Sep 18, 2012 07:33AM bonnets wrote:

Thanks for the tape suggestions. just knew the steri strips bothered me after the bio, now have a lovely blister from the tape over the gauze. Will remember the hints if I ever do surgery again! Never used to be allergic to anything! Old Age is such fun!!!! Now its seasonal, tape, base metal, AAAhhhh, the Golden Years!

Lovely day here , rain, rain , rain. Gotta go to hubby's cardio pp. He has a carotid sono tomorrow. He's been the big problem this year, open heart, gout, melanoma , now "turbulance" hopefully nothing. I go along to appts or I get the usual man reply to what did he say? "Nothing" :)

Enjoy Chicago, Termite,  sure has changed since my days ! Jean

Sep 18, 2012 08:53AM Kaara wrote:

Hi everyone!  I've been so remiss about not coming on the site to read and post:(  Shame on me!  I've just had non stop trips and company so it's been difficult to even get on the computer.

I haven't had time to read through all of the posts, but am wishing everyone well and welcome to any newbies to the thread.  

Next Monday I go for my diagnostic mammogram..it has been over one year since I was first dx with a suspicious area in my left breast.  I'm feeling great with no problems..even my hot flashes are gone..yea!...so I don't expect any issues.  This will be a good test to see if my thermogram was correct back in April when it showed that there was absolutely nothing on the horizon that was suspicious in either breast.  The only thing that lit up was the surgical area and I was told that was normal for recent surgery.

Fall is setting in here in the mountains..cooler days and nights.  We had a huge storm with wind and rain blow through here last night...thought my deck furniture was going to be in the next county..lol!  This is the time of year I love the best..when the leaves start to change.

Have a great week everyone! 

Sep 18, 2012 10:26AM illinoislady wrote:

Sep 18, 2012 11:20AM chevyboy wrote:

Yes Bonnets.... I know.........  DH got to where he couldn't hardly mow the lawn, go up stairs, or any kind of exertion!   After two weeks, finally made an appointment....  They saw him, took BP, and thought he was alright...ordered blood work, but I went out in the hall, to tell them, PLEASE take his pulse!  My Mom had congestive heart failure, and he seems to be like her!  They took his pulse, then the cardiogram, and they saw it, left the room, got the Doc, said never mind the blood work, get him to the emergency room.  He had "heart block".... The lower part of his heart was not working!

So damnit!  So we drove to emergency, and THEY said "We thought you were coming in an ambulance!"....  Who knew?????  He got the pace-maker the next morning....and he is good now.......  But if we listen to our DH, we will know nothing more than when we started!....   At least he didn't wait until he could not MOVE before he went in!

Good luck with the Mammogram Kaara!  I know it will be okay.........

Sep 18, 2012 01:24PM wren44 wrote:

My DH had a mild heart attack in 1988. He dropped by urgent care on his way to another appt and asked about his symptoms (which had been going on since the previous evening). They took his blood, put him in the ER and took away his clothes. He said he would have left if he still had something to put on. He ended up with 5 bypasses. He's still doing well.