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Happy2Bhere
Member
Username: Happy2bhere
Post Number: 1893
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 05:37 am: | 
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I rec'd this note from Janet's hubby Dave Thurs morn. Dave has requested that I pass this info on to her dear friends on this site.
"Janet got sick on Sunday and ended up in the hospital today 3-11-09. Her doc. said it was a bad gallbladder and she is scheduled for surgery tomorrow."
Please place her on your prayer lists. Thank you.
Will update later....
Ol' Bob
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CJ
Member
Username: Still_standing
Post Number: 122
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 07:53 am: |
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Bob,
Thanks for letting us know. I will pray for her Janet is such a wonderful person.
CJ
CJ
Liver Transplant
3/1/08
Maryland |
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Christena's Dad
Member
Username: Christenas_dad
Post Number: 161
Registered: 01-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 08:19 am: |
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Thanks, Bob, for passing along this information. I will certainly keep Janet in my thoughts.
Janet, best of luck with your surgery. I'm sure you will do just great.
Christenas Dad
Father of Double Lung Recipient at St. Louis Childrens Hospital June 2005
Kentucky, USA
Christenas Journey is at www.geocities.com/debgabehart |
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Sarah's mom
Member
Username: Sarahs_mom
Post Number: 69
Registered: 02-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 10:52 am: |
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I'm sure sorry to hear that. But am glad it's just a gall bladder. I went thru that in '99....the attacks are just awful....but the surgery, not so bad. I hope hers goes as well. I'll be thinking of her.....
Thanks for letting us know.
Sarahs mom, Kristen
Donor family
Florida, near Pensacola.
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Happy2Bhere
Member
Username: Happy2bhere
Post Number: 1896
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 12:06 pm: |
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Kristen, this could possibly be a bit more serious. Janet recently had invasive surgery to assist her in loosing weight. I don't think she would mind me telling you'all this.
Get well very soon, dear Janet.
Ol' Bob
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CJ
Member
Username: Still_standing
Post Number: 123
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 01:42 pm: |
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We are sending positive thoughts her way and praying for her. Janet is a good woman I hope this is not hard on her.
CJ
CJ
Liver Transplant
3/1/08
Maryland |
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Hostess Risa
Board Administrator
Username: Risa
Post Number: 8383
Registered: 05-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 01:48 pm: |
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I am so sad to hear that Janet is having to go through surgery. I will pray that she will be ok. God Bless Janet
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Diane
Member
Username: Mary_diane
Post Number: 56
Registered: 02-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 07:30 pm: |
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I love this group, you are all so supportive when other group members have challenges. Janet, please know that I am right in there with everyone else in sending you prayers and positive energy for a speedy recovery.
Diane
Diane
Liver Transplant Nov 20, 2008
Vancouver General, BC
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Happy2Bhere
Member
Username: Happy2bhere
Post Number: 1902
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 07:54 pm: |
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Diane, you are very welcome to visit us more often. Please don't ne bashful, just jump right in and express your views about various subjects. OK?
God Bless
Ol' Bob
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Karen R.
Member
Username: Relivkaren
Post Number: 2686
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 08:08 pm: |
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Oh goodness! I am so sorry to hear that Janet is in the hospital. I will be praying that her surgery goes well, and that she is back here with us really soon!
Hang in there Janet! Lots of prayers are coming your way!
God Bless!
Karen
Dx: BOOP - May 2006. Rediagnosed with Bronchiolitis Obliterans Nov. 2006
Listed Feb 2008 - Double Lung at Cleveland Clinic
Ohio, USA
Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. |
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Happy2Bhere
Member
Username: Happy2bhere
Post Number: 1904
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 08:54 pm: |
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I placed a phone call to Janet's residence this evening in Pennsylvania and got no answer. I left a recorded message for Janet's hubby Dave.
Ol' Bob
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Diane
Member
Username: Mary_diane
Post Number: 57
Registered: 02-2009
| | Posted on Friday, March 13, 2009 - 12:15 am: |
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Hi Bob,
I will jump in and express my thoughts. Thanks for your warm welcome to all new comers!!
And I know we will all look forward to hearing how Janet is.
Diane
Diane
Liver Transplant Nov 20, 2008
Vancouver General, BC
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DAP1122
Member
Username: Dap1122
Post Number: 714
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Friday, March 13, 2009 - 06:35 am: |
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I prayed for Janet yesterday and again today. I will continue to pray for her until she's healthy and back home with her family.
