Update on DH

Morning everyone -

Just a quick update on Calvin.  He is still residing at Hinsdale Hospital, I guess he needed an extended vacation, now why did'nt I think of that!  On a serious note, he is having surgery this morning.  They are going to remove this tennis ball size ooozing thing on his stomach ( now that was a technical term) and then will pack it.  To be honest, they really don't know what it is other then extremely infected.  They said it  could have been a bug bite, ingrown hair, skin ulcer, they don't know.  I'm sure I will be playing nurse Nancy for a few weeks.  If all goes well today, he may get to come home tomorrow.  They anticipate him being off work 2 - 3 weeks. He's nervous and a little depressed about the whole situation but on a positive note, with all that has happened in the past five weeks, I think and hope that  this has been a huge "I need to get healthy" wake up call.   Ok, I'm heading to the hospital.  I'll update later.  Once again, thank you all for your support and prayers.  I could not ask for a better support system.  You guys ROCK!  Christina

Hi Christina, I will keep both of you in my thoughts and prayers today.  Since you will be doing nurse duty when Calvin comes home, I hope that you will be able to get enough rest so that  you will be okay as well. I went to bed at 10:00 last night and woke at 2:00 am, I think I will be a bit batty for the next couple of days until I get my central time legs back again. Best wishes for both of you this morning. Mary

Thanks Mary..  I appreciate your prayers.  I hope you get your sleeping schedule back in order.  I guess that's the price you pay for being able to play for a few weeks.  LOL Christina. 

Christina, thanks for the update. I woke up thinking about you and Calvin.  Love, Christine

Prayers out for you and Calvin..........Please get some rest too Christina.    not a nap but some sleep!     you have so much on your plate right now, and I do promise you there is a light at the end of that tunnel!  you can't see it now cuz you need to SLEEP!       We will wait to hear from you later.....PS

Thanks Pam.. I not only want light at the end of the tunnel, I want a big beautiful rainbow. Christina

Thanks Sweetie.. We are hanging on.  Christina

Christina,  Dh and I will be thinking about you and Calvin today.  Get some rest Nurse...lol  Keep us updated. Dee

Thanks Dee..  I appreciate you and your dh thinking about us in our time of need.  Oh yes, Nurse Nance will be on full duty soon.  I'm hoping he'll be able to come home tomorrow. Christina

Thanks Ladies for your support.  Just a quick update, I'm back at work.  They postponed the surgery until tomorrow morning at 7:30am.  They started running pre-op tests around 7:30 this morning, EKG, Ultrasound etc.  Then the cardiologist came in and talk to us, gave Calvin an ear full about his smoking and being a type 2 diabetic.  He said that the combination was at the very least a stroke or heart attack waiting to happen.  The combination of the two is equal to having heart disease.  So the risk of him having a heart attack during surgery or while recovery is intermediate risk but the surgery has to happen since the infection is getting worse.   I actually slept like a rock last night and feel pretty refreshed at the moment.  We will just take things one day at a time and if we have to, one minute at a time.  Calvin had already planned on quitting smoking this past Monday.  He had already bought the patches and was ready.  I told him that God was doing for him what he could not do for his self by being in the hospital there's no way he's getting a cigarette.   Hope everyone is having a great day. Christina