~Amazing~

I found a photo that I forgot I had, its one that, when I saw it I

was I think AMAZED, that this was inside my chest. I had No

idea was in there..If they told me I sure dont remember thats

for sure. I had to have a heart cath 3 years ago just to check

and see how the bypass was.. This was in March 2003 i think..

I couldnt find the date on it..Its hard to read..but I'm pretty sure

thats about when I had it done, was about the same time my

niece died...shortly after that ...

They usually used the groin area to do the injection of the dye.
I am highly allergic to it, and have to take medication before

they can inject it. I've had so many procedures done there that

this time to get access to the artery was impossible and the

harder they tried the more it hurt and upset I became, so they

decided to use my right arm at the inside of my elbow..which,

of course, meant that I could not use my chair since I needed

arms to move it.. I had to stay overnight in the hospital and

come back home the next day.. They only found some minor

stuff and said no problems and I was allowed to go home then.

The photo is the x-ray of my heart, so you see? I DO have one lol.

What I was so shocked about were the thingies that look like

sardine can keys that they said they used after my heart bypass

to hold my chest together...I had no clue they were inside me.. I

thought something was drastically wrong.! I looked at this photo

when the Dr. handed it to me and immediately said "WHAT is

THAT???" He explained what they were... I was really amazed.

I know I remember those bloody staples they used.. How these

hospitals..well Doctors can use those horrible things..they say

they are so much more anti infectious..THAT is NOT true..not as

far as MY body goes- almost EVERY time they used them I got an

infection..well my right stump didnt..but every where else just

about did that they used them...and hurt? Oh my WORD..YES

I remember every time how badly I cried when it came time to

pull those things out...they're like a regular staple but with a V

in the center..half goes under your skin and the skin grows over

it , then they jerk them out.. I know my chest had like 30 of them.

My stumps each had over 40.. Pulling them puppies out one at

a time..I threatened the last nurse that did it..that I would put one

in HER let her find out just how badly they hurt . Each time she

would say "ok, just a little PINCH now" Ya right...Pinch, LIE~!~

Donnies dad just had a bypass like me, and they used Super

Glue to close it up.. I was SO happy for him..and If I have to have

ANY kind of surgery they BETTER use that on me as well ... .

THAT has to be the VERY best invention yet..I say "BRAVO!!

and about time, stitches werent so great either but ..THIS has

got to be TONS better.

I wish this right stump would wake up.. I laid down this after noon

I just had NO choice.. I am trying to get over this and stop the ache.

It was doing good this morning but as the day wore on .well by

noon I had NO choice but to go back to bed for a while..My stump,

the right one..STILL is asleep.. It drives me nuts.. But its the same

sort of ache..underneath in the back of my stump and seems to go

up into my hip. I think its the mattress that is doing this as well.. I
think by monday If its not better I am going to see about getting a

new mattress and start there. Something has to give on this..lol...

I had to break down and turn the AC back on..I was sitting here and

this little fan just was running its patootie off and just NOT really

helping..So I just turned the air back on for a while to cool if off and

then maybe the poor fan wont have to work so hard.. I am SO glad

I live on the north side of this building and dont get the hot afternoon

sun shining in my windows like the others do on that side.. I put it

on LOW cool and hopefully that will help...

My side trip to the kitchen is to get some Iced tea..Raelynn went to

the grocery store and I asked her to get some for me.. She picked

up a 6 pack of bottles of Lipton Original Iced tea..sweetened, of

course, and let me tell you..It is really good.. I dont like lemon in my

tea.. I was raised on tea, I've tried lemon in it..and I prefer with out I

like the taste of the tea...This Lipton I think is very good.. I know a

long time ago I used to drink some called Arizona Iced tea that was

REALLY good.. But Raelynn couldnt find it.. This Lipton is good, but

Lipton always was the only kind my mother used that I remember.

I'm not hungry which is surprising for me... usually I am, but since

this bout with this stump and back I have been extremely nauseated

and have NO idea why ..thats why Im drinking the tea..lol...so no

food..I dont wanna have to get up a zillion times so its ONLY 1

bottle of tea as well lol.. Im learning.. Like I say, Im slow but sure...

Thanks for all the great comments and hearing from you I really enjoy

reading them. Nice to see new names there as well- RJ..welcome

to my little corner of the world.. :-) Time to say "nitey nite"

Y'all have a good one now Y'hear? luv ya..and thanks :-)

ALways, Lois****

May God Bless you today,

I'm so honored to call you friend,

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...