Sunday, February 3, 2019

Stress

AJ, AZ   High 59   Low  54    Rain

January became a very high stress month for us. When we returned from our trip East last fall, Jim didn’t feel very good but we blamed it on the very long, very quick trip we made getting back to Arizona.

The only problem is that Jim did not get any better even with rest. By January he could not walk from the bedroom to the living room without being out of breath. He could not even take the dogs outside when they needed to go.

We finally got an appointment with his cardiologist. She put him through a nuclear stress test, an echo, and a heart monitor. When we met with her for the results, she informed us he needs a pacemaker/defibrillator. Of course we couldn’t get in to see the electrician (that’s what they call the surgeon who puts them in) until the 8th of February. However, she also put him on digoxin and that has definitely helped him to breathe a little better.

I’ll sure be glad when he is feeling better.

Also during this time, both dogs had a case of diarrhea and Skitz hurt her front leg. Jim also caught a cold which certainly didn’t help the fact that he couldn’t breathe.  Now he has the left over cough that keeps us both up at night.

I also had a heart issue. I had an irregular EKG and my heart doc thought maybe I had had a heart attack. So I also got to do the nuclear stress test (but I had to walk the treadmill and Jim didn’t), have an echo and wear a heart monitor. I got good news with my results. Lose weight, exercise more.

Needles to say we have not gone anywhere or done anything. I’m hoping since he’s starting to feel a little better we might be able to get out for a little while. The dogs are feeling better, even though Skitz is still in pain.

And that is what is going on in our world. We are certainly praying that the new equipment in Jim’s body will put us back on track again.

23 comments:

  1. I hope you both feel soon and the fur babies continue to feel better too. Day by day, getting back to feeling good is a process. Take care and be well.

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  2. I'm so sorry - when it rains it pours, doesn't it? I'll keep you and Jim and the pups in my thoughts and prayers. Hopefully in a few weeks things will be much more optimisitc and everyone will be recovering. I can't imagine... I hope you have people there who can help when you need it. ❤

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  3. Oh my. That's not good. Hope that you both get things worked out and back on your feet. <3

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  4. So sorry to hear you guys aren’t feeling well.
    Hope you both get to feeling better soon.

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  5. Hopefully it will be a nice spring...y'all get better soon.

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  6. Sorry to read all of this. Hope you are all better really soon. I'll be keeping you all in my thoughts.

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  7. We are hopeful you guys get your health issues resolved real soon. It would be great to see you two before we head back East in May. Get better quickly.

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  8. Doesn't sound like you've been having much fun lately! So sorry to hear about Jim and YOU! Take care of yourselves and get to feeling better soon!

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  9. I'm sure the pacemaker will help Jim. I thought he looked good when we saw him.

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  10. WOW--sure hope you all start to feel better soon and that the pacemaker does the trick! Thank you so much that in the midst of all that stress, you still took the time to send me photos of dog food!!

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  11. At least you have some answers and can resolve some of those health issues, good luck.

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  12. Hoping things improve for all of you soon. Not fun when you are feeling out of sorts.
    Be Safe and Enjoy!

    It's about time.

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  13. Sorry to here of Jim's issues but always good when they can be fixed. This getting old is the pits.

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  14. What a bummer! When you both get fixed up better than new I'll be watching for you on Dancing with the Stars. :cD

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  15. Hi, I popped over to see what was new. Sorry to hear about Jim's condition. I hope the pacemaker works well for him and he gets relief. Good to hear your test went fairly well. Hope the doggies are feeling better too. Take care. I bet the flowers will be spectacular in Apache Junction in a couple of weeks!

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  16. Good luck with everything . Hope all the new equipment works out ok. Glad the dogs are also doing better. All the doctors seen to have a new cure all called"exercise".

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  17. Glad January is in your rear window. Praying for a good electrician in February.

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  18. My dad was exactly the way you describe Jim. Of course he is older than Jim, but at the age of 89 they put a pacemaker in him. It made a world of difference. He is no longer out of breath. He has a much more energy also.
    We are so glad you got good news. Nothing more nerve-racking than waiting for results from the test. Especially heart test.
    Poor kids. We hope they are feeling much better.
    We are keeping you all in our prayers. Be sure to keep us updated on what Jim finds out at the cardiologist

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  19. Sending prayers your way. Hope you both get feeling better.

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  20. Hoping February is a lot easier on you all. I'll be praying for you and Jim.

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  21. I sure hope you both feel better soon! Hang in there, we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

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  22. Oh my gosh. So much awful news. I got negative news from the endocrinologist yesterday so I know how it feels to be told things are not good even when there are a few things we can do to make it better. I'm glad to hear your news can be improved on and hope Jim gets a new lease on life with his electrician. I didn't realize it could come on so fast. Guess that's something else I need to be watching.

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  23. However did I miss this post? Definitely a stressful time for all of you. Thank goodness yuoou

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