A lot of my free time is going to be spent taking people to medical appointments

Thank you friend. This turned out very well no complications and 100% blood flow restored to her foot.

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I am home, trying to catch up on my online stuff. This day went well. She was one of the earliest patients and so her recovery time was over and we got to come home before it got dark. This was the second attempt to clear the blockage and it was successful, otherwise she would have had to have a bypass surgery.

Glad she could bypass the bypass :)

You do what you have to do to take care of people. I am sure glad I chose not to smoke, and this is a great example to the youngsters not to smoke. It is interesting to see the procedure and to be able to tell within hours how well it worked because the color is good on her foot. Thank you for the prayers. You know, this is a really caring community.

Praise G♥d, I am so happy to hear she is doing well!!!

I took it very easy today. Hubby came and made sure I went for lunch. It is a town a half hour from where we live, and sometimes when I am tired I fail to do the basics for myself that I should. He also did the shopping that needed done. I have a friend from my online sites that lives in that city and she came by as well. My nieces were there for their mom, too. I just took her because I was not sure the one would be off of work and the other is from another state and would not have found her way as well. Thank you for your prayers, the surgery was very successful.

I had other family members there, and a crochet project to work on. My husband drove the half hour or so to make sure I went and got lunch with him. I have a friend from this site who lives in that town and we visited, so time went well. So did the surgery. It was good to be able to see the improved color once her circulation was restored.

Hello GG, That is good news. It is anxiety creating being in a Hospital the atmosphere is hardly relaxing most times even for the most simple things. One of my smallest used to run every time he saw somebody wearing a white overall. Anyway so good that it has all come out right for her and a lot of relief for everyone else surrounding her too.xxx

Sounds good. I am glad that things might not be so hectic for you.

Some of hubby's stuff is not for a month yet. I am glad that my sister has gotten this far and that the doctor was able to break through the blockage.

Great news! Glad to hear her blood pressure has gone down enough for them to give her a lower dose of meds. My boyfriend started on blood pressure medication last fall, but his blood pressure has dropped significantly in the last few months. They finally took him off his meds. It could be that he's dropped some weight from not eating out as much-I've been doing a lot more cooking for him and he's not as tempted to stuff the garbage he used to eat all the time!

We were there from 7 am to 5 pm. I wish they could convince her to quit smoking. The cardiologist says that this type of blockage almost always is the result of smoking. The foot that was brown and black and splotchy is now nice and rosy.

Our weather was decent. I get a little disoriented in the dark so it took me a few minutes to find my entrance. I had a lot of different opportunities to rest but not sleep. A good friend that I have met online lives in that community and came and visited after my nieces and their kids left. They were there for the surgery and when the doctor talked with us about how the procedure went. It went wonderfully, by the way. Successful. Would be great if she would quit smoking but she will not.

Thank you, GG...I am so pleased that you took the time to fill me in on how you day went...and I am happy "all is well, that end's well!" A little mysterious, but I fell asleep last nite, thinking about you, and your long, long day...and driving challenges. One that I would deem a stressful day, with the operation, too! I, too, face a bit of disorientation in the dark...and seem to do more so, as I get longer in the tooth! It seems, just yestereday, that I could travel at night on my E-bike....but now I do it with great trepidation. Thank you, for the update...and have a great day, hopefully with some rest!

I sure hope your life is not like this. It is the pits. I worked a double today and foresee one and one half shifts tomorrow.

I had forgotten, they blocked out a total of two hours for the procedure, and then she had quite a bit of recovery. I was on the go for about twelve and a half hours counting getting her home to her apartment. I think care taking is a habit for me as it is also my job. They hold them after this procedure to make sure there is no bleeding since they went into an artery and opened it up.

Care taking or care giving? I think you are both. That's a good idea to keep them for observation after going into an artery.

My kids learned early on to always have something that they wanted to do in their pockets or bags. They read a lot.

My kids never did develop a love of reading but I am happy to say that my grand kids have a great love of books. They will pick up a book almost as often as they pick up their video games.

Prayers do indeed help and the surgery had a very good outcome. It is amazing to see the difference in the color in her foot within a couple of hours of the procedure being done.

I am very fortunate in that our family, no matter what, is supportive of one another. The procedure went very well. It would be even better for her if she would quit smoking but she says she will not.

I have a big crochet project I am working on and it goes everywhere with me. My nieces and their teenaged kids were there during the actual procedure time and to hear the doctor's report and visit with her in recovery. My husband drove over after he finished his Meals on Wheels commitment in our town to make sure I went for lunch. I have a friend from this website that lives in that town and she came and visited as well. I feel very gratified that the improvement in her circulation was visible and happened pretty quickly after they unblocked her artery.

You know we could see her circulation improving immediately while she was in the recovery room.