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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 3:36 pm
Post subject: Not out of the woods, but there is light through the trees...
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Well, here's the deal.
According to my Dad, sometime today or tomorrow (hoping for
today), Mom is coming off the respirator.
PRAISE GOD!
But wait! That's not all...
Over the 24 hours from last night to today, Mom's kidney's put
out almost a full liter of urine (okay...so did anyone EVER think
I'd be interested in how much my Mom pee'd in a single day?).
And this is even with dialysis running MEANING that, in addition
to what dialysis is getting out, Mom's kidney's our putting out
as well.
PRAISE GOD!
But WAIT!!! That's not all...
Mom is complaining. Yes, that's a GOOD thing. She's awake and
aware enough to actually communicate complaints about 1) back
pain, 2) skin irritation, 3) irritation from the respirator tube,
4) dry mouth from the respirator. So, she's complaining. She
CAN complain. She WANTS to complain.
PRAISE GOD!
But WAIT!!! That's not all...
Dad listened in on some doctor's conversations this morning and
the words "cautiously optimistic" were used. No, she's not fully
recovered yet... but everything is pointing that way. This after
the doctor said, upon her admission to Hershey, "This is about as
bad as I've ever seen pancreatitis" as well as doctor's at the
original hospital saying, "We've never seen a worse case."
PRAISE GOD!
As the title of this post says, we're not done yet... lots of
healing and recovery to come. But my MOMMY is getting BETTER!
Hooray!
Tristaan
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:41 pm
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"Tristaan" <tristaanus.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:
[details of the reason for shouts of joy]
> As the title of this post says, we're not done yet... lots of
> healing and recovery to come. But my MOMMY is getting BETTER!
>
> Hooray!
Good for her! (and, obviously, a great relief for the rest of the family)
As for her complaints -- at the risk of being accused of being on-topic for
this newsgroup, you could always try the approach that Elspeth used to keep
the badly injured Darkwind's attention following the battle at the end of
_Winds of Fury_. Since your mother is at least prtly aware of what's going
on, perhaps some groaners (or whatever would make her laugh) would be
appropriate.
Be sure to tell her that the whole ABML community has been overjoyed to hear
that she's recovering.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 11:22 pm
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> Well, here's the deal.
>
> According to my Dad, sometime today or tomorrow (hoping for
> today), Mom is coming off the respirator.
>
> PRAISE GOD!
>
> But wait! That's not all...
>
> Over the 24 hours from last night to today, Mom's kidney's put
> out almost a full liter of urine (okay...so did anyone EVER think
> I'd be interested in how much my Mom pee'd in a single day?).
> And this is even with dialysis running MEANING that, in addition
> to what dialysis is getting out, Mom's kidney's our putting out
> as well.
Great. Are the chemistries improving too?
> PRAISE GOD!
>
> But WAIT!!! That's not all...
>
> Mom is complaining. Yes, that's a GOOD thing. She's awake and
> aware enough to actually communicate complaints about 1) back
> pain, 2) skin irritation, 3) irritation from the respirator tube,
> 4) dry mouth from the respirator. So, she's complaining. She
> CAN complain. She WANTS to complain.
Medically speaking, 'bitching' is a good sign.
> PRAISE GOD!
>
> But WAIT!!! That's not all...
>
> Dad listened in on some doctor's conversations this morning and
> the words "cautiously optimistic" were used. No, she's not fully
> recovered yet... but everything is pointing that way. This after
> the doctor said, upon her admission to Hershey, "This is about as
> bad as I've ever seen pancreatitis" as well as doctor's at the
> original hospital saying, "We've never seen a worse case."
>
> PRAISE GOD!
>
> As the title of this post says, we're not done yet... lots of
> healing and recovery to come. But my MOMMY is getting BETTER!
>
> Hooray!
>
> Tristaan
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That's what everybody calls me.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 1:11 pm
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 9:39 pm
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Tristaan wrote:
> Well, here's the deal.
