Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Coumadin Saga Continued...
Today was supposed to include a short visit to Hopkins: get blood taken, wait for results, leave. I hurried the process and we left early, so then we had to go back!?!?! My coumadin levels needed to be retested. This time we waited for the results: 5.3. It is supposed to be between 2 and 3.... Last Monday it was only 1.9.... I made excellent progress and they will prick me again on Thursday. I am officially afraid of needles!
While waiting for all of these results, I took advantage of the time to tour the Hospital. Everyone else gets to walk around, but I was always stuck in one room for treatment. I was able to walk through the original Main Building.
It made me recall the HBO movie Something the Lord Made:
"based on the true story of two unlikely partners – a black lab technician and a prominent white surgeon – who together in one famous operation at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in the racially segregated 1940s ushered in the era of heart surgery. Their unusual, poignant and sometimes stormy partnership did more than challenge the medical establishment; it challenged the social establishment of the day."
A portrait of
Vivien Thomas hangs in the Blalock building, where my port was installed.
While waiting for all of these results, I took advantage of the time to tour the Hospital. Everyone else gets to walk around, but I was always stuck in one room for treatment. I was able to walk through the original Main Building.
It made me recall the HBO movie Something the Lord Made:
"based on the true story of two unlikely partners – a black lab technician and a prominent white surgeon – who together in one famous operation at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in the racially segregated 1940s ushered in the era of heart surgery. Their unusual, poignant and sometimes stormy partnership did more than challenge the medical establishment; it challenged the social establishment of the day."
A portrait of
Vivien Thomas hangs in the Blalock building, where my port was installed.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
A more 'metropolitan' way to fend off criminals...."
A good friend introduced me to the most beautiful pepper spray container I have ever seen: PepperFace.com
The cast of My Name is Earl is participating in a celebrity action.
The cast of My Name is Earl is participating in a celebrity action.
Friday, April 06, 2007
Joe Wilson Look Out
And Stay AWAY from my Yogurt!
I got a blender! It makes smoothies! No, I have not put tomatoes in yet.... Soon. Let me know if you have any recipe suggestions.
today's recipe:
Orange Juice
1 banana
1 green apple
1 fiji apple
9 frozen strawberries
some frozen blueberries I found in the freezer
I got a blender! It makes smoothies! No, I have not put tomatoes in yet.... Soon. Let me know if you have any recipe suggestions.
today's recipe:
Orange Juice
1 banana
1 green apple
1 fiji apple
9 frozen strawberries
some frozen blueberries I found in the freezer
Barren Backyard
We have a nice size backyard. Last year Mike slaughtered the Poison Ivy Tree. This year he is planting new life.
He found some vines at Sam's Club: Grapes, Blueberries, Blackberries and Raspberries
Day 1
Day 6
2.2 INR
No more lovenox shots!
My blood was drawn again yesterday and I waited hours pacing the waiting room for the results. When the nurse told me she had the results, she asked "what range did the doctor want your INR to be in before stopping the shots". I said, "you tell me what number I got and I will tell you what range". All the other nurses laughed and she said,"I told you she was smart". I was not going home with anymore shots! Luckily 2.2 is within the 2-3 range that the doctor wanted. See, the good doctor is on vacation, so she was not there to speak for herself....
My blood was drawn again yesterday and I waited hours pacing the waiting room for the results. When the nurse told me she had the results, she asked "what range did the doctor want your INR to be in before stopping the shots". I said, "you tell me what number I got and I will tell you what range". All the other nurses laughed and she said,"I told you she was smart". I was not going home with anymore shots! Luckily 2.2 is within the 2-3 range that the doctor wanted. See, the good doctor is on vacation, so she was not there to speak for herself....
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