May God Bless her and her family.
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Happy2Bhere
Member
Username: Happy2bhere
Post Number: 1914
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, March 15, 2009 - 09:15 am: |
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I just this moment 7:45pm Sat nite spoke with Janet on the phone. She is home and doing just fine except for a bit sore. I will let her explain about her recent surgical procedure.
Welcome home dear Janet.
Ol' Bob
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Sarah's mom
Member
Username: Sarahs_mom
Post Number: 71
Registered: 02-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, March 15, 2009 - 10:01 am: |
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Welcome Home, Janet! I've been thinking of you.
xo
Sarahs mom, Kristen
Donor family
Florida, near Pensacola.
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Hostess Risa
Board Administrator
Username: Risa
Post Number: 8395
Registered: 05-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 16, 2009 - 08:32 am: |
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Welcome home Janet I hope you are taking care of yourself.
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Janet
Member
Username: Jan
Post Number: 395
Registered: 05-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 12:13 am: |
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Hello everybody......you know I don't know what to say or do first...
YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST~~~I did receive all of the messages that Dave could find on the computer, he is not very good at all of this stuff, so reading Bob's messages were about the extent of his computer expertese. But anyway...it was not a good week. On Wednesday I spent more time at doctor offices/imagining centers/ etc/etc/ etc.....I was probably beginning to feel like you guys do when you are listed. So, I won't complain about any of that, they did the best they could with me. My doctor/surgeon was the same doctor that did my gastric bypass surgery back in October, he is the best...so, I felt he was the best choice to call concerning my tummy area. Since he knew what he could and couldn't do. I guess I didn't realize that certain things are out of the question after a g.bypass.....but I have learned alot, and I have also learned that you need to be your own best advocate. I can't tell you how many times they gave me things that I knew I was NOT supposed to have. I was constantly sending my 'food' (if you can call clear liquids food)...back to get something that I was allowed to eat. They were forever bringing me things with sugar in them....if I eat any sugar I am horribly sick from it...you would think the nurses would know that by now?? NOT. But I educated a few and gave up on the rest of them. Needless to say eating at the hospital was not something I wanted to do for any amount of time.
But anyway, I was in a LOT of pain for a few days and then each evening I would spike a fever, sometime much higher than others, but bad enough that the third day it occured to me that there might be something wrong with me. After all of the tests, etc. they still could not pin point the problem, but decided that the gall bladder was probably the 'bad guy', so they put me on the waiting list of surgery the next day. I was glad it was early in the day as opposed to late....I am not sure how all of you can wait so patiently for so long. After a very long surgery/recovery period about 5 hours or so, I woke up and the doc told me they were doing a 2 for 1 sale (I wish LOL) and they decided that both the gall bladder and the appendix were inflamed and not in very good shape that they might as well take them both out.
Then it took forever for my body to 'adjust'....I kept spiking the fevers and the pain was worse than my stomach bypass last year, and it wasn't letting up at all. So, I ended up staying until Saturday, they actually at one point on Thursday told me that I would be able to go home after the surgery that day...THAT WAS FUNNY.........So after we got the pain under control and the fever under 100, they sprung me out. And I didn't look back, just in case they changed their minds.
So, that is all the excitement in my neck of the woods this week. I have said for years now that all I want is a "boring life"......WHY CANT I HAVE THAT???? If any of you know the answer to this one, please let me know. So, that is it....all in a nutshell. I go for my post op next Tuesday and hopefully later this week I can drive into the office to bug everyone there, you know what they say, "When the cats away, the mice will play" and I just have to keep an eye on all of the 'mice' I have there....and one turned into a RAT before the first day was up. So, I guess I get to deal with him yet too.....Love to you all, and THANK YOU again for being so thoughtful, offering your thoughts and prayers for me and my family....this is why I love you guys so much!!!!
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Christena's Dad
Member
Username: Christenas_dad
Post Number: 173
Registered: 01-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 08:11 am: |
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Dear Janet,
Sorry about your discomfort over the past week or so and the need for surgery, but glad to see you back. I hope your recovery time will be short and that you are feeling much better very soon.
And I know what you mean by "boring life." In our home we call it "normal" and we oh so look forward to normal.
You take care and I hope you have a great day.