>
> According to my Dad, sometime today or tomorrow (hoping for
> today), Mom is coming off the respirator.
>
> PRAISE GOD!
>
> But wait! That's not all...
>
> Over the 24 hours from last night to today, Mom's kidney's put
> out almost a full liter of urine (okay...so did anyone EVER think
> I'd be interested in how much my Mom pee'd in a single day?).
> And this is even with dialysis running MEANING that, in addition
> to what dialysis is getting out, Mom's kidney's our putting out
> as well.
>
> PRAISE GOD!
>
> But WAIT!!! That's not all...
>
> Mom is complaining. Yes, that's a GOOD thing. She's awake and
> aware enough to actually communicate complaints about 1) back
> pain, 2) skin irritation, 3) irritation from the respirator tube,
> 4) dry mouth from the respirator. So, she's complaining. She
> CAN complain. She WANTS to complain.
>
> PRAISE GOD!
>
> But WAIT!!! That's not all...
>
> Dad listened in on some doctor's conversations this morning and
> the words "cautiously optimistic" were used. No, she's not fully
> recovered yet... but everything is pointing that way. This after
> the doctor said, upon her admission to Hershey, "This is about as
> bad as I've ever seen pancreatitis" as well as doctor's at the
> original hospital saying, "We've never seen a worse case."
>
> PRAISE GOD!
>
> As the title of this post says, we're not done yet... lots of
> healing and recovery to come. But my MOMMY is getting BETTER!
>
> Hooray!
>
> Tristaan
I'll praise God right along with you, Tristaan. Prayers for
swift recovery.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 9:01 am
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On Fri, 25 May 2007 23:22:46 GMT, Aaron stomped through my brain
with:
>Great. Are the chemistries improving too?
Yup. Amylase and lipamase numbers are down to normal ranges.
BUN and such are obviously coming down, too, with the dialysis.
Time will tell whether or not her kidneys will completely recover
but everything is looking good so far. 
>Medically speaking, 'bitching' is a good sign.
hehe... Yeah. And Mom's fiesty. She doesn't complain much as a
rule, but she does NOT like being uncomfortable.
Tristaan
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God of Grilled-SPAM™ and Summer, Disciple of Babble
Assistant Librarian/Orangutan, Pedant Target,
Chief Brute, Husband of Amethyst, Father of Charis and Talia
Co-Owner of The Ogre, the Elf, The Imp, and The Urchin
Keyboard Martyr, Keeper of the ABML Cookbook
PGP Public Key available
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"I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a
mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from
here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be
impossible for you." - Matthew 17:20, NIV
Want to know more?
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:36 am
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On Sat, 26 May 2007 13:11:49 +0930, Mummy Az stomped through my
brain with:
>Great news, Tris! I'm looking forward to more to come.
And you've got it.
According to an IM conversation I had with my brother (who is in
Hershey today), Mom is completely off the respirator. Tube is
out and everything. She has an oxygen nose canula still for
extra oxygen support but she no longer needs assistance with
breathing.
Also, they have her blood pressure stablized that she's no longer
on vasoconstrictors.
AND they've changed the insulin from a continuous drip to the
longer-lasting stuff (closer to natural insulin) requiring
glucose checks only every 6-hours.
I'm having a hard time staying seated in my cubicle today I'm
SOOO excited.
Tristaan
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Ogre-Monk, AIM TristaanOgre
God of Grilled-SPAM™ and Summer, Disciple of Babble
Assistant Librarian/Orangutan, Pedant Target,
Chief Brute, Husband of Amethyst, Father of Charis and Talia
Co-Owner of The Ogre, the Elf, The Imp, and The Urchin
Keyboard Martyr, Keeper of the ABML Cookbook
PGP Public Key available
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"I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a
mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from
here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be
impossible for you." - Matthew 17:20, NIV
Want to know more?
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 5:57 pm
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Tristaan wrote:
> On Fri, 25 May 2007 23:22:46 GMT, Aaron stomped through my brain
> with:
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>>Great. Are the chemistries improving too?
