Thursday, March 19, 2015

M&Ms (Medical And Money)

Much has happened since I wrote last.  January 21 I went in for an Ablation.  That's a heart procedure to stop AFib.  It didn't take long for my heart to slip back into an irregular heart beat again.  The doctor explained that sometimes it takes until the heart heals from the procedure to beat regularly.  I went to the doctor on the 9th of this month and it's back to a regular heart beat once again.  I'm gaining strength (finally) and feeling much better.  I still have a bit of a problem when I change the sheets on the bed or lift something that is too heavy.  I think that's because my doctor has me on meds that slow down my heart beat.  He calls it, "keeping my heart quiet".  I go in again on the 8th of April.... and if my heart is still doing well, I can stop taking some of my meds.   I go in around the first of June and if I'm still doing well I imagine I can stop the rest of the medications he put me on.  I can almost see the finish line!  I'm going to buy a Kuerig coffee maker and get some of the deepest, darkest roast coffee I can find.  I haven't had anything but decaf for around 5 years.

The sad part of this operation was that I had saved some money to get our sagging roof repaired this Summer.  I now have to pay the medical bills with that money.  

Lamont got home today from the vet.  He had all but his fangs removed.  His teeth were driving him crazy and I couldn't stand to see him in pain.  I guess they were really awful according to Dr. Stanhope at St. Francis 24 hour Hospital.  On the 10th of April Tanner is going in for the same dental procedure.  I'm betting he will come home with no teeth to speak of also.  I'm going to have to sell a bunch of scrap gold to fund these operations but it's worth it to have them feeling better.

Well....that's it for today (that's enough, right?).

Good Night From Muttzncatz's Place