From: levonne morgan Date: Mon Aug 11, 2003 12:16 am Subject: Wonderful-Crazy-Fabulous/Lee's update
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Well, today was going to be a WONDERFUL day. Lee was to have some PT, and then we were going to see about him coming home to spend the day again. He had therapy at 9:30 and then not again till 2. We'd have from 10-2, 2:30-9, to be at home. Well, all started great when we found out that he had no therapy till 2 and that it would be fine if he wanted to go home. He basically has an open pass to come and go as he pleases. just so he is back by 9p.m. so the day was going great. We went back to the room and he changed clothes, and we went outside to finish reading some get well cards he had received. As we were headed back out side the nurse stopped us to take his blood pressure. it was fine.... however then things got CRAZY..... his heart rate was 159..... just a "tad" bit high. He was having a pretty sever headache at the time...and had also just gotten himself dressed, which is a little harder for him right now and exerts a little more energy, plus he was excited about getting to go home. We thought nothing of it... plus he has this thing with his heart... what we now find out is called a "flutter". A few mins. later they check it again. It was still high, so the doc. wanted to do a ekg. The ekg showed that it had gone down to 100, but he wanted to compare it to the last ekg that lee had done. He didn't like what he saw, so he consulted another one of lee's drs... Dr. Geisler. They chose to have him transferred to the ER at the hospital where they could run some test, and supposidly get them done faster that we could from Rusk. Well..... one chest xray, and tons of blood work later... plus about 3 1/2 hrs. of sitting in a er exam room.... they discharged him saying that he was ok.... it was just a "heart flutter".... which is exactly what we told them.... although we didn't use that term "flutter"... guess they thought we didn't know what we were talking about... hahaha. So..... about 4, we finally arrived home. But even though the hrs. were less than what we had planned, we still had a FABULOUS evening. We went to IHOP for supper... and OH MY GOODNESS.... the "old" Lee ate again. 2 pieces of sausage, 2 pieces of bacon, 2 eggs, and 2 strawberry pancakes topped with whipped cream and a cherry!!!! He ate it all... plus a lg. glass of tomato juice. This is the way he "use" to eat... that's been over a month ago. This is GREAT. I may have to take him to IHOP every night. His appitite hasn't been the best... so he hasn't had a whole lot of energy or strength. I know this will make all the diff. if he can keep his eating up.

Oh well, I have rambled on and on and on and on... just like the energizer bunny. LOL! I'll let you all go... and hopefully will update you tomorrow and when they might let him come home. TTYL

love ya all,
Lev

THE MIRACLES WE GET WHEN WE HAVE FAITH AND PRAY WITHOUT CEASING. Thank God again for all he has done for Lee!!!!