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> Yup. Amylase and lipamase numbers are down to normal ranges.
> BUN and such are obviously coming down, too, with the dialysis.
> Time will tell whether or not her kidneys will completely recover
> but everything is looking good so far.
>
>>Medically speaking, 'bitching' is a good sign.
>
> hehe... Yeah. And Mom's fiesty. She doesn't complain much as a
> rule, but she does NOT like being uncomfortable.
And the rest of us are so very fond of being uncomfortable. :>
Good for your mom!
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:51 am
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In article <3feo53dqk6upde4fjc4252f89u7m78kmev RemoveThis @4ax.com>, Tristaan
<tristaanus RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 26 May 2007 13:11:49 +0930, Mummy Az stomped through my
> brain with:
>
> >Great news, Tris! I'm looking forward to more to come.
>
> And you've got it.
>
> According to an IM conversation I had with my brother (who is in
> Hershey today), Mom is completely off the respirator. Tube is
> out and everything. She has an oxygen nose canula still for
> extra oxygen support but she no longer needs assistance with
> breathing.
>
> Also, they have her blood pressure stablized that she's no longer
> on vasoconstrictors.
>
> AND they've changed the insulin from a continuous drip to the
> longer-lasting stuff (closer to natural insulin) requiring
> glucose checks only every 6-hours.
>
> I'm having a hard time staying seated in my cubicle today I'm
> SOOO excited.
>
> Tristaan
>
I'm so glad to hear that Tris. Prayers continuing.
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 11:48 am
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On Tue, 29 May 2007 17:57:39 GMT, m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]
stomped through my brain with:
>And the rest of us are so very fond of being uncomfortable. :>
Heh. Good point. But Mom is one of those ladies who
definitely likes her comfort. She doesn't normally complain but,
well, she will let ya know if she's not happy with something.
Ah, the memories of the house echoing with "Bob! Will you take
care of this please?"
>Good for your mom!
Not her doing. Honestly, with her recovery, none of it is her
doing. Hershey Medical told us she was the worse case of this
they had ever seen and Hershey has seen a LOT of cases...
something this bad usually ends up with a funeral. And Mom made
it through...
Tristaan
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God of Grilled-SPAM™ and Summer, Disciple of Babble
Assistant Librarian/Orangutan, Pedant Target,
Chief Brute, Husband of Amethyst, Father of Charis and Talia
Co-Owner of The Ogre, the Elf, The Imp, and The Urchin
Keyboard Martyr, Keeper of the ABML Cookbook
PGP Public Key available
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"I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a
mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from
here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be
impossible for you." - Matthew 17:20, NIV
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:56 pm
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On Tue, 29 May 2007 10:36:15 -0400, Tristaan <tristaanus DeleteThis @yahoo.com>
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>On Sat, 26 May 2007 13:11:49 +0930, Mummy Az stomped through my
>brain with:
>
>>Great news, Tris! I'm looking forward to more to come.
>
>And you've got it.
>
>According to an IM conversation I had with my brother (who is in
>Hershey today), Mom is completely off the respirator. Tube is
>out and everything. She has an oxygen nose canula still for
>extra oxygen support but she no longer needs assistance with
>breathing.
>
>Also, they have her blood pressure stablized that she's no longer
>on vasoconstrictors.
>
>AND they've changed the insulin from a continuous drip to the
>longer-lasting stuff (closer to natural insulin) requiring
>glucose checks only every 6-hours.
>
>I'm having a hard time staying seated in my cubicle today I'm
>SOOO excited.
>
>Tristaan
Such great news, Tris! I'm so pleased that your Mommy is getting
better.
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 1:34 pm
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In article <3feo53dqk6upde4fjc4252f89u7m78kmev DeleteThis @4ax.com>,
Tristaan <tristaanus DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm having a hard time staying seated in my cubicle today I'm
> SOOO excited.
Great news!
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