Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Sound serious. Hope you get better.

thanks very much. It actually is serious but not much I can do about it. I've "been good" and it seems to be getting less severe.

weather forecast for tomorrow is freezing rain with a light glaze. I think I'll leave a little earlier and go slower.

 

[Looking4new]

Wouldn't the smart thing be to cancel church all together tomorrow?

 

[toppop52]

Low today was 23, high was 34, 23 now and tomorrow is going to be 52 with rain. We got about 2” of snow Thursday night into Friday morning.

You guys have been busy the last couple of days. Prayers for all of you with difficulties, sometimes you feel like you are on an island with no way off, but there’s always a way.

I went to my cardiologist Wednesday and GP for yearly Thursday, both told me how well I was doing.
I had a bit of what I assumed was gout in my right ankle for a few days. Thursday night I didn’t feel great. I woke up Friday barely able to walk, vomiting, chills and generally miserable. I gradually improved later in the day and could keep a little food down and I could walk without a cane, barely. I slept about 19 of 24 hours. Much better today, no idea what it is.

Great pictures everyone posted.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Drew, hope and pray you get out of pain. No one likes a pain in the neck.

Supercross starts tonight on Peacock, but you have to get the $4.99/month package. Still cheep like Mad magazine used to say.

Just got back home from Victoria Texas. Mom is still bed ridden. Has blood in urine, that is not going away. Giving her Plavix to "slime" her blood, due to putting in 2 stents (I found out). Her main Dr is off this weekend. They put a catheter that will help flush her out, to prevent clotting. I hope they figure out what's going on. She is off her other blood thinner. She wasn't bleeding pre-surgery.

Thanks all for the prayers. I feel they are lifting her up.

You guys and your deep snow in the east. Stay warm.

We started off cool, but a warm front passed through early, got some rain, and the whole day was a 66F foggy/damp day.

My son has an extreme cough right now. Wifey thinks it's bronchitis.

Mostly, stationary bike not the same, but I wonder if the new ones you put a TV in front of you and you race others would be fun???

Eric, nice little lamb. Thanks.

LS, that's a nice RV. I hope it brings you years of fun.

BEF, I had an air pump like that for at least a decade. It was all I had before I got a compressor. I had to replace the hinge rivets in it because they broke, with screws and polynuts. I remember buying it a a grocery store out of the binge bargain bin.

TxDon, I filed a fast track appeal. This blood in urine might keep her in the hospital for a while.

Does anyone recommend one of those recliners for seniors, that help lift you up to get out of it?

RNG, hope y'all get more rain, and you get the vehicles patched up to your satisfaction.

Prayers for our team, and our nation.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

BEF, I've had decent luck with FB marketplace. Know what you're selling, price it fair, and don't promise to hold it for anybody unless they seem very true.

 

[Popgadget]

Does anyone recommend one of those recliners for seniors, that help lift you up to get out of it?

My wife got one from Wayfair that was here for me when I came home from the hospital. It will just about stand you up, and it’s quite comfortable.

 

[rswyan]

Kyle,

Glad to hear that your mother made it through the cath/stent procedure successfully.

When I got my stent back in 2007, one thing that my doctor (who wore cowboy boots in the cath lab ... ) - the one that actually did the cath and placed the stent - impressed on me was if I did nothing else, I was to make sure to take my Plavix everyday without fail for however many months it was I was to take it. Said it was critical to achieving a good outcome with the stent. Following that advice worked out well.

At the time, how long one had to be on it, depended on what type of stent was placed (medicated vs. non-medicated aka "bare metal") Entirely possible that has changed now.

The blood in the urine, if it was not present before she was put on Plavix, and any prolongation of it as a condition, may possibly due to the trauma of a urinary catheter (if she was given one in the hospital) + Plavix ... since Plavix makes blood clotting less likely.

She should be in much better shape to heal from the virus now that she's had those two stents placed.

Wish you and yours success in finding solutions on the long-term care aspect.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Does anyone recommend one of those recliners for seniors, that help lift you up to get out of it?
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My dad has one, but doesn’t use it. My brother gave it to him. His wife with MS used it before she got real bad.
I sit in it when I’m there. It will stand you up but I don’t use that feature. Not sure the brand.

 

[txdon]

Does anyone recommend one of those recliners for seniors, that help lift you up to get out of it?

Yes my mom has 2, I know she uses one all the time. They have been working good for the past 6-8 years. They have a small battery back-up in case the power goes off. I'll see If I can find out where I bought them from, I know both were delivered to my house on the farm and were easy to put the 2-3 pieces together.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 45F for the start, fog, light breeze. Light wind day, fog all day, high temp is 59F. Ground stayed wet, will check rain gauge for more than trace precip. Nobody wanted to go riding today. Not looking forward to riding on wet road, decided to ride trainer but having motivation problems. Ended up napping and conserving energy today.
Covid update: Cooke 4603 confirmed cases, 375 active cases, Montague 2967 confirmed cases, 203 active cases, Grayson, 18120 confirmed cases, 1810 active cases. Cooke 51, Montague 33, Grayson 178, new cases.
David Yes about 30 miles indoor last year, distance comes from speed sensor on rear wheel.
Bill sorry son did not plan on funeral costs that must be irritating.
Buppies plenty firewood for next year.
Ron cold temp, hope you enjoyed conserve energy day. Nice woodpecker
Bill sorry about the double wake up
Drew really sorry about neck prayers sent. good luck with guiding the meeting.
Billy hope you can get branches under control.
Mike hope you made progress with chainsaw
Roy hope dump run and snow work went well.
Mtsoxfan welcome to GM thread. hope you can handle the cold. wise choice to insulate first.
Paul, nice pics I remember plowing snow in open station, no tunes. nice day
Lou getting some nice seat time.
RNG glad you got one job done. Lake is filling nicely.
Paul cool pic
Dennis good luck with remote service. Glad new cat calmed down.
Buppies nice you got more sleep.
Ken glad snow work done with help interesting meal delivery
Drew I did not know about sidewalk chalk either.
David thanks for Sophie update prayers for better healing.
Roy does that mean you found more beer?
Don glad you found the correct order for the soy milk. Yes you need to get knee going, can always buy the garden stuff.
Ted not surprised at mileage, trailer towing is energy intensive. Glad trip uneventful, yes please to pics
Ted thanks for pics nice RV
Dennis sorry about HDMI adapter, trust you will have some video anyway. nice cat pic
Dennis finding treasures in shed good luck with selling the extra stuff.
Randy sorry about right ankle. prayers sent
Kyle thanks for mom update, wish it was better prayers sent. I have heard from several people that smart trainers with the computer add-ons are more fun, but you are buying $500 machine to do that. Lot of money for something I won't use much.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, /mom o2 levels, Bird/aging issues/, Don/knee recovery /ring bearer/back broken & infections, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid, /new cancer surgeries /cataract surgery, PJ/FIL death, Roy/ palpitations, /angina, /shoulder, wife/ankle recovery, Billy/ wife fall, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Buppies/good biopsy report, Thomas/gout, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted/knee recovery/retirement, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes, Ken/aunt fall injuries, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery follow up, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/injuries from fall, Paul/ wife's disc issues, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Bill/ DIL's decision, Drew /new neck pain and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.