My staples are out and I am getting better everyday.
I can stretch more and the sharp pain is lessening
Donna left her tea up here in a container. It is a Sencha Kyoto Cherry Rose Festival Tea
I have been drinking a cup of that in the evening with a dash of honey. it is a good blend, I do not taste the cherry but I can taste the rose hips in it.
so Donna if you were wondering where your tea went to it is up here.
Mary made it home Friday night, Matthew comes home Thursday
Philomena had her dance recital on Saturday and it went really well
she did her ballet at the church talent show tonight and she did excellent
Our snow is gone except for some old piles, it looks like a brown Christmas this year.
everybody have a good week
posted by Randy
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
home again home again jiggity jog
Well the operation is behind me, I am back home
Everything went extremely well, I had a prep nurse before the operation that we knew, so that made things nice and comfortable.
The operation started a little before 8:00 AM and when my eyes opened up again the clock said 9:05 AM. I got wheeled into my room and Caroline was waiting for me. we both took small naps until noon, me in my bed and her in the recliner next to me.
Did the usual hospital routine of every couple hours of checking vitals, taking pills, etc.
They took out a sugar cube size piece of disk from my neck
My arm is feeling much better already.
I would like to thank everyone for their prayers
posted by Randy
Everything went extremely well, I had a prep nurse before the operation that we knew, so that made things nice and comfortable.
The operation started a little before 8:00 AM and when my eyes opened up again the clock said 9:05 AM. I got wheeled into my room and Caroline was waiting for me. we both took small naps until noon, me in my bed and her in the recliner next to me.
Did the usual hospital routine of every couple hours of checking vitals, taking pills, etc.
They took out a sugar cube size piece of disk from my neck
My arm is feeling much better already.
I would like to thank everyone for their prayers
posted by Randy
Monday, December 5, 2011
the night before the operation and all through the house......
Well I have to be at the hospital at 6:00 AM tomorrow
I am first in line for the day. They start at 8:00 AM. It will take about a half hour
I have to fast starting at midnight with no food or drink at all. Which means since I cannot have any food or drink I am going to feel like I am starving to death and need something to drink all the time.
I will be going home on Wednesday morning after 9:00 AM
Carl and Donna offered to come up and help, we appreciate the offer, but we think we have everything covered. I guess they enjoyed their time up here while we were on our cruise that they were willing to come back and man the station once again!
I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers.
Stephen had his first band concert tonight. It went very well. He had fun. Sarah came up to watch it.
It turned cold today, and it is supposed to get down to the single digits tonight.
That is about all I have for now
Take Care and Stay Warm
Posted by Randy 12-5-11
I am first in line for the day. They start at 8:00 AM. It will take about a half hour
I have to fast starting at midnight with no food or drink at all. Which means since I cannot have any food or drink I am going to feel like I am starving to death and need something to drink all the time.
I will be going home on Wednesday morning after 9:00 AM
Carl and Donna offered to come up and help, we appreciate the offer, but we think we have everything covered. I guess they enjoyed their time up here while we were on our cruise that they were willing to come back and man the station once again!
I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers.
Stephen had his first band concert tonight. It went very well. He had fun. Sarah came up to watch it.
It turned cold today, and it is supposed to get down to the single digits tonight.
That is about all I have for now
Take Care and Stay Warm
Posted by Randy 12-5-11
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The test are in and the results are!
I had my MRI done on Monday and my Electromyography (EMG) done today.
I have a ruptured disk in my neck. I have surgery scheduled for Dec. 6, 2011 to repair it.
This will relieve the numbness in my right arm and hand. The rupture is putting pressure on my nerve which in turn is effecting my ring and little finger going numb and my loss of grip strength in my right hand.
The MRI test was a breeze, they lay you down on a board, slide you into a tube and you do not move. I can see where people who do not like tight spaces could get nervous. For me it did not bother me at all.
Today they ran two types of test. The first one was to check my electrical impulses. They did that by zapping me with electricity up and down my arm to measure the nerve endings. It was similar to touching an electric fence and getting zapped. Not too painful just annoying.
