After several tests and during an EKG, DH mentioned experiencing pains in his upper chest near his shoulder.\u00a0 The techs immediately called an ambulance to transport him from the Clinic side of the complex to the Emergency Room.\u00a0 There he stayed for several hours, hooked to a heart monitor and EKG.\u00a0 It was deemed he was not experiencing a heart attack and was released.\u00a0 With traffic backed up for 50+ miles because of a double fatality accident, DH did not arrive back home until after 1 a.m.\u00a0 It was certainly a LONG day for a guy feeling less than 100%.<\/p>\n
The next day (Monday) DH’s oncologist got wind of the Emergency Room visit and test results.\u00a0 She contacted DH and insisted he return to the ER as blood clots are not unusual for folks having received large amounts of chemotherapy (as DH has).\u00a0 She had contacted the ER and chewed ass, instructing them of the blood clot possibility and the immediate need for a CAT scan.\u00a0 Unfortunately, this meant Bob had another 3 hour drive in less than optimal conditions.\u00a0 Though I offered to drive him, he was determined to arrive on his own and return home that evening.<\/p>\n
As it turns out, Bob’s plans didn’t pan out.\u00a0 He was run through a battery of tests by the ER physicians (amazing what an ass chewing can cause) and Bob was in the hospital until the following Sunday when he insisted on coming home.<\/p>\n
On Monday, DH was contacted by an MDA’s heart physician, instructing Bob needed a stent procedure to be performed at Hermann Hospital on Wednesday.\u00a0 Bob was to check in at 7 a.m. to be prepped for the procedure.\u00a0 Yep, you guessed it…. another EARLY morning, 3 hour drive to Houston!!!<\/p>\n
Our son and his lady were already planning an extended visit over Memorial Day weekend.\u00a0 They altered their plans a bit, took a few extra days off and arrived late Tuesday night to accompany Bob to the hospital.\u00a0 Bob was to stay overnight so the kids decided to get a room near the hospital to avoid an additional round trip to Houston.<\/p>\n
While all of this was going on, I stayed home and held down the fort with our small business, tended the garden and cared for our critters, all during epic rains, round after round of lightning storms, hail and area tornadoes.\u00a0 Thankfully, the worst of the weather skirted us and other than being very soggy, we were unscathed.<\/p>\n
While everyone was away, I decided we would need lots of food for the returning troops so I thawed a small turkey and a big brisket.\u00a0 On Saturday, Bob and Jake slow-smoked both and with the addition of garlic mashed potatoes and au jus flavored with diced onions, we ate until we were silly!\u00a0 There was plenty left to share with the kids and freeze for quick, easy meals later.<\/p>\n
The kids left for home mid-day yesterday.\u00a0 The house I’ve continued to work on the denim rug and am very close to finishing.\u00a0 I’ve also done a little sewing, making comfy shorts for Jacob and hemming some shorts for myself.<\/p>\n Bob continues to feel better each day and is now spending time out of bed and watching videos.\u00a0 His coloring is better too.\u00a0 As soon as his heart doctor releases him, he will start his new cancer treatment…. more weekly trips to Houston!<\/p>\n Shirl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lately, things have been quiet on the blog but not so here at home.\u00a0 In fact, when considering doctors, hospitals and our nutzoid weather, things have hedged on being crazy! DH was approved for participating in a study at MD Anderson and was instructed to show up early Sunday, May 15 for pre-treatment tests.\u00a0 He (continue reading…) <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,40,10,27,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3193"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3193"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3212,"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3193\/revisions\/3212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"SAMSUNG](\"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/bell-pepper-harvest.jpg\")
<\/a> is now too quiet and I have unspent energy.\u00a0 I decided to harvest the first row of bell peppers and process them for the freezer.\u00a0 I also picked enough zucchini squash for a big side dish for dinner tonight and a few Cubanelle peppers to cook with freshly picked yellow squash tomorrow.\u00a0 I saw many jalape\u00f1o peppers to harvest in the next few days.\u00a0 All these peppers will add so much flavor to future meals.<\/p>\n