Green today along with the test threw him into more pain he was feeling really bad by the time we got back to the hospital this afternoon, they wanted to try to give him pain pills to see if that would help, instead of pain medicine through his IV...it didn't go over so well he had to have pain meds through his IV around 7:30 tonight, and that I assure you sent him straight to la la land...He had not a clue within 3min of having the shot.

So here I am again tonight missing him very much praying that this will be over soon and having a much greater respect for those who have family in the hospital with long stays....this is not a fun place to be.
I will try to update soon please continue to pray. Blessings.

A quick shout out to my friend Traci, thank you for the sweet comment you left on my last post, you truley are a wonderful friend!

M