The second test was to check my muscle function. They did that by sticking a needle in different places in my muscle of my right arm and hand and having to move that muscle with the needle still in there. They also stuck me in the back of my neck, that was not fun. The needle had a little sting to it, but it was manageable. It felt like someone poking me with a straight pin, and leaving it in there. it was not too fun moving the muscle with that needle still in there. It was not horribly bad, just slightly painful and annoying.
At least I did not faint through the whole process.
The funniest line was when the doctor said "this one is going to hurt the worst" and I thought, and just what does that mean? did that mean? compared to the previous ones, those hurt less? All I knew each time I got stuck with that needle it hurt, every single time!
Well, he was right, that one had a bigger sting to it as compared to all the other ones. Maybe he should have stuck me with that one first, and then all the other needle sticks I received would have been just a piece of cake, because then I could have established a baseline for the pain level I was enduring. Nothing would have jumped up hiring than that one!
So, I will have the operation on December 6, 2011 and stay overnight and will be able to go home the next day after 9:00 AM, and life will go back to normal.
Matthew just arrived home, and Mary will be coming home soon also.
Sarah and Dan will be arriving on Friday, so we will have a full house
I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving.
Posted by Randy
Sunday, September 25, 2011
fall activities
Well Fall is upon us, and as I say every year about this time, it is hard to believe we have 3 months left of this year.
Stephen and I went on a camp out in September, called Webelos in the Wild. that was a lot of fun. Stephen will be crossing over to Boy Scouts next year.
Last year for selling popcorn, so if you are interested in buying some popcorn, please let us know.
Daniel is slowing getting his Eagle Project off the ground. The wood is ordered and dates need to be set up to get it started.
Philomena is doing good with her archery shoots, she is going to do a State shoot in October in Grinnel.
tomorrow we will meet with the doctors and get the results from Stephen's tests that we had done a few weeks ago.
Caroline and I are getting things ready for our trip in October, that is coming up really quick.
and I promised Nick I would help him with some trapping advice.
In another month we will be gearing up for winter.
I hope everybody is doing good, we are doing fine up here
enjoy the day
posted by Randy
Stephen and I went on a camp out in September, called Webelos in the Wild. that was a lot of fun. Stephen will be crossing over to Boy Scouts next year.
Last year for selling popcorn, so if you are interested in buying some popcorn, please let us know.
Daniel is slowing getting his Eagle Project off the ground. The wood is ordered and dates need to be set up to get it started.
Philomena is doing good with her archery shoots, she is going to do a State shoot in October in Grinnel.
tomorrow we will meet with the doctors and get the results from Stephen's tests that we had done a few weeks ago.
Caroline and I are getting things ready for our trip in October, that is coming up really quick.
and I promised Nick I would help him with some trapping advice.
In another month we will be gearing up for winter.
I hope everybody is doing good, we are doing fine up here
enjoy the day
posted by Randy
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
We're alive!
Life is busy and chaotic as usual. It won't be long before the summer is over. I finally took the kids to the beach yesterday.
Sarah has been taking online classes from Drake to get her talented and gifted endorsement. Her school offered her the chance to take over that program, so now she will be full-time and will be quitting her waitress job. Sarah is also helping her boyfriend Dan move back to Iowa City for his last year there. They have been dating for almost a year now!
Mary got back from her semester in London and is working 3rd shift, full-time with lots of over-time at Eaton Corp., helping to send out engine valves. She's working 7 days a week with some 12 hr. days. She is looking towards buying a used car. She will be graduating this May in Theater.
Matthew is also working full-time this summer during the 2nd shift at Curries Manufacturing. He is insulating doors along with other duties. Sometimes, he gets overtime and works until 1:00 am. He'll be going back to college as a junior. He is planning on going to Costa Rica during Jan. for a class. He is a groomsman in a wedding this weekend and I'm sure that the bride was happy to find out that he cut his shoulder length hair this summer.
Daniel is still working at Fareway and will be a senior this year. He has been working on designing and raising money for his Eagle project, which is to build a pergola at Clear Creek school. Daniel and Randy are heading up to the Boundary Waters on a scout trip this next week.
Philomena went to clarinet camp and Schoenstatt camp, and she entered 4-H stuff in the North Iowa Fair. Her presentation on how to make a Hoola Hoop Rug made it to state, so we will be going to the State Fair August 16th. This week she went to visit a friend in Nebraska for a few days.
