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He saw his heart Dr today for his stress test results. The Dr told him everything is normal and working as it should. His heart is pumping normally and his blood flow is also normal

 

The Dr said the small buildup of plaque in one artery was old, and flat against the artery wall. He said Mr Cherry is at very low risk for a heart attack ,or heart disease

 

He told my Hubby to take a baby aspirin and his statin, and come back in a year for blood tests

 

He gets a ct scan in a couple of weeks, and then gos back to the spine and brain Dr for evaluation. WE are hoping his brace can come off then

 

Our last appointment is in Dec. The surgeon wants Mr Cherry to get a colonoscopy to make sure his intestine is OK after the ruptured appendix

 

 

Its been a wild ride ,and we are thankful its nearly over. This has been ongoing since late Aug, when he fell down the stairs in our home

 

 

Thank God for good Drs, and a wonderful hospital

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@cherry  Yes, it has been a long road and it sounds like you are coming to the end of it........all with good news!  Yes, thank God for good medical care.  This could have been much worse.  Mr. Cherry was blessed.......and so were you.  BTW you sound like a wonderful, supportive caregiver and spouse.  Here's to a healthy new year!

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Glad to read good news about Mr. Cherry and you!

 

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I just had a colonopsy in Sept. worse part is the drinking of all that stuff

You have to drink a gallon of liquid within so many hrs. Medicare will pay for that, but, the stuff I took Medicare won't pay for, but, it's only 3 8oz glasses 2 days in a row. Have to get up early , so, you'll have time to get cleaned out before the procedure.

Mine was fine they took out couple of those polyps things, not cancer though.  Praise God !

 

Good luck !

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Thanks @SharkE  He has had quite a few and the most recent was last year

 

The surgeon wants to  make sure there is not infection present, because the appendix is at the end ofthe intestine ,and he had to  have a great deal of infection pumped from his body after his appendix ruptured

 

He wasn't sick or in pain. They found the perforation and infection when they did a ct scan to check his kidneys. His Dr's office called us and told us to go to the hospital immediately

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@cherry   Glad to hear it! Smiley Happy

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I didn't have to worry about appendix because they took that when I had a hysterectomy when I was 42, then , the next yr. they took my gallbladder.

My problem was not enough fiber in diet. I won't go into detail, but, fiber is real important to keep you from getting sluggish and slowing down the plumbing. LOL

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He saw his heart Dr today for his stress test results. The Dr told him everything is normal and working as it should. His heart is pumping normally and his blood flow is also normal

 

The Dr said the small buildup of plaque in one artery was old, and flat against the artery wall. He said Mr Cherry is at very low risk for a heart attack ,or heart disease

 

He told my Hubby to take a baby aspirin and his statin, and come back in a year for blood tests

 

He gets a ct scan in a couple of weeks, and then gos back to the spine and brain Dr for evaluation. WE are hoping his brace can come off then

 

Our last appointment is in Dec. The surgeon wants Mr Cherry to get a colonoscopy to make sure his intestine is OK after the ruptured appendix

 

 

Its been a wild ride ,and we are thankful its nearly over. This has been ongoing since late Aug, when he fell down the stairs in our home

 

 

Thank God for good Drs, and a wonderful hospital


 

Dear @cherry - what wonderful news! It's a long haul when there's an illness, or a series of illnesses, which affects the entire family. The best part is coming out at the other side with good news.

 

I wish Mr. Cherry the very best of good luck for a total recovery. And for you, I send prayers of strength. It's so difficult for everyone concerned.

 

Hugs, Sunny

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            Hi, @cherry!   Thank you for sharing this encouraging update.   I continue my prayers for you and your dear husband for good news and good health.   What a difficult odyssey.   It's wonderful having you back here with us.   I missed you, as did many others.❤️   

 

 

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Thanks everyone. I have missed all of you. I can't count the trips to  the hospital for tests ,and scans, we have had, also Dr visits. We have had three differnt issues and more than 3 Drs we have had to see

 

Our hospital is a teaching hospital ,so you are cared for by their staff of Drs.  They have all been amazing and so kind

 

We had a therapist come to the house 2 times a week for a month.

 

Things could have been so much worse than they are. 

 

One thing we found out ,from all the scans,despite everything that happened ,my husband is in excellent health

 

We do wonder, if landing so hard when he fell, might have injured his appendix. He had a tremendous bruise on the side of his stomach the appendix is on.

 

I  since have moved the tylenol to the upstairs medicine cabinet. He fell in the kitchen stairwell. He had gotten up at 3 AM to, take some tylenol for a headache, The tylenol had been located in that area for over 50 years. I never gave the stairwell a thought.

 

My husband has no memory of what happened to him ,or the rescue team taking him to the hospital. It might be a blessing not to have recall of such a scary event

 

God is good ,and so are all of you , blessings on you, my dear friends