Happy Birthday Mr S.

Happy 32nd Birthday. I realized today you have been part of my life for almost a 1/4 of yours now.

Someone make it stop...

Well Eric's doctor called the other day and things may not be too great. He has to go see a cardiologist next Wednesday at 9:30. There was something in the echo that they did not like. Now I don't know how much the doctor told my husband because I wasn't home when he got the call but I am worried as all heck about him. I know he's had his murmur for almost 32 years and if he needs some kind of heart surgery he is a young man and wil be better able to bounce back than an older person would.

The thing is I have been through the heart surgery wait and worry with 3 of my 4 grandparents and I just hate to think that I may have to do that with my husband.

Gotta continue to think positively but I am scared as hell.

Got Stress?

Well today was Eric's Stress test and Echocardiogram. I have to give the hospital kudos for the 2 tests starting right on time, but boo to whoever scheduled them 2 hours apart. The stress test was 1st and only took about 1/2 an hour so of course we got to sit in a waiting room for an hour and a half and got to see infomercials and religious programming. Not really my idea of great fun at 7:30 in the morning. I don't for sure how long it will be before Eric's doctor has the results and we know what if anything will need to be done.

I am cautiously optimistic that everything is going to be just fine. Just have to not think about the waiting.

So far this week has been going ok but it is only Tuesday.

In better news as my mother said today when I saw her 17 more days until Florida. I am ready for some hopefully warmer weather.I just have to get my bags packed and my car cleaned out of anything we don't need in there.

Monday, Monday

{sarcasm} Oh how I love Mondays.{/sarcasm}
Ok so now that we've determined that I am not all that fond of Mondays, I can say that so far today hasn't really been too bad.

The groundhogs, both the big guy in PA and the one up in Howell, Mi, Predicted 6 more weeks of winter this morning. Um yeah spring pretty much officially begins in about 6 weeks. Go figure.

Tomorrow is Eric's stress test and ekg. I am so ready for that to be over. We have to be at the hospital at 7am, the 2nd test is scheduled for 9 am. Tomorrow is going to be a long day but hopefully everything is going to be good news.We certainly could use some right now.

Stupid Economy

I guess I was a little to hasty in being glad yesterday was Friday.
My husbands truck has been not running right and I had to go and pick him up at work last night. He was laid-off from his job for at least a couple of weeks again. The shop he works for was already running really light crew and anybody who didn't get called back from the holiday shutdown back in December no longer has a job there.

I hate the company he works for but now with his truck messed up it is going to be that much harder for him to search for a job with my work hours. I am at work form 11am until 7pm and with where we live and my gym habit I am out of the house from about 7:30am until 8:30 pm each day.

Thank goodness he got his unemployment from the holidays finally straightened out.

I really wish something would happen to make things better for our economy but nothing can happen overnight (at least not to the good).Heres hoping that his job does call him back soon.

TGIF!

Thank God it's Friday has never been a more correct statement this week. It has been a long week and I am looking forward to relaxing a little bit this weekend.

Eric and I were invited to a Superbowl party so we may go to that. I have to run it by him. Either way relaxation is long overdue this weekend. With the stress test and EKG coming up on Tuesday I think Eric and I both just need some rest.

Of course as I say that there is housework to be done and grocery shopping to do but I guess those can fit into a relaxation scheme for the weekend.

I think now that his tests draw nearer I am calming down quite a bit about it. I have started thinking in the perspective that if the doctor had any major causes for concern he wouldn't have scheduled the tests 2 weeks out.

I can say this week has been a bit more free of the calamity that the last couple weeks seemed to be bringing us and considering I go to Florida with my family in 3 weeks I would be very happy for things to stay calmer :)

Life keeps throwing curveballs....

Well this week has been probably the worst week I have experienced while I have been a married woman. I have a few people in my family going through health issues right now I don't know who to worry about most.

My grandmother is stil rehabing from her broken hip in November, she is actually doing rather well. She is finally walking and making progress which I am thankful for. She did however end up with a bad infection at the 1st rehab center she was at and because of the alzheimers she continually pulled out her picc lines. She has a central line and is a rehab facitlity that is more of a hospital type setting until the anitbiotics are done and the central line can be removed. After that I don't know what wull happen. Grandpa is insistent that he is taking her home but without nursing help none of the family thinks he can do it on his own.

My dad had chest pains and was hospitalized overnight just before Christmas. He had a stress test a couple of weeks ago and I haven't been able to find out what is going on. My dad and stepmother can never seem to keep a phone hooked up long enough for the number I have for them to be currrent and in trying to reach my grandparents to find out if they know anything I haven't been able to reach them. They go on senior trips from time to time so I am sure they are probably gone on one of those or else I would have heard from my aunt.

Now on to my husband. He was born with a heart murmur and he also suffers from anxiety/panic disorder. Sunday he was out shoveling or walk and when he came in he felt as if he was having an anxiety attack, I let him settle himself in, got the dog locked in another room while he got to feeling better, got him the juice he asked for,etc. Monday night on my way home from work he calls me, he is supposed to be at work but he took the day off. He got up early to try and straighten out trouble he had with unemployment during the last couple of weeks of the year when his plant was shutdown and then took a nap on the couch. Upon getting up he felt dizzy, and as if he were having an anxiety attack again so he decided to go to the doctor.

Well the doctor is concerned about his murmur and has ordered a Stress Test and EKG.
Eric goes for that on February 3rd. I hope that I don't get anymore family to worry about anytime soon.