Christenas Dad
Father of Double Lung Recipient at St. Louis Childrens Hospital June 2005
Kentucky, USA
Christenas Journey is at www.geocities.com/debgabehart |
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Sarah's mom
Member
Username: Sarahs_mom
Post Number: 73
Registered: 02-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 11:00 am: |
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Wow.....that sounds much worse than I was imagining, Janet! I'm sorry you had to go through all of that. How's the pain level now?
Sarahs mom, Kristen
Donor family
Florida, near Pensacola.
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Happy2Bhere
Member
Username: Happy2bhere
Post Number: 1929
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 11:32 am: |
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As we all discuss a "Boring Life", have any of you ever read my own personal analogy of "Life Compared To A Burning Fire"? I composed this early one morning when I was just 8yrs post heart transplant. This can be seen on many websites.
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One's life, from beginning to end, is like a warm blaze in a fireplace from start to finish. Whenever a few logs are set ablaze, they seem to have a small gradual burn. When I see this, I am reminded of an infant crawling, then learning to walk alone.
The flames seem to get bigger and burn more briskly. This again reminds me of a youngster growing and experiencing life as it is, gaining knowledge and growing to adulthood.
At its peak, the logs in the fireplace seem to emerge into a roaring flame. This brings to mind the fast-paced part of life – the years when marriage, raising children, and working to keep life on track, takes up all of one's time. There never seem to be enough hours in the day. Life in this period is fully roaring, with many responsibilities. But, like the fire in the fireplace, life can be very warm and satisfying, if one chooses to let it.
Soon, the fireplace has only red hot coals, reminding me of retirement years. For extra excitement and a bit more happiness, one only needs to stir the red-orange coals for a little flame.
When the coals turn grey and cool, that means to me that we've gone to Heaven to meet our Creator. Our fire has burned out in this life.
One more thought comes to me, though. When I received a heart transplant eighteen years ago, it was as if God simply and with love . . . threw another log on my fire . .
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I changed the amount of years post transplant to bring it up to date.
Please take the time to compare this to the ups & downs in your own life.
Ol' Bob
P.S. I sincerely hope you like this.
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Karen R.
Member
Username: Relivkaren
Post Number: 2705
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 10:13 pm: |
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Janet:
My goodness! I am so sorry that you had to go through all that. I am glad they found the problem, but it sure wasn't an easy fix. Maybe after you recover you will feel great and start to find that "boring" life you are looking for. Right?!?! You don't really want a boring life - that would be boring!! Hee! Hee! Seriously, I know what you mean. You just want things to settle down so that maybe you could just live a few moments without a crisis. I feel that way in my own life too. I'd like to get off that Merry Go Round. When you figure out how to do it, will you let us know!
I am just glad that you are home and feeling better. Take very good care of yourself. You will be back to your old self in no time.
God Bless!
Karen
Dx: BOOP - May 2006. Rediagnosed with Bronchiolitis Obliterans Nov. 2006
Listed Feb 2008 - Double Lung at Cleveland Clinic
Ohio, USA
Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. |
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Sarah's mom
Member
Username: Sarahs_mom
Post Number: 75
Registered: 02-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 02:08 pm: |
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Janet,
How are you feeling today?
Sarahs mom, Kristen
Donor family
Florida, near Pensacola.
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CJ
Member
Username: Still_standing
Post Number: 130
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 03:23 pm: |
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Janet,
What a tough time you have had. I'm so sorry. It sounds like the worst of it is behind you. I know this is your very busy season at work but don't push yourself too hard. Sorry about the "rat" at work unfortunately most offices have them.
Take care of you first work is always there.
I'm glad to hear you are home and improving. Take good care. I'll be praying for you.
CJ
CJ
Liver Transplant
3/1/08
Maryland |
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Janet
Member
Username: Jan
Post Number: 406
Registered: 05-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 27, 2009 - 01:00 am: |
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Kristen and CJ...thank you so much for your concern....and for asking how I am doing. I am doing much better. My first week back to work, and I am taking tomorrow off. Today was insane, so I am glad that I have a day off to rest. My belly is healing very well, but possibly have developed a hernia through it all....so, I go back to the doc in a couple of weeks and he will check it out then, and see if it is just 'excessive swelling' or a hernia...yippie....just can't wait!! Again, thank you everyone for all of the thoughts and prayers you have sent my way...I appreciate them more than you know....
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