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Yay, Becky!,!!
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Becky, glad you are now recovering from the surgery! Wishing you much strength each day!
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It's time to get up and take your pills and start the day...ALL OVER AGAIN!
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Becky, Glad you are doing well ! When I worked in hospitals, I worked in step-down open heart surgery units and absolutely loved it.... seeing people before and surgery, healing well and able to go home..it was my favorite part of nursing!
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Looking forward to my robot helper in the future!! Would hate to burden my
son the way my father has, first with care taking my mom throughout my childhood
and now care taking him whilst trying to raise son and escape DV situation. Robots
wont argue, complain, shame, head game or cause drama-- unless you pay extra
for that feature lol
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Finally, over the anesthesia from my surgery. And, of course it’s the middle of the night. Upside, my brother, the night owl, is staying with me. When he was a toddler, it was aggravating to have a little brother who wanted to watch TV in my room all night. As a senior it’s great that he’s up for an all nighter. I’ve been up several times today and have walked around a little. Pain isn’t too bad. I declined pain medication starting late this afternoon, just using Tylenol. To keep my psych license, I have to go thru a drug testing program that the hospital and my doctor have to sign off on. Going to Tylenol only makes it way easier to get my license off hold. Good that I have a high pain tolerance. My breathing is still out of whack. Still on oxygen. My surgeon says I’m Recovering on schedule or a little ahead. May get out of CCU tomottow afternoon. Thanks for all of the good thoughts and prayers. 
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Becky you are amazing, I don't imagine there are many who would be posting online so soon after surgery!
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Glad you're doing well, Becky!
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Way to go Becky! Hang in there my little tough cookie!
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My brother holds my IPad while do one finger typing. Waiting to move to regular room. Pain is a little better. They’ve taken out IV’s, catheter, and one surgical drain.
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I made it to a regular room. I still have a cardiac monitor. My room is nice. Private room,  large private bath and a view of the river and Lucerne hills. PJ brought me my IPhone and my own robe and slippers. Plus a treat - fat and sugar free blueberry ice cream. It’s good not to be in the CCU with all of the noise. Plus I have a good over size bed. I’ve had a couple of visitors.
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You have my deepest admiration Becky. You are doing so well. Hugs
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Thanks Veronica. I think having worked with cardiologists several times gave me a good idea of what to expect and of what not to do. But it’s still hard. Especially not being able to turn over.
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Wow, Becky, I cannot imagine going through what you have with no pain medication! Very glad you are doing so well, and congratulations on the over-sized bed... woo hoo!
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Myownlife, I had pain meds immediately after. Then switched to Tylenol. Pain is fairly bad, but not unbearable. Gets bad - I’ll ask for something.
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Thinking of you, Becky - hang in there!
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Becky, you are amazing! I'd offer you hugs but even the thought of it might hurt your ribs!!! Hope you feel a ton better very soon.

One of my dear friends went through the same procedure about 3 years ago, and she was the same (refusing meds).....they let her go home after 4 days because of it! (Of course, she pretty much said she was going whether they liked it or not, lol. But refusing painkillers stronger than Tylenol is what got her the OK.)
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I don't know what I would do without Tylenol! Hope you are feeling better each day Becky.

I also hope I can log on here in the future...had some trouble with the site not recognizing password. Odd, nothing had changed so I don't know what happened.
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I am concerned with the amount of suicides being reported, even famous people that seem to have everything going for them. First Kate Spade, and today I was shocked to learn chef Anthony Bourdain had taken his own life. He knew an old friend of mine. They are saying the numbers are up in most every state. This makes me concerned. I know I went through a spell where I though about it last Fall, but now I wonder how I ever thought that way. What if everything did get better somehow? I think it was PTS from the rough years of caregiving and then being thrown back into it somewhat with MIL. I sometimes feel like I am still waiting to live my life again, but realize there is good in even little things each day. Sometimes I truly feel like the World is off it's axis lately.
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Katie - if you ever have trouble logging in, the admin staff is very responsive and usually gets it fixed pretty quickly. I've had to e-mail a couple of times over the last year - they had it fixed before I even woke up the next morning. Just go to the "contact us" page and fill out the "send us a message" fields, using the e-mail address you use the forum with.

https://www.agingcare.com/contactus.aspx
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Dorianne, Thanks! I did go to the contact page and they were able to refresh my account pretty quickly. I guess these technical things happen from time to time.
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Katie- I think its is because most people do not look up for true joy and happiness, and expect in to be here on this earth. So even though they might acquire all their dreams come true and all material things they could want, they will never be happy. And when they have everything and are not happy, that makes them wonder why bother.
It is a very sad thing.
I hope and pray that you never have those thoughts again.
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Thanks smashque, I seem to be over it...it was a rough time and I probably should have sought help but didn't know where to begin. The bad feelings passed somehow on their own, thankfully. I get up in the mornings now with a positive attitude no matter what.
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Every day is different, but some how the SAME. Today it is slamming doors shut and how do my eyes look. And she is hungry ALL OF THE TIME even though she just ate and, yes, I know it is the broken brain that causes also of this. I'm just a little sensitive to it today.
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My cell phone bill is almost due so decided to pay online, having tried by phone and put on endless hold. Put in my account # phone# and a picture of my navel as instructed. They then asked for last 4 of my social and credit card number. I was then told there was a fee $4 ( a 20% surcharge) After all that they said they did not recognize my information and locked the account. muttering a few f *** you.
Much later I tried again on the phone and had none of the problems I had the first time. I told her I was paying the bill with a cc and only the bill not the surcharge.
Later when checking my email I found several messages from the company doing the cc transactions that my payment had been processed including the surcharge.
"Someone is going to get a nasty phone call on Monday!!!!!!!!
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Not such a good day. Was walking in the hall. My bad neuropathy leave out and ended sprawled on the floor. S
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Oh Becky!! Please take it easy. Wish we could offer more help. :-(
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lost - it requires superhiman patience and we don't always have it.

veronica - I hear you. Give 'em heck!!!! What happens to those poor souls who are already a bit confused.

becky -take care
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Veronica why in heaven's name are they charging *extra* for people paying by any paperless means? Doesn't make any sense at all.

Do you fancy changing providers? I think that threat can be the only way of making these people sit up and take notice - only you have to be prepared to follow it through :/
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Just checking in quickly. Daughter 2 and her fiancé drove down on Friday night and left this morning. it was very sweet of them and I am very grateful, because it got me over the worst immediate hump of missing the dog - the echoing kitchen, the awful total aloneness - but still have to do all the "firsts" - first walk into town, first encounter with all his many friends, dog and human, no waggly bottom to watch leading the way when I'm out on errands... Ugh.

I think I'll get my bike out and dust it off and pump up the tyres. Maybe the trick will be to concentrate on doing things I couldn't do with an old dog in tow.

A year and a day before I will let myself look at any rescue centre websites. Roll on 9th June 2019.
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