Stephen had a lot of fun at cub scout camp this summer and will soon be taking trombone lessons. We are also looking into an ADHD diagnosis for him.
Randy got his masters and has had quite a full summer on the job. I spent the first few months of this year with a bum knee that I finally got a diagnosis for: torn meniscus tendon, but arthritis bad enough that the Mayo doctor recommended knee replacement surgery. I am not ready for surgery yet, so I wear a brace at work.
Randy and I decided to take a cruise before I'm using a walker :) We are going on a 7-night Mediterranean cruise in October to Barcelona, Florence, Rome, Naples (Pompei), Palma Majorca and back to Barcelona. We are really looking forward to it.
This is just a tip of our daily lives, but we are still alive *smiles*
Not yet ready for school to start,
Caroline
Sarah has been taking online classes from Drake to get her talented and gifted endorsement. Her school offered her the chance to take over that program, so now she will be full-time and will be quitting her waitress job. Sarah is also helping her boyfriend Dan move back to Iowa City for his last year there. They have been dating for almost a year now!
Mary got back from her semester in London and is working 3rd shift, full-time with lots of over-time at Eaton Corp., helping to send out engine valves. She's working 7 days a week with some 12 hr. days. She is looking towards buying a used car. She will be graduating this May in Theater.
Matthew is also working full-time this summer during the 2nd shift at Curries Manufacturing. He is insulating doors along with other duties. Sometimes, he gets overtime and works until 1:00 am. He'll be going back to college as a junior. He is planning on going to Costa Rica during Jan. for a class. He is a groomsman in a wedding this weekend and I'm sure that the bride was happy to find out that he cut his shoulder length hair this summer.
Daniel is still working at Fareway and will be a senior this year. He has been working on designing and raising money for his Eagle project, which is to build a pergola at Clear Creek school. Daniel and Randy are heading up to the Boundary Waters on a scout trip this next week.
Philomena went to clarinet camp and Schoenstatt camp, and she entered 4-H stuff in the North Iowa Fair. Her presentation on how to make a Hoola Hoop Rug made it to state, so we will be going to the State Fair August 16th. This week she went to visit a friend in Nebraska for a few days.
Stephen had a lot of fun at cub scout camp this summer and will soon be taking trombone lessons. We are also looking into an ADHD diagnosis for him.
Randy got his masters and has had quite a full summer on the job. I spent the first few months of this year with a bum knee that I finally got a diagnosis for: torn meniscus tendon, but arthritis bad enough that the Mayo doctor recommended knee replacement surgery. I am not ready for surgery yet, so I wear a brace at work.
Randy and I decided to take a cruise before I'm using a walker :) We are going on a 7-night Mediterranean cruise in October to Barcelona, Florence, Rome, Naples (Pompei), Palma Majorca and back to Barcelona. We are really looking forward to it.
This is just a tip of our daily lives, but we are still alive *smiles*
Not yet ready for school to start,
Caroline
Sunday, February 20, 2011
nothing much knew
The ice storm that was supposed to hit us today came. We were on the trailing edge of it so it turned out to be not much of a big deal. The temperature stayed above freezing so things did not get slick as predicted. we got a little freezing rain in the morning and then just rain.
We will see what tonight brings for the morning
The snow has really melted up here and we will be transitioning into the muddy yucky season.
Mary is in London doing fine
Caroline is having trouble with her knee
Philomena's birthday is coming up here very quickly
Last week some old lady pulled out in front of Caroline on the highway by the interstate and Caroline ended up hitting her with the Trailblazer. Caroline got slowed down in time where there was minimal damage and the airbags did not deploy.
I believe the DOT will be sending that old lady a letter reference her driver's license.
I hope everything is going good where you are at
March is just around the corner
posted by Randy
We will see what tonight brings for the morning
The snow has really melted up here and we will be transitioning into the muddy yucky season.
Mary is in London doing fine
Caroline is having trouble with her knee
Philomena's birthday is coming up here very quickly
Last week some old lady pulled out in front of Caroline on the highway by the interstate and Caroline ended up hitting her with the Trailblazer. Caroline got slowed down in time where there was minimal damage and the airbags did not deploy.
I believe the DOT will be sending that old lady a letter reference her driver's license.
I hope everything is going good where you are at
March is just around the corner
posted by Randy
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