New Suxs Thread

[Kirahfaye]

First, thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers. Update - my FIL had a minor stroke. It appears he did have a blood clot that separated in his brain (since they checked his lungs because of his breathing problems I guess they didn't check his brain). The doctors believe he will make a full recovery, thankfully. We just don't know when he'll be able to go home or if he'll need any rehab. And they don't know why he has fluid in his abdomen, but since there are several small pockets instead of one or two large ones, they can't draw the fluid out easily.

My stepdad was about 65 when he had his first stroke which he recovered from almost completely and my FIL is 69. Continued prayers and thought are requested because he could have additional strokes from this point, as did my stepdad. And those aren't easy to recover from.

Welp. All the talk (and minor changes) that my husband and I have had the past few years about our eating habits and need for exercise was once again brought home. I think he might finally be totally on board for change.

[victoriavictrix]

I am in the same boat, Wendy.

I've had 3 ATM cards and a credit card stolen and used, and $70k drained from our bank accounts. We got it back but only because we waved a lawyer at them. We've been sick, my mother died in March, and my mother in law has Alzheimers and a brain tumor, and we won't know how much of her mental problems are Alzheimers and how much are the brain tumor until they operate at UC SF in July.

And on the 19th a very dear friend who helped me immeasurably when my mother died also died suddenly.

This year is just total suck.

[richila]

Sending out lots of hugs and prayers for everyone who needs them.

[Vetinari]

OWOWOWOWOW!! My ankles have a nasty tendency to spontaneously collapse and not bear my weight as I'm walking, it doesn't hurt at all but it's an issue... It just happened as I was walking down a hill, and well my knees are now black and blue. Ow ow Ow OW!

[Kirahfaye]

Continued prayers and good thoughts please! My husband, Jeff, just got off the phone with his brother. It seems their dad's heart is very week. It's only about 30% of what it should be. He's been put on blood thinners to try to help. Jeff is going to get himself together and try to talk to his mom directly so we can get some questions answered by the doctors - like if he's a candidate for a heart transplant.

He's only 69 years old. He's never had any serious medical issues in his life.

I'm hoping to hear back from Jeff soon because I'm in tears and I want more information before I have to tell my daughter.

[cirquemom]

Continued prayers and good thoughts please! My husband, Jeff, just got off the phone with his brother. It seems their dad's heart is very week. It's only about 30% of what it should be. He's been put on blood thinners to try to help. Jeff is going to get himself together and try to talk to his mom directly so we can get some questions answered by the doctors - like if he's a candidate for a heart transplant.

He's only 69 years old. He's never had any serious medical issues in his life.

I'm hoping to hear back from Jeff soon because I'm in tears and I want more information before I have to tell my daughter.

So sorry to hear this. Does he have congestive heart failure? Because it sounds a lot like what my FIL went through- the weak heart, fluid in his abdomen, and the blood clot. Sounds like he might have a bad valve- that can happen at any age if you have had a bad virus that happens to settle there. Good luck with it, and again, so sorry you are going through this.

[Kirahfaye]

Thanks, Mommieh. We don't know what he has just yet. He did have a lingering bout of pneumonia it seems.

Jeff's dad retired a couple of years ago and they and moved to Phoenix, bought a new house .... they are far away from anyone in the family.

[Evelien]

I'm so sorry to read all this. Some more positive energy is being sent

[Mirrin]

So my social security card and birth certificate are lost. I looked through a few dozen boxes today at my mom's right after having a lot of blood taken for testing this morning. I have to go running around in the morning, to get to Flint, a 45 minute drive, and go to Vital Records and the Social Security Office before noon when they both inexplicably close...

[kenaiqueen]

Prayers and good thoughts for everyone who needs! My DH is waiting for an appt. to have a pacemaker/defib unit put in, so he's in pain and out of breath and still refusing to do anything but what he normally does. (Men!!) Anyway, I do know well the anxiety you can feel for medical problems that aren't resolved. Hoping for the best for you all.

Meantime, the boy finally got his rental car, but the insurance company is refusing to pay all the damage costs. His car will be in the shop for about 3 weeks. We also had to pony up a security fee for the rental. I only wish we could afford a lawyer to deal with all this crap. Meantime, at least I got my car back in time for a belt to break so now it has to be towed to the shop for the DH to fix. Thanking God for giving me a good mechanic to marry!